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Swirling Blues and Leaves – how the scarf was made

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One of my latest scarves was such fun to paint – as indeed they all are. I’m sharing here a few of the photos I took along the way to let you see how it came about. Here is the first layer. Lots of different shades of blues, turquoises and greens, all intermingles. I added […]

The Spirit of Spring and Butterflies on Soft Green Silk

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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 […]