I can never resist rust. So no surprise that a wrought iron gate has ended up in my possession. This was the week I finally took the plunge and tried to get an imprint of the pattern.... I think it was quite successful. After one day nothing much was happening because there really wasn't enough contact between the rust and my cotton; so I painted more vinegar over the cotton where it should have been touching the design and then things started to happen!
it looks excellent, and is that how it's done? vinegar dipped cloth and pressure of the rusty iron. OK, i can try that, with some old pennies (ha ha)...k.
ReplyDeletePenny, when comments come thru to your email Inbox click Reply and then right click on the name and scroll down to Properties - in most instances it will say "no reply-comment" but sometimes there will be an email address. That makes it easy to reply...k.
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ReplyDeleteBTW, I still remember you wrapping a piece of silk around rusty rebar and burying it in your garden. Did you ever use that piece?
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ReplyDeleteYup, soak your fabric in vinegar, wring it out and wrap around rust. But then you have to keep it moist, so wrap plastic around the whole package. When I did the gate I had one layer of fabric, but it doesn't have to be only one layer. I check it each morning to see what's going on. you don't want it to stay too long because the rust becomes embedded in the fabric and then it's very difficult to use.
ReplyDeleteI have a large piece of cotton on my dry wall right now that came off the rebar - will photograph it. I'm thinking of combining it with the gate.
hi again Penny, thanks for the update on the rust dyeing, it probably would be better with bottle tops than pennies now i think about it. BTW, i've removed my email address post, you might be famous one day and we can't have the whole world knowing my details, ha ha!! Enjoy the early days of blogging, only too happy to help. cheers, kaite
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new blog - from what I've seen it's looking great! I'm particularly intrigued by your rust experiments. (btw - I'm here by suggestion from Kaite). Glad to meet you!
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ReplyDeleteFound your blog through Kaite's blog.
I can see you have a lot to share and I look forward to becoming blog friends.
This rusty gate piece is neat.
Oh this is wonderful! I've been thinking about doing something similar with a metal trivet I have. Going to have to try.
ReplyDeleteHi Penny! ... and thanks for stopping by my blog! Rust dyeing is addictive isn't it? I absolutely love this gate! Somewhere on my blog I have a photo of a rusted grate (among other bits and pieces) which I love but this is fantastic! I can't wait to see how you might use it...
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ReplyDeleteVery cool rusting cloths. Got here via Jude's classes. My mom Sally and I really like your work and your blog. Great job.
Love your work--I've enjoyed doing the rust dying too, but haven't added any embroidery--great idea! Looking forward to more of your inspiration!
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