Silk Painters International - SPIN

Silk paintings are generally created on white silk. The special dyes are painted onto the stretched surface of the silk using a paintbrush. The dyes flow into the fiber and bond with the proteins, becoming a part of the silk thread. This is different than oil, acrylic, or watercolor paints which sit on the surface of the support.

These paintings are generally been steam set - locking the dyes into the fiber and making the color of the painting reasonably lightfast and washable.

Silk painting has been with us for a long time. Silk was the painting support of choice long before canvas or paper was used. There was a resurgence of interest in silk painting in France in the early 19th century with the discovery of gutta.

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