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Peters Valley 44th Annual Fine Craft Fair
I had a really hard time deciding whether or not to go on Saturday. I knew I wanted to, but I also knew that I had taken 5 days off from work to get some projects done at home and so far, this being Day 4, I had done nothing. I also had a soccer game to go to. I decided to go anyway (no work got done in 5 days, I made it to the last half of the second half of the game) and I did not regret going. This is an amazing show and I could have spent more time there if I didn't have to run off to soccer.
We stood and watched the entire process involved in creating a hand marbled silk scarf using liquid paints
floating on a thickened transparent fluid bath. Once the paint colors were selected and applied to the water bath,
the pattern effects were created using a hand held stylus. The plain silk scarf was then carefully laid over the
paint pattern in the bath, transferring the design to the silk. The process is called Ebru or Turkish Marbling. The only disappointing thing was once the finished scarf came out of the bath, it was rinsed and then put right into a plastic bag, so we didn't really get to see the final result. It was interesting to watch though!
Create
Peters Valley 44th Annual Fine Craft Fair
I had a really hard time deciding whether or not to go on Saturday. I knew I wanted to, but I also knew that I had taken 5 days off from work to get some projects done at home and so far, this being Day 4, I had done nothing. I also had a soccer game to go to. I decided to go anyway (no work got done in 5 days, I made it to the last half of the second half of the game) and I did not regret going. This is an amazing show and I could have spent more time there if I didn't have to run off to soccer.
We stood and watched the entire process involved in creating a hand marbled silk scarf using liquid paints
floating on a thickened transparent fluid bath. Once the paint colors were selected and applied to the water bath,
the pattern effects were created using a hand held stylus. The plain silk scarf was then carefully laid over the
paint pattern in the bath, transferring the design to the silk. The process is called Ebru or Turkish Marbling. The only disappointing thing was once the finished scarf came out of the bath, it was rinsed and then put right into a plastic bag, so we didn't really get to see the final result. It was interesting to watch though!