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For those crazy people that like the cutting edge of experimental Fiber. Lutradur, Pelmet Vilene, Tyvek, Textiva or Cello-Fx, fusable and meltable media that can be manipulated, woven or constructed into a piece of art.

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Get out your Tyvek, paint and Melt

Think of different ways you can use this wonderful free stuff (free from the post-office)

You will learn that when you melt it on one side that it will melt concave and on the other convex.

You can paint both sides or just one but if you don't ant the white to show - paint them both.
what to paint with? I like Luminere by Jaquard but you can use any acrylic hue. I just prefer the metallics, especially in a pink halo gold...which is really strange because I don't care too much for pink.

Now paint and let dry then cut into shapes or not and experiment with your heat gun or iron (be sure to use parchment paper to protect your iron) and I always used wooden skewers to hold onto the edges so as not to burn my fingers. I sometimes sew these shapes onto my collages or I make pins out of them adding other snips of fibers, angelina or tulle etc. Anything that melts.

You might also try cutting long strips and roll them into beads over soda straws. Then embellish with fibers, beads wire or other fabrics.

In fact first warp your straw with fabric strip first and white fabric glue and then put tyvek over the op and melt...you get the picture and experiment, experiment, experiment.

Before you know it, it's time to make dinner and you have played the whole da.

Have fun. Here is a photo of a close up photo of a large pice of painted Lutradur with painted and manipulated tyvek pieces.
A kindred spirit,

Connie V

February 22 I added a photo to this group but it went to my page. I have just given up on trying to load photos to this group page. Art brains but no computer brains I guess.

Discussion Forum

Painting and manipulating Lutradur with additions 15 Replies

Started by Connie Volkman. Last reply by Connie Volkman Apr 8.

Mixed media on fabric 4 Replies

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Let's go further with this Lynn 6 Replies

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Comment by Paula Benjaminson on September 5, 2009 at 9:02am: Hi,
I posted a photo of a lutradur/tyvek piece I made in my Adventurous Quilts album on my page----I don't know how to post a photo directly here! I'm still learning....
Paula

Comment by Connie Volkman on August 27, 2009 at 11:13pm: Becci, the Surplus Store that I wrote about is The Yard. We all walk their from work quite frequently. You just never know what you will find. Of course there is always Boing Surplus but I'm not really sure. We will have to keep an eye out for unusual places and items.

Comment by Becci Renfro on August 27, 2009 at 8:46pm: Connie, do you think "The Yard" in Wichita would have stuff like that?

Comment by Connie Volkman on August 27, 2009 at 3:56pm: Man Arlee, am I going to have to come all the way to Canada to go to the Metal Supermarket? We do have a Surplus store here and I might find something to work with there. :You never know what you will find however so one cannot depend on anything.
Ok, I'm off to paint one of my leather purses that I tired of.

Comment by arlee on August 25, 2009 at 9:34am: In Canada, i shop at Metal Supermarket---look for industrial suppliers of metal--they often have copper and brass shim at VERY reasonable prices, in larger sizes than "craft" stores.

Comment by Janet Hartje on August 25, 2009 at 9:30am: So, now that we all have the books, does anyone have a good place to buy metal thin enough to sew through with your machine?

Comment by Connie Volkman on August 24, 2009 at 10:20pm: Thanks Arlee for the information. Every bit of information helps.

Comment by arlee on August 24, 2009 at 7:12pm: You can also order Alysn Midgelow-Marsden's book directly from her at her beetroot gallery

Comment by arlee on August 24, 2009 at 7:10pm: In Canada, try Books for You GREAT prices, service and shipping

Comment by Connie Volkman on August 24, 2009 at 12:32pm: Thank you Paula and welcome to our group wich is really growing. I think I need to post a challenge.
And Paula, please don't forget to post some photo's of your work - especially the Tyvek and Lutradur.
I just purchased the more textured and heavier Tyvek yesterday for my new students (of course for me too). This session I'm going to have them try for some lacy samples and experiments.
Again Welcome to our group Paula. Feel free to post anything you like about using unusual materials and how you manipulated them. Especially if you are using a heat gun, iron, or other heat source.
We are the HOT Chix.

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