It’s less expensive than you think
to have hand-painted silk fashions.
Silk painting is fast, easy to leam
and the perfect way to look like a
million dollars without spending a
million dollars.
You don’t have to be an artist to
paint beautiful silk designs. Simple
stripes and splashes look like
artworks on silk.
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Strength Engineered For
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841 Kutztown Road
Myerstown, PA 17067
Phone: (717)933-4151
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Dilt's Farm
Equipment
Marion Center, PA
(412)286-9606
Thomas Dunlap
Jersey Shore, PA
(717)398-1391
When the fabric is steamed, the
colors become permanent and the
silk, hand-washable. You don’t
have to be a sewing expert to then
turn the silk into scarves, pillows,
blouses, capes, dresses or anything
else you like. The simpler the
design, the better.
Beginner patterns, in fact, are
the best ones to use for hand
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A.L. Herr 4. Bro.
Quarryville, PA
(717) 786-3521
Histand's Farm
& Home Service
Rome, PA
(717)744-2371
Heavy duty all-steel construction for long life
and dependable service. Safe, durable and
maintenance free.
Custom-Built Gates
Built to withstand pushing and crowding, protect
animals 14-gauge tubing is welded to end channels
and vertical brace Five-bar design is 48" high available
in lengths from 4' to 20' Optional accessories
spring-loaded latch (cows can t rub it open), sturdy
one-piece hinge plate
Feed-Through Steel Fencing
Stronger than wood safer for your herd Diagonal
design lets animals feed through with less hay spillage
allows cows and calves to feed from same bunk
Available in 36" 48 and 60' heights—standard lengths
up to 20 All joints welded
Attractive green finish lead-free paint Standard
tubular construction 2 3 e OD toprail with 166 O D
diagonal bar Custom lengths heights and feed through
spacings also available
William Marshall Zimmerman Farm
Hobensaclc's Sons Machinery Inc. Service
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painted silks. Since painted silks
are beautiful in themselves, you
don’t want them blemished by
darts, zippers, excess seams or
elaborate details.
Although silk is more expensive
than other fabrics, it is also far
more luxurious. Nothing drapes as
beautifully, dyes as brilliantly or
feels as good against the skin.
Ever since it was first woven in
ancient China, silk has been the
most prized of all fabrics. For
centuries, the secret of silk
making was so well-guarded that
the penalty for giving away the
secret was death. By the 6th
century, however, Indian monks
smuggled out some silkworms and
gave the rest of the world the
opportunity to make its own silk.
Up until recently, silk had
become rare in this country.
Nowadays, however, people have
rediscovered the comfort and
beauty of all the natural fibers
including cotton, linen, wool and
silk.
Today, you can also paint your
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own silks with ease. Here are
directions:
MATERIALS: Silk dyes, such as
“Tinfix” brand, available at art
supply shops; cotton swabs or
pamiorusnes; canvas stretchers;
pushpins or thumbtacks; large
saucepan with a vegetable
steamer or rack; plain newsprint
or old newspapers; tape; stapler;
plain white silk, without sizing or
finishes.
Optional for painting pictures;
“Rezist bien” from an art supply
shop; resist applicator; black
marking pen; tracing paper or a
picture to copy.
PREPARATION: 1. Pin silk to
canvas stretchers. 2. Optional:
Pictures: Slide a simple picture
under silk. If you can’t see the
picture through the silk, darken
the outlines with a black marker. 3.
Trace outlines on the silk with
“resist.” The resist separates each
color. Therefore, keep resist lines
unbroken. Otherwise, the dyes will
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seep through the lines.
PAINTING: 1. Use dyes full
strength or dilute with water. 2.
Using paintbrush or cotton swab,
apply a small amount of dye to
silk. Let dye “bleed” into the area
desired. 3. Use a fresh paintbrush
or swab for each new color of dye.
4. Soften outlines if desired by
painting water over dye colors.
STEAM-SETTING THE
COLORS: 1. Let fabric dry com
pletely. 2. Lay fabric on two sheets
or newsprint. Leave 2-inch
margins on both sides of fabric. 3.
Roll silk up in newsprint. Secure
roll with tape. 4. Turn the roll in a
circle. Tape or staple ends
together.
STEAMING: 1. Fill pot with a
small amount of water. 2. Place
rack or vegetable steamer above
water level in pot. Place rolled
newsprint on top. 3. Place a tent of
tin foil over the roll. 4. Cover pot. 5.
Let fabric steam for 45 minutes to
an hour. 5. Let fabric cool off.
FINISHING: 1. Rinse in cool
water to remove resist. 2. Sew into
scarf, pillow, dress, blouse or
anything else desired.
Delaware Co. sewing
seminar to feature Clotilda
MEDIA Do your clothes have
that “loving hands at home” look?
Do your collars have “bumps” at
the front edges? Do your facings
play “peek-a-boo” and have lumps
at tiie tops of zippes? Do you have
problems with the lapel notch?
Solve these and many other
sewing problems by attending a
seminar by Clotilda sponsored by
the Delaware County Cooperative
Extension Service at the Hunt Club
Building, Rose Tree Park, 1521 N.
Providence Road, Media, Pa.
19063. The seminar will be held on
Saturday, September 15.
Registration is $lO and it is due by
September 10th. Make check
payable to Home Economics
Workshops and send it to the above
address.
Clotilde is a well known author
and lecturer who has been at the
extension service before and is
back by popular demand. Reserve
early because space is limited.
Whether you’ve sewn three
months or 30 years, you will leam
dozens of useful and practical
sewing tips to give your clothes the
professional look of the finest
ready-to-wear.
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