Soy Wax....Fabrics

Last week I spent the day stamping

hot soy wax on fabric...

I started out with a 

commercial batik fabric...

Using a found object,

I stamped hot wax on the fabric...

Then I painted over the waxed fabric with

purple setacolor textile paint...

When dry, I heat set the paint with an iron:

All that is left to do is wash out the wax

in a hot washing machine.

The shadow marks on the fabric will be

washed away in the washing machine:

These were SUPER FUN to create!

I am anxious to put them into a project soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Handcrafted.....Foam Stamps

How FUN are FOAM STAMPS !

I have been saving up plastic food containers

all summer long...

they work great as the base for

creating these handcrafted foam stamps...

I use the adhesive backed foam sheets

to create the stamps...

The size of the plastic container determines

the size of the stamp you create...

I double up the foam sheets 

so the stamp is thicker,

easier to apply paint 

when you are stamping with them...

The foam sheets are backed with paper.

I draw the design on the paper side,

then cut out the shape with regular scissors...

it cuts like butter!

After cutting the shape, I pull off the backing 

paper to expose the adhesive side,

then press it down onto the plastic...

ta-da you have a handcrafted foam stamp!

I use these stamps for jello printing

and also direct printing on fabric.



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Handcrafted Foam Stamps.....Fabrics

Last evening I cut out a few more

foam stamps...

I have been itching to print 

with them ever since...

I am using Jacquard Textile paints today...

I am using a foam roller to apply the paint...

I am working in the Thread Shed

on my big board ironing board...

covered with a drop cloth.

My plan is to stamp the first layer 

with light paint...

Then, over-stamp with a darker paint...

Light mustard yellow paint... 

Over-stamp with dark brown paint...

What a FUN afternoon of stamping!

Lots of stamped fabrics to put in my stash!

I will let them dry overnight,

then heat set them with an iron tomorrow.

Foam Stamps....lots of FUN!

I wasn't alone today...

Just outside the Thread Shed 

is the barn and corral.

The Boer goats and yearling cattle 

kept me company.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Best of Show.....

Linn County Fair & Expo Center
3700 Knox Butte Rd.
Albany, OR 97322

February 2 -3, 2018

Best of Show

Nature Walk

Hand Painted and Sun Printed with Botanicals

Pieced, Cotton Batting, Machine Quilted

Created By: LuAnn Kessi

Yes, I am tickled pink!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi