crafts Archives - Lynda Heines Fabric Design

Layering Stencils

By: Lynda April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

fabric, Fabric paint, Jacquard Textile Paints, stencils, surface design, tutorialslayering stencils, layers, stencil layers, stencils, tutorials6 Comments

Today I’m all about layering stencils using fabric paint.

Printing with Ken’s Kumiko Stamps

By: Lynda April 6, 2019April 16, 2019

block printing, Fabric paint, kumiko stampkumiko patterns, kumiko stamp8 Comments

I have been so excited to show you Ken’s Kumiko stamps he made for me, and how they look printed on fabric. Recently I went to pick up my friend Barbara for our weekly coffee date. Before we left her house we stopped in her husband Ken’s workshop to see what he was making. He…

How to: Low Immersion Dyeing

By: Lynda March 31, 2019April 6, 2019

dyeing, low immersion, tutorialslow immersion dyeing, tutorial12 Comments

When I first started dyeing years ago I posted about low immersion dyeing. Since that time I’ve learned a lot and decided to share how I now do this type of dyeing. Also, I had several readers email me asking about low immersion. Like other dyeing, there are lots of ways to do this. Mine…

Saturday’s Art Workshop

By: Lynda March 27, 2019March 31, 2019

art classes, eco printing, Fabric paint, Jacquard Textile Paints, leaf printing, teachingleaf printing, teaching, teaching classesLeave a Comment

I was so fortunate to be asked to be part of an art workshop last Saturday. The Fashion Art Design Collective: the fiber series took place at the Sauced Ballroom in downtown Evansville. There were four of us who taught mini-workshops. We started off the day with introductions, and a little bit about us. No…

Dyeing Dawn’s Dyes

By: Lynda March 24, 2019March 29, 2019

dyeing, low immersion, tutorialsfiber reactive dyes, old dyes, testing old dyes, tutorial15 Comments

I am such a lucky duck! My friend Dawn gave me these old dyes recently. So today I’m showing you my results with dyeing Dawn’s dyes.

How to: Fabric Badges

By: Lynda March 10, 2019March 24, 2019

fabric, fabric scraps, Free Motion, Free-motion, hand stitching, Sewing, tutorialsCircle Sew Simple, fabric badges, fabric tutorial, Nancy Zieman, tutorial8 Comments

I have a new obsession – fabric badges.

February 2019: Around Here

By: Lynda February 28, 2019March 10, 2019

art exhibits, card making, hand sewing, hand stitching, leaf printing, teachingEmily Gartner, Fashion Art Design Collective, hand stitching, stitch meditation, teachingLeave a Comment

So what’s been going on around here this month? For Valentine’s Day I again made Dave a card. And since I’m back to hand stitching, I made this which reminds me of the string art from my childhood days. Do you remember doing that?

Thoughts on Free Motion

By: Lynda February 22, 2019February 28, 2019

Free Motion, Free-motion, Inktense Blocksfree motion, free motion sewing, inktense blocks7 Comments

I have this love/hate thing with free motion stitching. In my quest for the perfect stitch, I have spent countless hours and lots of bobbins on trying to find that special thread or thread combination so that I could have finish some pieces.

Soy Wax Batik and Fashion Spray

By: Lynda February 10, 2019February 22, 2019

recycling, soy wax, tutorialsMarabu Fashion Sprays, recycled clothing, soy wax, soy wax batik, tutorial, upcycling8 Comments

Today I wanted to show your my results with soy wax and Marabu Fashion Spray. In the past I’ve used Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and fiber reactive dyes with this technique (and they work great!), but I wanted to see how well these sprays would hold up. If you’d like to see how I used these sprays…