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Farm Fiber Fun May 14-19, 2020

Diana & Arlan Engelbrecht Farm

23510 130th Ave, Eldridge, IA 52748

Barn is open 9am-8pm

Do Your Own Thing All Day Every Day

Schedule Of Workshops Offered

Thursday, 14th Homeschoolers 9 am-12 pm Page 9 Scissor Necklace Holder 1-4 pm Rosalie Baker Page 3 Shibori-esque Dying 3-7 pm Sue Kirk Page 3

Friday, 15th Procion Dying Basics 9 am-12 pm Cheryl Lennox Page 4 Indigo Dying 1-4 pm Sally Stewart Page 4 Felted Balls/Beads 4-7 pm Kimberly Darling Page 5

Saturday, 16th Fused Landscape 9 am-12 pm Sue Kirk Page 5 Acylic Paint Pour Art 1-4 pm Terre Klipsch Page 5

Sunday, 17th Leather Wrapped Bracelet 9 am-12 pm Sally Stewart Page 6 Salt Shaker Snowmen 1-4 pm Wendy Rios Page 6 Gnome 12:30-4 Cyndy Simmons Page 6 Juniors 12-4pm Page 9

Monday, 18th Needle Felted Animals 9 am-12 pm Gail Either Page 7 Spiral Wire Earrings 1-4 pm Gail Either Page 7 Painted Scarf 4-7 pm Diana Engelbrecht Page 7

Tuesday, 19th Transparent Painted Organza 9 am-12 pm Colleen Curry Page 7 Stand-up Zippered Pencil Bag 1-4 pm Gail Either Page 8 Gelli Plate Printing 4-7 pm Diana Engelbrecht Page 8

Homeschooler:Thursday and Juniors: Sunday Workshops Page 9 Colleen Landscape Drawing Sally Bead Stringing Diana Paper Collage, Decorate Gift Bags or cards depending on age Gail Weaving on Cardboard Sue T-shirt dying Cyndy Gnome Sunday only

A list of the Guided Playtimes is on page 2.

Glossary of Terms for Fiber Arts pages 13-14

MAP will be posted later on mvqg.org because of road construction.

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General Things to Bring For Guided Play or Play on your own Clothing: dress in clothes you can get messy in and for the weather. We are in a barn. Fabric, canvas or paper you want to use for dying or backgrounds in your experimentation. These are not provided. Lunch and/or supper or can go to Eldridge or Northwest Blvd area or order pizza delivery. Drink: pop, water, etc. Snacks….There will be a food/snacks table for sharing. Drop Cords & multi plugins if using a sewing machine or other electrical appliance. OPTIONAL: Any paints, dyes, etc. you may have purchased and don’t have the space or courage to play with them. Chair if you have one you prefer. A folding chair is provided. Lawn chair to enjoy the outdoors Table light

Cost for Workshops: We have a suggested donation of at least $10, more is always appreciated, to be dropped in the can provided for each workshop. All of the donation goes toward that teacher for her time to prepare for your workshop as well as her time that day and to help replenish any supplies, dyes, paints, or inks they may have shared with you. The suggested donation is above and beyond any kit/supply fees. There is also a can in the Guided Play areas for do-nation toward replenishing supplies for those stations. Please check out what the dyes, paints, and other items supplied to you cost. Leave enough money in the cans to help replenish the supplies for the amount you may have used. There is a donation can for the use of the building and toward electricity, also.

Kits or Supply Fees: When a kit or supply fee is involved, there will still be a donation can for you to give something toward the teach-er’s time in addition to the cost of the kit. Some workshops have a supply fee or kits available for purchase. The teacher must be notified by May 9 so the right number of kits or supplies can be available.

DEADLINE MAY 9: Please sign up for workshops with the teacher as some have a size limit, kit/supply fee, or bring from their stash to share and need time to prepare. Contact info for each teacher is in each workshop description.

Any questions please call Diana Engelbrecht at 563/370-4239 or email dipraisinhim@aol.com with FFF in subject line. Thank you.

Guided Playtime Pages

Shibori-esque and dyeing Page 10 Ice Dyeing Page 10 Gelli Plate Prints Page 11 Alcohol Ink Donut Pendant, Tiles, Paper Page 11 Tsukineko Inks Page 11 Shivas Page 11 Dynaflo Paints Page 11 Mono Printing on Glass Base Page 11 Acrylic Paint Anything Page 11 Gift Bag Decorating Page 11 Paper Collage Page 11 Sculpey Clay Page 11

There is someone available at all times to guide you through these techniques.

