![]() It would be a work of art, and it would be none the less beautiful because he alone knew of its existence, and with his death it would at once cease to be. Whatever happened to him now would be more motive to add to the complexity of the pattern, and when the end approached he would rejoice in its completion. He seemed for an instant to stand above the accidents of his existence, and he felt that they could not affect him again as they had done before. They came in, both of them, as all the other details of his life came in, to the elaboration of the design. ![]() His life had seemed horrible when it was measured by its happiness, but now he seemed to gather strength as he realized it might be measured by something else. And so the impact of his words grew larger and larger as I read on eventually this passage struck me as the truest thing I had ever seen on paper, and it remains to this day the only instance in which I have marked a book of mine with ink. I eventually came to the realization that each paragraph, each sentence, each word had been labored over with a shrewdness rivaled only by that of Flaubert, the master of verisimilitude and lifetime searcher for the bon mot. There is nothing florid about it, and I mistook its simplicity for a lack of creativity and skill on the author's part, when, rather, it was exactly this simplicity that was his genius. It is utterly without bells and whistles. It took me a while to get into, largely because of Maugham's prose style. Here are some sites that we use: (Thriftyfun from the past has some very good suggestions).Of Human Bondage by W. So - best plan - research and then just have fun. Opposite: "Acrylic with medium tends to be hard and paint like, and I do not have a single item that used acrylic that I have been happy with after a few wears." You will not get as vibrant colors as you would if you use fabric paints." You can find it right next to the other bottles that you buy at your craft store. "You can also use acrylics you buy at your craft store you just need to mix in textile medium into your paints. Here are a couple of comments regarding the do and don't and then the opposite: research and trial and error may be the only way. I would suggest working on 2 or 3 items of less importance before tackling a major job. ![]() ![]() You will find a lot of "do this and don't do that" in your research but then another will say just the opposite, so sometimes it may have to be trial and error. Her biggest advice (after research) is to be sure your items are very clean (never use fabric softener) and old items turn out better but if working with a new item, it is best to wash it numerous times before starting your adventure.īe sure to work in an area where clean up is easy (this can be messy) and a place where all of your "stuff" can be left for days untouched. My daughter does some of this and she did hours of research before she started and then tried several ways of doing the design and painting before settling on one method. Since this seems to be a new project with you, I would recommend that you do a lot of reading/research before "jumping in". I have even "washed" men's sport coats like this (no wool) and it usually works very well.It will take quite a bit of water to completely rinse but I then spay with vinegar/water and rinse again.Let set for 30 minutes and then use hose sprayer to rinse the garment. I have had good luck when washing a garment with a painted design by placing it over the back of a patio chair (either outside or on a patio) and spraying the underarms and inside area with 2 tablespoons dawn dish soap mixed with water in a spray bottle.Here is a site that has good instructions for this process.If paint has transmitted to your pressing cloth, use a new one for the next pressing. Press in a lifting motion until bone dry. Dip your square of cloth into pure white vinegar.Work in a well ventilated area have handy your iron on dry and lots of clean white cloths, on the idea of handkerchiefs, batiste, muslin, whatever.This is information my daughter sent but she also said that you may need to cover the design with fabric and constantly move the iron while drying the cloths.She does use fabric medium with her acrylics but did say one of the most important things to remember is to "heat set" the garment after paint is dry if you do not use the fabric medium. ![]() One of my daughters paints designs on jeans and the paint design will last through several washings before it starts to fade.It would probably have worked better if you had used a fabric medium with your paint but others seem to work with acrylics with and without using the medium. ![]()
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