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"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way-things I had no words for." ~ Georgia O'Keeffe


Monday, June 08, 2015

Stockings

Today I got my doll's stockings ready. Since I did not have any suitable fabrics for the stockings I decided to make my own designed fabric for her. I bought some plain white knitted fabric and made up the design on it with Inktense pencils. I drew horizontal lines on the fabric with inktense pencils , lightly coloured the inbetween space between the lines and then spread it all with water and let it dry before sewing onto the doll. The design has lots of blemishes and is uneven colouring  but I thought that was ok as it adds to the whimsical look. I wanted to try out these pencils and this was a perfect opportunity to try them out on cloth.

So here she is wearing her stockings and as you can see I went with the green


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16 comments:

  1. BarbaraTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 08:09:00 UTC

    Perfect! They look amazing and I love the colour.

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    1. Shashi NayagamTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 16:07:00 UTC

      Thank you Barbara. Hope the whole costume will come together without a hitch :-)

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  2. SparklyjoolsTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 08:12:00 UTC

    Love, love this idea and effect! I'd like stockings like that :) Inktense is brilliant, isn't it. Fab colour too. Fantastic Shashi!

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    1. Shashi NayagamTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 16:09:00 UTC

      Thank you Jules and thank you for pointing me to the sale of these pencils. I probably would not have bought them had they not been on sale.

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  3. Mary Ann TateTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 13:44:00 UTC

    I think they're fabulous:)

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  4. UnknownTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 14:22:00 UTC

    Love the look, love the color, gotta get a set of these pens. Thanks sew much for this great tip and show n tell.

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  5. Shashi NayagamTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 16:11:00 UTC

    Thank you Nancy. You will love these pencils. They are fully worth the price

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  6. WendyCaroleTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 18:23:00 UTC

    Very nice :)

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  7. Shashi NayagamTuesday, 9 June 2015 at 22:15:00 UTC

    Thanks Wendy

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  8. sandyWednesday, 10 June 2015 at 16:21:00 UTC

    They look great - ...i like that you "designed" them.

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  9. Shashi NayagamFriday, 12 June 2015 at 15:02:00 UTC

    Thanks Sandy

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  10. Norma Soulet (AZArtist)Sunday, 14 June 2015 at 20:31:00 UTC

    Love how the stockings turned out. Great color too. :)
    Hugs

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  11. BumbleVeeTuesday, 23 June 2015 at 21:41:00 UTC

    lovely stockings... my friend that sews things with me..well, she sews..I usually do other stuff..hahahha... wants to make a Caroline doll some day soon.... with stripey stockings.... this could work .... cuz where will I find black and white stripes the right size no matter what size we make our dolls?

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  12. Shashi NayagamWednesday, 24 June 2015 at 16:48:00 UTC

    Yes it is difficult to get the right fabric and the right size strips. So if you want only a little amount of fabric then this works fine

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