Gladiolus Painting

Italian chiffon. Paints acrylic for painting on silk "Batik" DEKOLA. Design Tips Gladiolus in shades of yellow and brown flowers on a white background. This scarf is more suitable for the classic style of clothing. He will be in harmony with the clothes of yellow and brown in the middle tonality. Many people have a question, quite logical, with what color and styleк will combine a kerchief, cravat. This also applies to works of art. Therefore, I decided to give you some small design tips and some tips that will help you solve some of the tasks before you, or push you to unexpected stylistic decisions. Instructions for the care of products made of silk: I could not put my first painted silk handkerchief in order and I was very helped by the recommendations of my friend from the studio where I worked for some period as a fashion designer. Preparation of silk for cutting: One of the features of natural silk fabrics is shrinkage after washing and this happens in 90% of cases. If you are going to cut the silk fabric, then it is desirable to cut the tissue through the water and iron it. It is also recommended to do this before painting, as the paints will better lie down, and the fabric will be freed from possible factory impregnation. But not all fabrics have an excellent look after washing and if you are preparing the product for sale, such points must be taken into account. And you must make the right decision by weighing all the pros and cons and checking (if there is such an opportunity) on a small piece of cloth. Instructions for the care of products made of silk: How to properly wash products from silk with and without painting. This is all the same artistic product and therefore it is desirable to treat it in a gentle manner, and such things can not be worn to a dirty state, since washing for them is refreshing. Perfectly tolerates machine washing in delicate and manual mode using neutral detergents for woollen and silk fabrics, and can also be washed with hands, but do not use friction and strong spin. Can be used in a small amount for washing shampoos. Products made in this technique can not be pre-soaked. Recommended temperature in the Internet sources for washing and rinsing water should not be above 40 C, but I usually use a temperature of 20 - 30 degrees and from the experience I concluded - cool water is better. When rinsing, you can add a little vinegar to the water (2 - 3 tablespoons for 5 - 6 litters of water). Vinegar protects the paint from discolouration and softens water. But all the silks are very different, as well as the paints for painting (because the colours do not always behave as the producer writes, because there are too many different nuances), so some details of the care for exclusive things are formed by each woman independently, in the process personal experience. How to dry silk and silk fabrics properly. Do not dry the cloth fabric under direct sunlight. Do not dry the cloth on the batteries and next to the radiators. Before ironing, the fabric should not be completely dry. How to iron silk fabric properly. So our silk is not completely dried, a little wet, but not wet, but just not over-dried. We put the mark "1" or "Silk" on the iron. Without a couple! If stretch silk with elastic thread or very slippery, then it is good to iron through a layer of additional fabric (silk, cotton, flannel, linen). This will prevent it from stretching the movements of the iron. We glaze only on the wrong side. Pre-test the heating of the iron skreeshku and very carefully. The same applies to artificial silk. What you need to know about some of the nuances when handling silk. Round holes on the sole of the iron, can cause "waves" on the fabric, if ironed directly without an additional layer of tissue. Why can not I use steam? If you iron the natural silk wet, it becomes tough. Ironing, even the most correct wears heavily and destroys the structure of the fabric. Moisture makes silk fibres fragile and vulnerable, when steaming, this process is aided. If the silk is overdone and the dishonourable number of small and large bruises is affected, then no ironing will solve this unpleasant problem unless we do the following in advance: Option number 1: Rinse the silk in water with glycerin in the proportion of 1 tablespoon per 1 litre of boiled water. Silk wrap in a soft cotton or flannel fabric and expect when the excess moisture is absorbed, we swallow the fabric with an iron without steam. Option number 2: Moisturise the sheet or piece of cloth. We wrap it in silk or an article. We put the whole roll in a plastic bag and leave it for a while. After a while (from forty minutes to two hours, depending on the size and thickness of the fabric), the fabric will be evenly moistened and we will gently iron it, without steam. If you wash silk in hot water, it will "cook" and you will not be able to correct the situation. If you do not add vinegar to the water and wash occurs in hard water, excessive calcium can form wrinkles on the fabric to solve this problem, the cloth must be rinsed in water with vinegar and pat in a slightly wet state.