tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post970304736659586612..comments2023-10-22T23:15:28.995-04:00Comments on Fibra Artysta - Mixed Media Fiber Art: whacking stuff with a hammerFibra Artystahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15121605078535663853noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-54930611241243993662011-11-30T16:11:35.886-05:002011-11-30T16:11:35.886-05:00How much fun! I liked all the other helpful comme...How much fun! I liked all the other helpful comments. However, immediately I thought "let the stained cloth dry completely. Then place it flat between two layers of paper - i.e. grocery sack thickness - and iron it very well on HOT. Let cool. Then rinse.<br />I am anxious to hear about your result with this serendipity. DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-67270734086621120982011-11-29T16:06:58.591-05:002011-11-29T16:06:58.591-05:00And you never know... the pink color now may fade ...And you never know... the pink color now may fade to a more rosy/brown that would be more in line with your aesthetic?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208615970286164894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-22219459676638753492011-11-29T15:35:02.914-05:002011-11-29T15:35:02.914-05:00I can sooo picture this! I bet it was fun too. The...I can sooo picture this! I bet it was fun too. The Alum will help - you can try mixing some up in a spray bottle and spraying it since the hammer bashing is already a done deal. :o)Deb Hhttp://www.seaairarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-60753748319147199982011-11-29T14:32:26.983-05:002011-11-29T14:32:26.983-05:00Sometimes it just feels good to take a hammer to s...Sometimes it just feels good to take a hammer to something.;) Maybe next time drive over the fabric burrito with your car - tire tracks + crabapples! Perhaps a sit a bit in some vinegar might help the color stay, but probably will turn beige-ish. What the hey, you had fun - right?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367949314724875797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-6236685328086633052011-11-29T09:40:17.097-05:002011-11-29T09:40:17.097-05:00They are crab apples....but just a different varie...They are crab apples....but just a different variety than the kind you purchase for eating. :) Crab apples come in a variety of sizes from pinkie tip sized to the apple sized ones which are preserved and used to be served on buffets...which I adored as a kid. <br /><br />I'm with yarngoddess. I'm thinking too that you'll get a greyish/tan more from the juice stains than the color Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140675211931598431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-58815714992949052462011-11-29T08:13:49.936-05:002011-11-29T08:13:49.936-05:00i agree it will most likely be a ruddy tan.
i have...i agree it will most likely be a ruddy tan.<br />i have done some flower pounding and such before and a rubber mallot lets you really take a good whack at it too!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115324457014211574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19729652.post-29424810350131908682011-11-29T07:39:54.777-05:002011-11-29T07:39:54.777-05:00Next time, be prepared with fabric premordanted in...Next time, be prepared with fabric premordanted in alum. The stain from the fruit will stay a little longer. I doubt it will be pink after a rinse. More likely a ruddy tan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com