A THOUSAND PAPER CRANES

This week we introduced the next new technique – silk painting!

The designs were drawn up onto paper.
The silk was taped tight across the paper to hold it still.
The design could then be traced onto the silk using the gutta.
The gutta forms a stop barrier, preventing the silk paint from spreading any further along the fibres of the fabric. This allows the paint to be restricted to certain areas, and allows the formation of designs and patterns.

Participants painted onto silk squares to test the technique, before translating designs onto the scarves.