From: Patricia Reed (preed@kumc.edu)
Date: 09/29/03-08:12:27 AM Z
I love being on this list! So much experience!
Thank you to everyone for the numerous, helpful suggestions and
advice.
I have printed cyano on fabric, unbleached white muslin with great
results.
I've not experienced any bleeding or hard to see images like Jane.
When coating I've used foam brushes and covered my work surface with
plastic. I hang the fabric on a line with cloths pins in total darkness,
in front of an electric fan to dry.
I'm wondering if I coat the fabric with paper towels as blotters
underneath, could I then squeeze the chemistry out of the saturated
paper towels and apply it to more fabric or would it work for me to just
lay a new piece of fabric over the saturated paper towels and use a
roller to saturate the fabric with emulsion from the paper towels...
Patricia
>>> schrammrus@hotmail.com 09/27/03 11:39AM >>>
Judy,
I stand on my old quote. I think I misinterpreted the question. I
thought
the question was why not print on glass, i.e. why print on cloth. Silly
me.
Agai, the paper towels ae necessary and I still like "Bounty" even
though I
have no stock in the company. ;-)
I noticed that someone else uses paper towels. Also, unless it was
previously mentioned, anyway its
worth repeating, only natural fibers (like cotton, silk) will work.
Rayon,
nylon, Dacron i.e. all the polymers just don't absorb the sensitizer.
Even though we have been discussing VDB, note that cyanotype will also
work
as well. I once put cyano on a piece of light green cotton and got a
very
nice blue and green image. The possibilities are, well, endless.
Bob Schramm
Check out my web page at:
>From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: Vandyke brown
>Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 00:00:46 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>
>On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Robert W. Schramm wrote:
>
> >
> > Cloth is used to achieve a certain look and texture unlike that of
paper
>or
> > any other surface. Also it is very flexable and can be mounted
various
>ways.
> > By saving material I assume you mean sensitizer. Saving sensitizer
is
>not
> > the point here. Effeciency and cost are very minor factors in this
form
>of
> > art if indeed they are considered at all.
>
>But Bob, it's only 5 years, how could you forget? I remembered that
I
>asked you the same question, about why paper towels, why not glass --
and
>I checked the issue: You said, "the paper towels soak up the excess
and
>keep it from spreading past the lines or soaking through to pool
>underneath & make blobs -- as I learned by experience."
>
>OK?
>
>Judy
>
> >
> > Bob Schramm
> > Check out my web page at:
> >
> > http://www.SchrammStudio.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Ender100@aol.com
> > >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > >Subject: Re: Vandyke brown
> > >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:06:14 -0400 (EDT)
> > >
> > >This is interesting, since I want to do some work on cloth one of
these
> > >days
> > >when I catch my breath... I am curious as to why people put the
cloth
>on
> > >something that is going to soak up MORE coating rather than put in
on
>glass
> > >or
> > >something like that which will soak up less coating, thus saving
you
> > >materials?
> > >
> > >Mark Nelson
> > >
> > >In a message dated 9/26/03 5:56:05 PM, jseigel@panix.com writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > It was Post-Factory #1, page 22, & IMO particularly interesting
>because
> > > > rather than the fine sheeting or delicate materials usually
used for
> > > > platinum or VDB, it was a heavy rough cotton duck... and
included
> > > > details about the coating -- he used a hake brush and laid
the
>canvas
> > >on
> > > > a piece of flat plywood covered with "three layers of Bounty
>towels."
> > >He
> > > > stressed that Bounty works better than the cheapo towels
because
>more
> > > > absorbent.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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