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Silk Art
Silk Art
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
Painting dye onto stretched silk, using a resist line to stop the colour spreading where you do not want it.
This weekendTime to first win
A few hoursA session
Mostly indoorsWhere
Step 1: Get silk, a frame, gutta and silk paints.
Is it you?
What you need4 things
The honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$71
How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.
The path12 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$64
- Get silk, a frame, gutta and silk paints
- Check your gutta line has no gaps before painting
BThen the quests
- Stretch silk on a frame drum tight
- Draw a gutta outline with no gaps
- Paint a simple design inside the outlines
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
