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6-Hour Workshop
12 pm - 6 pm EST, Saturday, January 25
Spend a day playing with Evolon, a super soft, yet strong non-woven fiber that has many art quilt applications. We’ll experiment with a variety of techniques to transform Evolon through layers of faux-dyeing, sun printing, mark making, painting, stamping, stenciling, raw-edge applique, and stitching! You’ll leave with lots of swatches, ideas and inspiration to incorporate Evolon into your fiber art!
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Students to Provide
*Evolon Non Woven Fiber—you can order sampler packs of Evolon Non-Woven fiber for use during class from these US based companies. Please note that this is the minimum for use with workshop play, although you may want to order extra to continue the fiber fun beyond class.
https://www.talasonline.com/Evolon-CR-Non-Woven-Textile - please order at least 2 of the 15.7” x 15.7” sheets and sub cut into 18 squares measuring approximately 5.25”
https://www.equilter.com/product/306236/evolon-nonwoven-sample-pack-85-x-11 order one sample pack of 8.5” x 11” and sub cut 4-5 of the sheets into quadrants measuring 4.25” x 5.5”.
*Paints: please note that you will need at least one jar/bottle from each bulleted category listed below as they have very different properties/results/uses:
- One or more 2.25oz jars of liquid acrylic fabric paint such as Jacquard’s Dye-Na-Flow or ProChem ProSilk & Fabric paint
- One or more 2oz bottles of acrylic craft paints. Mel’s favorites are DecoArt Dazzling Metallics, DecoArt Extreme Sheen, and Folk Art Color Shift Paints which have a pearlescent/metallic sheen. Other options are Apple Barrel, Dick Blick, DecoArt, and Folk Art matte or gloss finish. These are readily available at most craft supply stores.
*One or more dark-colored ink pads. Recommended brands include: Tsukineko VersaFine Claire (Nocturne or Medieval Blue); Tsukineko Memento Luxe (Tuxedo Black or Nautical Blue); and/or Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black.
*Work station set up: Plastic table cloth/garbage bag to protect your work surface
- Paper towels/old rags/baby wipes to clean up paint/messes
- Access to water (small pint-sized yogurt containers work well to have water at your work station and refill as needed)
- A flat surface for your fabrics to dry (indoors or outdoors)
- 10+ gallon-sized Ziploc bags
- Permanent marker
- 1-2 pairs of latex or nitrile gloves
- Iron/ironing board (for use in the second half of class)
- 7” x 18” or bigger piece of parchment paper to protect your iron/surface
- A 12” square rotary ruler works well for transporting your painted samples to your drying area
- Small flat rocks/marbles to keep samples from blowing away if placing outside
- Wearing an apron/smock is highly recommended to protect your clothing from paint drops/splashes
*Paint Mixing & Mark Making Supplies:
- 3-4 plastic spoons for mixing (with option to use a 10ml syringe)
- 2 or more 6” squares of freezer paper
- One adhesive foam sheet (sticker-backed craft foam readily sold in the kids section of most art supply store. You are welcome to supplement with sticker backed foam shapes: stars, hearts, circles, squares, etc. Avoid any glitter/textured foam.
- 1-2 small round brushes for use with acrylic paint
- 1-2 cardboard boxes from your recycling bin and/or old cds
- 2-3 foam dauber and/or make up wedge
- 10 small plastic cups (4oz or bigger)
- 1-2 6” paper plates to use as a paint palette
*One or more items for use with sun (or sunless) printing. Objects need to be non-porous (plastic, metal, glass), lay flat, and have holes. Recommended items include: small pressed vinyl coasters/placemats; vinyl sink/bathtub mats, needlepoint plastic canvas sheet/shapes; flat glass marbles/rocks, keys, reusable paper plate holders.
*Household items for use with mark making (start saving now to have a few options on hand): assorted small bottle lids (ie. soda, medication bottles, etc), Lego bricks, toilet paper tubes, bubble wrap, highlighter/pen/pencil, gift/hotel key card, plastic forks, chopsticks from takeout.
*The items below are completely optional for layering more creative play into your evolon samples:
- Your favorite stamps (rubber, clear acrylic, foam, and/or hand-carved stamps)
- Your favorite stencils (6” or 9”)
*Optional materials for applique/stitching towards the end of class:
- 2 or more 6” squares of Pellon 805 Wonder Under (or your favorite fusible web)
- 8” square of batting
- sewing machine equipped with open toe applique foot or darning foot) and assorted threads
- hand embroidery threads/needle
*Feel free to contact Mel with any questions you may have about any of the listed supplies: https://melbeachquilts.com/contact-1