You bring the fabric. The rest of the supplies are available to try the Guided Playtime activities.

Anything you want to try that you have at home and haven’t had the courage to do. This is the place to do anything messy that you don’t want to do in your home.

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WORKSHOPS

Descriptions, supply lists, and kit/supply fees, if applicable, offered by our members.

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Scissor Necklace Holder Thursday, May 14, 1-4

Rosalie Baker 563/391-3358

This is a necklace to hold your small scissors. You can choose your favorite colors and prints of fabric. Embellish as you like.

Supplies:

• 10 x 18 inches fabric (upholstery fabric works best) • 6 x 8 inches cardboard (cereal box weight) • Aleene’s Fast Grab “Tacky Glue” • Plastic lid from butter tub to hold glue • 1/2” brush to spread glue • Paper towel or washcloth to clean glue from your fingers • Sharp scissors • Straight pins • Six large bull dog clips (I will bring some to share) • Scrap paper, freezer paper or plastic for gluing surface • Decorative trim 1/4” wide by 16” long to match fabric • 28”-30” cord for necklace (beaded or cording) • Decorative tassel for bottom of scissor holder

Shibori-esque Dying Thursday, May 14, 3-7 pm $1 for each color dye used/item

Sue Kirk 563/505-0596 suekirk21@yahoo.com

T-Shirt If doing a T-shirt, I normally use 4 colors of dye for this technique. You will not rinse these for at least 4 hours or the next morning at home. You Bring: T-shirt 100% cotton (JoAnnes with coupon) cord or rubber bands to tie up A plastic spoon

Tub (dishpan or other) Netting that fits over the tub (tulle) Baking cooling rack ice garbage bag

If doing the Flower on Prepared For Dye Kona Fabric, I normally use 5 colors of dye. I will have 1/2 yd cuts of PFD fabric available for $4.50 if you don’t find some. You bring: Small clips

2 Baking cooling rack aluminum roaster pan Ice

Garbage bag

You can do one and watch the other depending on what interests you. Or do both

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Indigo Dying Friday, May 17 1-4 Dye Fee $2

Sally Stewart 563/359-4752 sallyapstewart@gmail.com

The unique characteristics of indigo dyeing make it easy to create wonderful resist patterns on fabric using rub-ber bands, blocks, pipes and other manipulations. Indigo dye, which comes from a plant, is one of the oldest (thousands of years!) dyes used for coloring fabrics and the one still used today to color blue jeans. Results are always surprising. We supply the dye.

Students bring:

• Your own fabrics; can also be PFD (prepared for dying/washed) materials such as old shirts, napkins, pillow cases, linen, or silk fabrics or garments

• Rubber gloves marked with your initials

• Cord and rubber bands to tie to get designs

• Clamps to hold

• Squares of plastic or wood that can be used as a resist

• Any other object that can be used to resist

• Container or plastic bags to take your dyed project home

• Wear OLD CLOTHES and SHOES

Procion Dying Basics Friday, May 15, 9-12 Supply fee of $10

Cheryl Lennox clennox59@gmail.com

This dye workshop is designed to help you feel more comfortable dyeing fabric and exploring colour. Class fee of $10.00 for dyes. Workshop will include: Identifying fabrics and learn some basic information about fabrics Preparing your dyes Basic mixing of colours Paint a colour wheel while getting comfortable with colour that doesn’t mix like paint Explore colour mixing with primary and secondary colours Try dyes on different weights and types of fabric (fabrics supplied by teacher) Bring: 2 yards of white cotton fabric (FFF has PFD Kona available to purchase) Paintbrush (I like a 1” flat brush) Plastic bags to take dyed fabric home (I like gallon sized freezer or storage bags) Supplied by Cheryl for class: Thickened Dyes Soda ash Fabric packets for experimenting

Example: Learn why blue and orange are not always good friends!

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Felted Balls/Beads 2 Easy Methods Friday, May 15, 4-7 Materials Fee: $5 Kimberly Darling Call or text @ 563-340-1016 Includes felting fiber, felting needle, soap. Learn how to make felted wool balls with 2 easy and fast methods. One way is so quick and takes very little ef-fort, no mess, no special tools, and you get a small felt ball in short order. This is great for small projects, and fun to do. The second way takes a bit more time, but yields a greater number of felt balls at the same time. This is based on the method used by the felt makers of Nepal. You can make larger projects that require lots of felt-ed balls, such as garlands, coasters, trivets, or rugs. Felted ball fun for all! Students are asked to bring: Small lidded container, ie: baby food jar Plastic easter egg Single serving sauce container Large lidded container, ie: 4-8 cup plastic container with lid Old salad spinner, if you have one Wood or bamboo cutting board, about 1 foot square size, preferably not new, it will get wet, sudsy, and woolly An old bath towel Craft scissors Plastic bag to tote your balls home And a sense of adventure!

