Art Archives - Scenic Silks

17 May 2019

Ice Dyeing Experiments

by barbara | posted in: Art, Art Work, craft, Dyeing, Materials, Scarves | 0

Ice Dyeing Experiments I seized upon the technique of ice dyeing to solve a problem. I had a box load of good quality twill silk scarves that didn’t look good with wax resist. Twill is a dense weave so the … Continued

6 Sep 2018

Original Pastel Artwork

by barbara | posted in: Acrylics, Art, Art Work, Exhibition, pastel | 0

Original Pastel Artwork There’s nothing like an exhibition deadline for motivation so I worked at developing my pastel techniques and eventually produced some artwork this summer. It was all helped by attending a great course run by Sarah Bee, an … Continued

23 May 2018

Painting a Scarf- What is Needed?

by barbara | posted in: Art, Art Work, craft, Materials, Scarves | 0

Materials for Painting a Silk Scarf. It’s really quick and exciting to create a design on a silk scarf using hot wax as a resist. I tried gutta resist once but failed miserably as it’s hard to keep up the … Continued

Testimonials

Hello Barbara, I am pleased to say that the scarf arrived today, really well packaged and gently folded so there is barely a fold in it. I am delighted with it, it is so light and delicate, and I cannot tell you how many websites I looked at looking for the perfect pink that I wanted, before finding this one, just the colour I was trying to match.
Chris

My tie was printed in gorgeous shades of blue and orange on lovely heavy soft silk. Everyone commented on it. I would definitely recommend one of these as a present, or if you are looking for something a little bit different for yourself. Beautiful! Thank-you.
Mike.