Sprite Stitch Board!

Kareesh wrote:So, question from someone curious about this technique: Do you wash your project before you paint on the background? I would imagine that, since you used water colors, if you washed it, they would get washed out. But maybe that is my ignorance showing through....

The final thing looks totally awesome though!

washing the fabric before you watercolor it wouldn't make a difference with the painting... as long as you let it dry first.

you also *could* use acrylics as long as you watered them down enough to make them plyable in the fabric! or then, like the creator said, it'd become a stiff sheet of.. stiffness! =)

Thanks guys! I can't wait to see what it looks like when the mat comes in! They said either Thursday or Friday so look for an update then.

@BMH - That would work in a pinch, using Acrylic paint, but since I paint in watercolor anyway it seemed like the best choice. I think I'd still be worried about fabric stiffness but I'll have to do a comparison one day to see for myself.

@Kareesh - Pixel Pockets beat me to it, but yes, you have to wash your piece before painting on it. If you wash it after painting (even with using acrylics) your colors will run/chip off and dye your thread. I want to make one in the future where I paint it first, I just have to be careful about how I treat it while stitching so it won't need to be washed afterwards.

SQUEE!!!!! Mat was picked up today and now the piece is finished!!



SO Happy. There are no words.

That's definitely the right color mat! It's superb!

That looks utterly amazing!

That looks brilliant!! I love what you've done with the background!! Well done!!!

That looks amazing

Thanks for all the comments of love everyone!! You gotta love the feeling you get when you make a new piece that you're proud of and that other people like as well. I send all of you virtual hugs and cookies as thanks.

yeah. that matte definitely finishes it off! it's awesome!

Mat looks beautiful, fantastic job.