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SILK

- Buying Silk and Supplies

- Instructional Books and Videos

- Silk History

BRUSHES

PAINT vs. DYES

- Silk Dyes

- Silk Paints

RESISTS

- Solvent Based Gutta

- Water Soluble Gutta-Like Resists

- Resistad

- Wax Resist

- Sodium Alginate

- Application Tools

STRETCHING SILK

- Wooden Stretcher Bars

- Iron-on Freezer Paper

- PVC Frame

PAINTING ON UNSTRETCHED SILK

TECHNIQUES

- Serti technique

- Anti Spread

- Batik

- Dye Thickener

- Alcohol

- Stamping / Stenciling

- Salt

- Shibori

- Discharging

STEAMING

- Steaming Dyed Silk using a Steamer

- Steaming using a pot

- Removing Steamed-in Creases

- Microwave Steaming

FRAMING

- Framing Without Glass

- Framing Under Glass

MISCELLANEOUS TIPS

- Testing for Real Silk

- Painting en plein air

CONTRIBUTORS

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Painting by Linda Bolhuis

Painting by Margriet Seinen