Reviewing my fabric collection
It seems ages since I made my colour bags and I've found it a really useful way to access my fabrics. I have lots of "bits" but the most plentiful and interesting are the neutrals so I've decided to dwell on them.
I've spent some time looking critically at what I have and it's surprised me that I'm not always sure exactly what the fabric is. The calico, scrim, poplin and so on are straightforward but I find myself very unsure when it comes to the synthetics (even to the point of being uncertain whether they are natural or synthetic). I'm not sure how much this matters if the fabric is intended for stitching but I expect the way dye and paint is accepted will be affected. I actually discovered this when I dyed fabric in the last project.
I certainly have many different surfaces I can work on; shiny and matt, rough and smooth and even some fur fabric (it didn't accept dye).
When I've selected my designs I may have to delve into other colour bags but none of them give me the wide spectrum of my neutral bag. For now I've made my selection of fabric and it is so diverse. It goes from satin to crinkle cotton; things I feel sure will work well and things I've got real doubts about.
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