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Author Content justmeLisa Brewers, KY (Zone 6b) May 31, 2008 11:26 AM Post #5029889 I've done flower pounding on cloth before, Kathleen introduced me to it. It was lots of fun..this is really beautiful done on paper. melody Benton, KY (Zone 7a) May 31, 2008 12:58 PM Post #5030160 Same here. I've done it on cloth, but paper opens up a whole new set of options. Thanks! critterologist Frederick, MD (Zone 6b) June 25, 2008 07:31 PM Post #5158544 I've got some niece/nephew time coming up, and I'd love to try this... I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on the perfect brand of paper in time, but could you tell me what qualities seem to be important in a water color paper? Am I looking for a heavy/thick paper? A smooth surface? ? Alternately, I may see if I can find some prepared pieces of fabric at the craft store... I don't think I'm going to have time to go through the preparation steps, simple as they are, partly because I'm not sure where to get alum & washing soda these days! :-) Thanks! LarryR South Amana, IA (Zone 5a) June 25, 2008 07:50 PM Post #5158613 Hey, Jill, nice to hear from you. Generally speaking, the thicker and more porous the paper, the better. When I first started with fabric, I had the same reaction to the alum and washing soda requirements. Where to find them? I asked at our local supermarket and was pleasantly surprised with the employee I spoke to led me straight to them! If you have one of the larger supermarkets in your vicinity, I'd encourage you to check it out. I'm sure your niece(s) and nephew(s) will be awed at the images they can produce. Let me know how it goes. Thanks.--Larry melody Benton, KY (Zone 7a) June 25, 2008 07:53 PM Post #5158626 soda ash works great too, and I get it at the local farm store 50 pounds at a time. critterologist Frederick, MD (Zone 6b) June 25, 2008 08:11 PM Post #5158699 Well, as it happens, I'm on my way to WalMart... I'll see what I can find in their huge detergent aisle! "50 pounds at a time" Hmm, what else does one do with soda ash? Am I missing out on something great here? Thanks!! melody Benton, KY (Zone 7a) June 25, 2008 08:34 PM Post #5158774 Remember, I'm a fabric artist, and dye stuff all the time. (50 pounds lasts a year for me) critterologist Frederick, MD (Zone 6b) June 25, 2008 08:40 PM Post #5158796 At what was it, 1/2 cup per yard? that's an awful lot of dyed fabric! Wow. melody Benton, KY (Zone 7a) June 25, 2008 08:55 PM Post #5158909 Yeah, I use about half a cup per gallon of water. You can soak more than a yard of fabric in a gallon of water, I generally fill and soak, wring out back into the container, and put another yard or two in till the water is all gone. Now THAT'S allot of fabric! (but I have a pretty lucrative tie-dye tee shirt business too)

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Subject Thread Starter Replies Last Post Beautiful debilu 9 Jun 2, 2008 3:26 AM I gotta try this, it looks great sagesounds 1 Jun 5, 2008 2:53 AM Never knew... Sundownr 6 Jun 9, 2008 11:57 PM Pounding Flowers mythmkr 1 Jun 5, 2008 2:46 AM