| Wouldn't you like to be able to create
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| | the point the colors aren't running any
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| your own artistic silk scarf? Well, you
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| | longer, think about your next color
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| can. With a few tools from the arts &
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| | combination for the scarf soaking in the
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| crafts supply store and a little
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| | bucket. You might want to add some
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| imagination, you can have a beautiful
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| | metallic gold or silver this time with a
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| silk scarf in a few hours!Begin by using
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| | finer brush. You might also sprinkle
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| whatever supplies you might have at home
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| | some salt crystals onto the fabric at
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| already. Paint brushes, plastic pans and
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| | this point and see what happens.As soon
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| buckets, styrofoam cups and plates,
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| | as the first scarf is no longer wet and
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| sponges, rubber gloves, paper towels,
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| | you can lift it off the papertowels,
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| white vinegar and salt crystals.Now go to
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| | place it gently onto a styrofoam plate
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| the arts & crafts store and find three
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| | and put it into the microwave oven for
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| acrylic paints that you like, plus one or
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| | 1-1.5 min. on medium. This will heatset
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| two metallic ones such as gold and
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| | the paints nicely and dry the silk scarf
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| silver. Then go to the fabric store and
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| | more. Take it out and hang it to air dry
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| find ready silk scarves or silk fabric
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| | outside if you can or in the laundry room
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| suitable for scarves, such as an 8-10 mm
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| | near an open window. Sometimes the
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| habotai silk.Prepare a well-ventilated
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| | vinegar odor lingers a while but most of
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| area at home with a small table covered
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| | the time it's gone by the time the scarf
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| with plastic. Take the silk fabric or
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| | is dry.Keep this procedure going for as
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| scarf and soak it in the half white
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| | many silk scarves as you want to make.
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| vinegar, half water mixture in a pan or
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| | Change out the paper towels in between,
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| bucket. While the silk is soaking, take
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| | but save them for another painting
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| out your paints and styrofoam cups, mix
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| | session. The paper towels will dry in
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| about a tablespoon of acrylic paint with
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| | pretty color patterns and can be used
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| a tablespoon of water, stir with a brush
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| | again. The brushes can be used again,
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| until the mixture is even and no pigments
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| | just clean them in soap and water. The
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| are floating around. Do this with each
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| | cups and plates can be reused as well,
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| color you've selected, even the
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| | just run water over them and make sure
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| metallics.Take the soaked silk fabric,
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| | any paint residue is gone. I use thin
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| wring it out under running water quickly,
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| | rubber gloves to protect my hands but you
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| and take it to the table where you're
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| | can do this if you're neat and careful
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| working. At this point you can take
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| | about rinsing your hands in between
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| paper towels and spread them out to cover
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| | things.Try scrunching the fabric, try
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| the table or the area where you will be
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| | twisting it into a long sausage, try
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| placing the silk scarf. Lay the fabric
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| | folding it into pleats and see what
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| piece on top of the paper towels.Now take
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| | happens when you drip the paints over
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| one of your acrylic colors and make broad
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| | these. Have some paints in applicator
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| brush strokes in any pattern on the
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| | tip bottles and spray bottles if you like
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| scarf. Take another color and do the
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| | for added effects. Don't be afraid to
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| same, overlapping here and there with the
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| | experiment with color combinations and
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| first color. Follow this with the third
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| | techniques, that's the whole idea here.
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| color by dripping the paint from the
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| | Have fun!After the silk scarves have
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| brush all over the scarf. Notice how the
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| | dried, I then iron them with a medium
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| various colors will run into each other
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| | iron and I sometimes sprinkle water on
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| and make interesting abstract patterns,
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| | them if they're really wrinkled from the
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| sometimes taking the texture from the
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| | process. Then sign your creations with a
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| underlying paper towels.Have another silk
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| | permanent fabric ink pen and give them
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| scarf soaking in the vinegar-water
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| | away as gifts to friends and family!Now
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| mixture while you're painting the first
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| | go to my website at and see what I've
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| piece. While it is drying slightly to
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| | done with silk scarves!
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