I got some plastic moulds from Art Van Go when I was at Knit & Stitch Harrogate and have been meaning to play with them ever since. I planned to make some paper casts from them, but ended up doing a rubbing on typing paper with an oil pastel which I then washed with Koh-i-Noor dyes.
I was quite pleased with the result once I worked out which way up the moulds went. Might wax it next with a church candle and my flat bottomed iron.
Another bit of messing around .... I made a stencil of a celtic pattern.
I printed the design onto a piece of typing paper and then pasted it onto some stencil card using remountable spray. I carefully cut out the design with a scalpel and hopefully it will now last for a while.
I used two shades of Markal Oil Sticks applied with an old toothbrush. I left it to cure for 24 hours and then gave it a wash of Koh-i-Noor dye. The blotchy background is just an old teabag - from the pile I am saving to make another teabag book with roses.
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