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Friday, October 22, 2010

Rusty Bits Experiment

I wanted to make some more rusty bits, and thought I would test a couple of different fabrics to see how well they absorbed the rust.
I began with these rust enablers:




And wrapped them up in the following:
laces, tulle, organza, muslin, flannelette, cheesecloth


I placed the wrappings into a rusty can and set it outside for 2 weeks to percolate through rain, wind, and sun. Here are the results.















I discovered that neither the organza nor the tulle absorb the rust very well. The flannelette, which was a piece from an old, old, old diaper, absorbed the most colour. The polished cotton absorbed some rust, but not as much as I had hoped. I was pleased with the laces, muslin, and cheesecloth.











Then, I made:

Two lavender sachets with corduroy fringe. The fronts are layers of cheesecloth and tulle with a bit of lace: the back is polished cotton.
But they look a little plain, don't you think? I do. I see some tatting in the near future. Oh! And maybe some luscious, beaded fringe.









Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz

4 comments:

  1. Suz your lavender sachets are wonderful, love the rusted cheesecloth you used, have a nice weekend.
    Anni

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  2. Thank you Anni! They were fun to make, and I think the cheesecloth layers give it an organic look. You have a nice weekend, too. Hugs

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  3. What a great idea - and how scientific! I love playing around and experimenting with things like this - not much of a surporise though the synthetics didn't absorb as much - natural fibres do so many things better!

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  4. It was fun playing, Jillayne, and seeing what happens with different fabrics. Now I have some nice rusted fabrics to play with.

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