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Several frames with silk stretched and pinned, drying outside on a warm day.
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Close up of scarf design #1
36"/90cm square
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Close up of scarf design #2
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Painting a dolphin sarong with coral underwater scene
45x118" (115x300cm)
white habotai silk is stretched on wooden frames, secured and held taut by pins
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the design is outlined on the silk with a product called gutta, a glue-like substance (pronounced "goota")
when the paint is first applied to the silk, it flows quickly to the outlined edges of gutta
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the paint is applied with small brushes, each of a different colour, dipped in silk paint
great care is taken not to put too much paint on the silk, but to blend with other colours to create the coral underwater effect
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the sky above water level is painted with lots of water brushed onto the silk to give a different effect than below water level
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the dolphin is the last to be painted, blending several different shades of blue for highlights and shadows
once the silk is dry, it is rolled up in white paper and placed in a high pressure silk steamer for 3 hours to make the colours colourfast; the hems are sewn and this can now be a wallhanging or silk sarong, duvet cover or fabric for clothes. Voilà!
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