Hi, this is Episode 007 Paint On Silk Podcast
I’m Teena Hughes from Howtopaintonsilk.com — welcome!
Today I want to talk to you about a question from a Student who asked, “Can Resistad Be Coloured For Painting On Silk?”
And my answer was a resounding, “YES! ABSOLUTELY!”
Over the years I’ve done this many times, creating amazing coloured outlines.
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Important!
The only colours which can be USED to add colour to RESISTAD are:
▪ steam-set SILK DYES
If you add any other type of colour they may wash out after steam-setting, or they may make a huge mess, so don’t do it – unless you want to experiment with a small silk design first.
Quick bit of Gutta history …
Gutta is the original outlining product used for silk painting since the early 19th century, and was traditionally gum-based (sticky, sometimes hard to remove). Over the years, there are now newer versions, including a water-based version.
RESISTAD (only one R in Resistad) is water-based and was invented by a New Zealand chap named John Mitchell, and his business was clled Procolour. He sold his Resistad Formula to Jacquard Products, and they now manufacture it and sell it.
Yes, you can add coloured silk STEAM-SET DYE to Resistad to make new colours for outlining, which I did for many years.
Both have been used by professional silk artists for many years, and depending on the thickness of the silk, and how it is applied, you may get different results.
It’s very simple to TEST each one on different “thicknesses” of silk, using different thicknesses of outlines, to work out which one is BEST for you and whatever you wish to create.
Start experimenting, make notes of your results, and do let me know how you get on 🙂
PS – I have an online course all about this 🙂
Okay possums, that’s it for today’s podcast. If you’ve enjoyed it, please do let me know. I’ll be sending out the link for this Podcast in my newsletter and also on the Facebook page. And I look forward to hearing from you soon. I’d love to see photos of what you’re up to. Okey-dokey ciao ciao for now!
This has been Teena Hughes from https://how-to-paint-on-silk.com
See you in the next Podcast. Bye-bye!
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Ciao ciao for now, happy painting!!
Teena XOX
Teena Hughes, Silk Artist, Textile Designer
