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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

RUSTING AWAY

Finally I got around to washing, drying and pressing the rust pieces I did for an upcoming swap. I have been fortunate to find some really interesting pieces of rusty metal and it is fun to see the effect it has on the fabric. I did four different pieces. Below are three pictures for each piece 1) the rusty metal I used, 2) the fabric on the metal and 3) the final results.

The small and large grate pieces got an additional design element I didn't know about. When spraying them with vinegar to keep them wet they developed run lines on them. I think it adds a whole other piece of the "old and rusty" concept.

SMALL GRATE





LARGE GRATE





STRIP METAL WITH HOLES (I found this one along side the road)







BABY BED SPRINGS (purchased at a garage sale and stripped down to the metal)









BONUS - Not a rusty piece, but while I was washing I decided to throw in a piece of my black hand-dyed fabric that I had been using to clean up after a few discharge sessions. I LOVE the way it turned out - really serendipity because I have no idea which dye I used on the original black piece.

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3 comments:

  1. ThelmaJuly 22, 2008 at 8:47 PM

    wow Kelly,,love them,,,think my favorite is the baby bed springs,,,you sure can think of ways to get some rust dyeing going. lol

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  2. WilJuly 23, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    The bedsprings turned out gorgeous! Who would have tought that a garage sale would lead to such wonderful fabric :-))

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  3. UnknownJuly 24, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    Yeh and to think the lady apologized that it had a big tear in the back of the matress padding. We just smiled and grabbed it and threw it in the van, right??!! Little did she know!

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