Tag Archives: handpainted silk

Creating a Silk Altar Cloth in Firey Colours

I’ve just finished creating a lovely silk satin altar cloth with very firey colours and mandala design. I added some golden-coppery metallic accents for a nice sparkle and then took some photos. I’m sharing here with you both the finished item as well as an animated slideshow I created and posted on YouTube. Just click […]

The Spirit of Spring and Butterflies on Soft Green Silk

hand painted silk scarf fionastolze silkandart butterfly green

I’ve been having delightful fun creating a flurry of butterflies on my latest silk scarf. Inspired by the latest theme set (by myself actually) for the Cosmic Web Artisans group, I decided to paint my first ever sprinkle of flutterbies on silk.   The soft undercoat of mottled dyes, then steaming to fix them. And […]