Fused Landscape Saturday, May 16, 9-12 Sue Kirk 563/505-0596 Email: sue-kirk21@yahoo.com

Starting with a photo or a magazine picture of landscape or flowers. We will design a project from them with fused fabric that could be used as a wall hanging, pillow or center of a quilt block.

Supply list: • Picture for ideas of landscape or flowers • Background fabric suitable for your project Fat quarter size solid color, ice dyed or sky type • Wonder Under fusible with the paper on one side. • Small Ironing surface or cardboard to carry project to the

iron. • Small iron if you have one (we will have a couple available) • Fabric misc colors for your project. (I will have some to share with you)

Acrylic Paint Pour Art Saturday, May 16, 1-4 Kit available if wanted $10 Terre Klipsch 563/570-3741 terrekilpsch@gmail.com

Create beautiful art by pouring paint on canvas in various colors from small cups. The results are ALWAYS stunning. Bring quite a few canvases and prepare to fill your walls in your home with YOUR beautiful art. Supplies Kit supplies will be $10.00 OR Bring: White or Black prestretched canvas. Most any size from 12 x 12 to any larger size. 16 x 20 works well. Cheap Baby Wipes to clean your hands before each pour. Small cups about 4 inch size -2 dozen Cheap yarn, any color, for string pulls

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Salt Shaker Snowmen Sunday 17, 1-4 pm

Wendy Rios 563-386-3624 trinketpaps@msn.com

Use salt shakers to make cute, one of a kind snowmen or snow women. Bring salt shakers in all shapes and sizes. Salt, beads, fake snow, or glitter could be used to fill the insides. A wooden bead or small Styrofoam ball is used for the head. Embellishments like buttons, scarves, snowflakes, hats, etc. can be added for fun. I will have some supplies available, also. We have sets of salt shakers available for $1/set.

Leather Wrapped Bracelet Sunday, May 17, 9-12

Sally Stewart sallyapstewart@gmail.com 563-359-4752

Come join us in creating a bracelet using beads and leather cord. The bracelet can be a single or double wrap. Charms can be added if you so desire. I will supply the glue.

Supplies to bring: Leather cord Beads – 4 to 8mm recommended (Can be purchased on strings at local craft stores) Beading needle Shank Button ½” to ¾ “ Beading thread Optional – Charm/s

Gnomes Sunday 17, 12:30-4 pm $5 supply fee

Cyndy Simmons 563-449-6512 Email: mckjat@aol.com

Gnomes are the new rage. Come spend some time making your own gnome for either a holiday decoration or just because they are so cute! Our basic materials will be fabric and or upcycled sweaters with batting and sand to provide weight. There will be several choices for beards as wells as noses. All materials will be provided. You bring: scissors hot glue gun if you have one, but not necessary

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Needle Felted Animals Beginner through intermediate Monday 18, 9-12 Supply Fee: $10

Gail Either 858/776-1328 gailethier@icloud.com

Learn how to create small animals out of wool roving using dry felting. We will shape body parts, learn how to attach parts and add details. Basic roving colors and felting needles and pads provided. If you have roving or felting tools feel free to bring them.

If you are planning to make a specific type of realistic animal you will want to bring photo references. Profile views are very helpful for getting shapes right.

Transparent Painted Organza Tuesday. May 19, 9-12

Colleen Curry 563-285-1305 or 563-340-4453 I do NOT have texting capabilities

We will paint dip the organza to make colors to use in any wall quilt piece you like. Because they are transparent, this can add dimension and interest to you wall quilts.

Supplies to bring: White Organza Acrylic Paints Watercolor paper Newspaper Cookie Sheet type pan Plastic cups for your paints Floetrol if you have it

Spiral Earrings: Basic wire work Monday, May 18, 1-4 Kit $10

Gail Either 858/776-1328 gailethier@icloud.com

Learn to make spirals and eye pins from wire while making a pair of earrings in this beginner class. You will learn how to include beads and open and close loops and come away with finished earrings. Material fee includes copper wire, two pair of silver ear wires, and some basic beads. Student tools will be provided by teacher. Maximum eight students, beginners welcome. Sterling silver wire and additional ear wires availa-ble for purchase.

