The Poppy Seedheads on the left are printed on cotton and the ones on the right are on silk chiffon.
Remember the Iris I appliqued for DMTV recently? Here's the quilt again on the right and a small detail of it much enlarged and printed on silk chiffon laid out on the left. It may only be a try out but it's so gorgeous I think I'll wear it as a scarf!
Talk again soon, Linda
wow! the clarity of the print is simply amazing. What kind of ink do you use in the gargantuan printer? I was even wondering if it was dye? That is just impressive.
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
Oh Boy! I wish I could come over and play. What a great printer.
ReplyDeleteLaura's printing with Procion fibre reactive dyes. Means the colours complement our hand dyes perfectly and the hand of the fabric is completely unchanged - wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Just think of all the possibilities - you can play for months, just exploring. How does it woek? Do you use pretreated fabric like we do with ordinary printers?
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is so gorgeous. There must be so many possibilities with the new printer.
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics are treated with a special coating. The prints have to be steam fixed in a monster steamer and then washed to remove the coating and restore the soft hand. It's a complicated process but the results are so amazing it justifies the time and effort!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to write. I am just stunned. The fabrics are so gorgeous and then you say they are done with MX dyes. Wow!!! I would like a piece of each print, thank you. Just stunning. :-D
ReplyDeleteHi! Greetings from Finland! Your quilts are so fantastic! It's so nice to find other quilters all around the world! www.quiltworld2.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYours, Ulla