Silk Painting??? How-to

[RiBe ccaLin]

So, my sister is getting married in May and has asked for a hand painted silk wall hanging. I already have the silk, but what do I paint it with?? I'm only going to be painting in black or maybe a really dark brown.

Here's an example I found on the web of the type of thing I want to do:
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/cmarti...ct1/bamboo.jpg

What do I use to paint with? How do I keep it from bleeding?? I'm totally new to this so any help is very much appreciated!!

[ma2maya]

You'll want to use an acid dye and a resist which will be what creates the lines that define the image. Or you could go without the resist and do it like a watercolor since the piece will be monocromatic. A great book on silkpainting is the one by Susan Moyer

Another thought would be to do a photocopy transfer. This would involve a photcopy of the image you want on the silk and a solvent. It actually is simpler than it appears. I can't explain it 'cause I'll just create confusion. I learned the process from a book called Complex Cloth by Jane Dunnewold


Good luck!
Kathy