Dyed/Painted Silk Scarf Monday 18, 4-7 Supply fee: $7 per scarf

Diana Engelbrecht dipraisinhim@aol.com 563-370-4239

Come paint a silk scarf with Setasilk paints. You can choose what you want to do: Lines, marbled, floral. All designs will be freehand/abstract. I will supply an 11 x 60 inch scarf, the paints, pipettes,

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Gelli Plate Printing Monday, May 19, 4-7 $5 supply fee

Diana Engelbrecht 563-370-4239 dipraisinhim@aol.com

Gelli plate printing is a type of mono printing using a gelatin based sheet to make your designs with paints or inks. Place your fabric on a painted Gelli plate, rub to transfer the paint and pull your print. It's as simple as that!

The following items are provided:

Homemade gelli plate Fabric Paints Cardstock Stencils to use for a resist You bring:

• Any items you can find that would make an unusual mark such as end of a spool, unique paper clips, foam stamps, paper punched out with punches used in scrapbooking, bubble wrap, end of a medicine box for a square or rectangle….. Use your imagination.

• Fabric that has been washed without softener or Kona or other brand PFD (prepared for dye fabric}—can be a fabric you don’t like and want to make into a new piece or one you just want to add something to.

• OR Paper

• Optional:

• A store bought permanent gelli plate

• You can bring your own paints if you like.

• After they have dried you can use your stamps and Stazon stamping ink or fabric paints to add another layer, doodle on it, add another layer of color with another gelli print, bead, etc.

If you would like to have your own gelli plate here is the recipe: 1 box (4 packets) Knox origi-nal gelatin-Unflavored... stirred into 1 cup cold water until dissolved. Add 1 cup hot water continuing to stir until all gelatin is dissolved. Pour into 8x8 pan lined with Saran Wrap and remove any air bubbles that have come to the top. Place in refrigerator a minimum of 30 minutes. Double for a 9x13 pan.

Stand-up Zippered Pencil Bag Tuesday 19, 1-4 Supply Fee: $5

Gail Either 858/776-1328 gailethier@icloud.com

Basic sewing skills recommended.

Fashion a sweet bag that will hold your sewing tools, pens or pencils as you travel and as you use them!

Bring a sewing machine for this class if you have one that is portable. If you prefer you can hand sew or share time on a machine.

Fabric and zippers provided. Kits with zippers sewn in can be provided so you can con-centrate on embellishment.

Please indicate when registering if you need a zipper installed kit, and color preference.

You may finish the kits at home on your own sewing machine if you prefer.

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Homeschooler’s Workshops Thursday, May 14, 9-12 AND

Juniors Workshops Sunday, May 17, 1-4 dipraisinhim@aol.com

Beaded Necklace or Bracelet

String beads to make a unique necklace or bracelet for yourself, parent or grandparent

Weaving

Weaving on a card-board frame, using fabric strips, kids will create their works of art.

Tie Dye Shirts —

Kids will take a plain white T-shirt and create a fun T-Shirt for summer. Using a clean prewashed white T-shirt, with adult assistance kids will fold, crease, place rubber bands in strategic places and then dye them.

This is a great time to bring your grandkids to do something with them. You don’t have to do any of the planning.

What to bring:

• White T-Shirt, prewashed with no fabric softener

Landscape Drawing

Learn to draw a landscape painted drawing using watercolor paints and pens.

Gnomes

We will take a man sock and create a fun gnome that will become a in-stant friend. All materials provided just bring your cre-ativity.

Other Activities available for younger kids if the above workshops are to hard for them:

Paper Collage

Decorate Gift Bags

Make You Own Greeting Card

Scratch Art

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Shibori-esque Dying $1 per color per piece for dye

When you fold the fabrics and tie, rubber band, or use a resist to create many different designs.

Provided:

dust mask rubber gloves

rubber bands string, rope, or other tie ups

old panty hose safety pins, big or little

Scissors measuring spoons and cups

blue Dawn dishwashing soap old towels or paper towels

salt - iodized or not dye

Wood pieces Clamps

Please bring the following and any of the above you may have:

• Assorted ziplock bags or containers for dyeing, butter tubs, salad bowls, anything that will never be used for food again, and their tops. Must be big enough for your fabric if you are dying a large piece.

• White or any color of fabric, silk, cotton, prepared for dyeing, etc.

Even a piece you don’t like and want to change.

