Think Silk!
Carol Soderlund | May 9-13, 2011
SUPPLY LIST (Please label your own supplies)
• notebook for note-taking and a pen
• 2 three-ring binders, one 1 1/2” thick, and one 1/2” thick
• 100 CLEAR top-loading page protectors (buy in bulk at office supply store)
• 1 package Avery self-adhesive index tabs with colored tabs, 25 in package
• Scotch Double Sided Tape 1/2” wide - enough to total 100 yards of tape
• masking tape
• 21 business-size (long) envelopes
• stapler plus extra staples
• 20 rubber bands
• Sharpie (permanent marker)
• highlighter
• small pair scissors for paper and one to snip fabric
• rotary cutter - bring a fresh straight blade as you will cut through numerous layers at once. The large (60 mm) cutters work the best for this.
• mat - 11” x 17” if you are flying, or larger if you are driving, optional: 12” x 12” rotating mat (Students have loved this!)
• Quilter’s plexiglas ruler (6” x 12” and 6” x 24” are suggested sizes)
• optional: June Tailor Shape Cut ruler - the large size, from JoAnn’s Fabric and Crafts Store
This is particularly good for weavers and those inexperienced in rotary cutting. Sign up for JoAnn’s newsletters and they will send you 40% off coupons.
• adhesive lint roller from the dollar store
• rubber gloves, both the loose dishwashing kind that extend up the arm, and the close-fitting latex kind
• 1 roll paper towels
• 1 large strong plastic spoon, at least 12” long (straight, not bent, are better)
• plastic bags to carry wet fabric: one box one gallon Ziploc-type bags, 6 kitchen garbage bags
• calculator
• dye mask, if you have one
A variety of supplies for surface design
• a dozen rubber bands
• 1-2 assorted foam brushes
• 1-2 cheap natural-bristle brushes, commonly called “chip brushes”
• 1-2 sponge rollers from the hardware store, around 4-6” size
• 2 Styrofoam meat trays or foam plates to use as a palette
• plastic containers with lids, 4 or more cottage cheese or deli size
• 2 Rubbermaid 9” x 12” plastic containers (like a lasagna pan) OR Rubbermaid/Sterilite plastic shoeboxes
• straight pins, for pinning into print tables
• masking tape
Optional:
• 1 spool of Coats & Clarks Button and Carpet thread and a seam ripper (if you want to explore Shibori stitch resist)
• blank silkscreens and squeegee
• Thermofax screens with your own designs
• 10-20 plastic clothespins
• flat objects for rubbings: ideas: plastic fencing, dish drainers, flat grids, low relief plastic, metal, or rubber objects such as tile spacers, rubber washers, etc.
If you are driving, and can fit it, bring it!
• Iron and ironing pad, or old terry towel
• one or two five gallon buckets
• clamps for clamp dyeing, and craft sticks or pairs of other shapes to clamp
• PVC plumbing pipe - 2” to 4” in diameter, about 2’ for arashi shibori
• empty wine bottle with the label soaked off
Fabric/Fibers:
5 yards or more of white silk fabric and/or silk roving and yarn. You may also like to bring a limited amount of previously dyed silk for overdyeing or printing. Light values are best for this. It will be fascinating to experiment with different types of silk. Some choices include: crepe, twill, broadcloth, sateen, organza, silk/rayon velvet, raw, noil. Scarf blanks and silk /cotton or silk/rayon blends are other possibilities.
Some sources for silk are:
Dharma Trading: 1-800-542-5227, www.dharmatrading.com
Exotic Silk/Thai Silk: 1-800-722-SILK, www.exoticsilks.com and www.thaisilks.com
Habu Textiles: 1-212- 239-3546, www.habutextiles.com
PRO Chemical & Dye: 1-800-2-BUY-DYE, www.prochemical.com
Rupert, Gibbon and Spider: 1-800-442-0455, www.silkconnection.com
Testfabrics: 570-603-0432, www.testfabrics.com
Optional: bring samples of your dyed fabric and/or photos of your work
MATERIALS FEE PROVIDES:
The materials fee covers all the dyes and necessary chemicals, handouts and swatch book pages, and all the silk fabric necessary for the sample book - approximately 7 yards per person.
Carol will bring a variety of supplies and surface design equipment to use in class.
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