• Fabric must be washed with no softener unless it is specifically PFD

• Wood pieces for resist and clamps to hold them

Ice Dying $1 per color per piece for dye

Ice dying gives different design to your color than any other technique. You can fur-ther that design in what ice you choose. Squared, crescent, barrel shaped will all give different effects. Go different places to get the different shapes and have fun exper-imenting. You can also manipulate the fabrics to get some of the above designs.

Provided same as above

Students Bring:

• Ice in your own cooler

• Fabric: see above prep

• Dishpan or other container

• Clothespins or clamp that fits over the edge of your dishpan or cantainer

• Piece of tulle large enough to cover container + 3” per side

GUIDED PLAYTIME

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Sculpey Clay Experiment

There are a variety of colors of Sculpey clay available for you to experiment with. There will be some tools to sculpt with, a noodle maker to condition it with, and toaster oven you can bake your creation in. Come enjoy playing and making the art of your choice. You can make faces or beads to embellish your fiber projects, animals, knick-knack things, bowl, pinch pot, whatever your heart desires.

Tsukineko Inks

Marbling fabrics or papers can be easy. Inks, shaving cream and aloe gel provided.

Please bring: Fabric and/or paper

Marbled fabric pictured. Marbling can be done with more than 1 color. Brush painted picture unavailable

Alcohol Ink Donut Pendant or Tiles

Experiment with Alcohol Inks and how they react.

Provided: washers, ceramic tiles, photo paper, and alcohol inks

Please bring:

• Photo paper, Yupo Paper,

• CDs, Ceramic tiles, any other surface you would like to try

• Alcohol inks if you have them

Gelli Prints See page 8 for information

Dynaflo Paints

Try Dynaflo Paints on fabrics. You can use them to sunprint, paint backgrounds and other wonderful things. They are the consistency of dyes so they flo well. Bring your fabric. It does not have to be cotton or washed.

Trying rubbings or stenciling using the Shiva sticks can be fun and exciting.

Bring fabrics to use. Can be other than cotton.

Mono Printing on a Glass Base

This is another way to mono print on fabric or paper. Apply the paint to an old glass window in a design of your choice. Lay your fabric on, press and pull a print. You Bring the fabric or paper

Acrylic Paint Anything

Using acrylic paints, you can do paint pours, dot painting, painting fabric, canvases, or paper. Come play and be as messy as your technique requires. We have the paints and textile medium. You bring your base: fabric, canvases, or paper,

Gift Bag Decorating

Decorate a bag using stamps, gelli prints, fabric or paper collage, or stickers. We have a limited number of bags that you can use.

Paper Collage or Make a Card

Using scrapbook papers, glues, paints, stamps, and other items for embellishments, you can create a wonderful collage. We have everything you need.

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FRIDAY DINNER May 15th, 5-7 pm.

MONDAY LUNCH May 18th, 11-1 pm.

Friends & Family Welcome

Please Bring: Favorite Dish to Share, with or without Fiber!

Serving Spoon

Drinks other than Water

We will provide paper plates, plastic utensils, napkins, water, ice.

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POTLUCKS

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GLOSSERY OF TERMS FOR FIBER ARTS This is a list of some of the terms used in some of the class supplies or descriptions. If you still question what the teacher is asking you to bring, please call the teacher for clarification. ALEENE'S GLUES Is a glue manufacturing co. They make MANY types of glues for any situation. Many of these glues can be purchased at all of the local craft stores. Going to their web site will give you a list and the use of ALL they manufacture. BATIK is a method using hot melted wax as a resist placed on fabric with a chosen type of stamping tool or a tjanting (a pen-like tool that applies wax). After the wax has hardened, the fabric is dyed or painted. The dye is rinsed out of the fabric, and the fabric is washed in very hot water, ironed, or may be dry cleaned to remove the wax. DISCHARGE In the use of fabric, discharge means to release the dye already there. This can be done with common bleach or with a product such as Jacquard's Discharge Paste. MANIPULATION Any technique that reshapes the surface of fabric or your chosen medium. Such as various stitches by machine or hand, pleating, cutting, melting, pushing or shoving the fabric or other medium into other shapes. The ways are endless. Manipulation is typically used in conjunction with dyeing or printing methods. OVER DYING is simply dying a fabric over again with the dye color of your choice. This can be done with pur-chased fabric or fabric that has already been dyed by you. PFD means prepared for dyeing. Typically, fabric or an item that has been prepared for the dy-ing process by the manufacturer. This fabric has been de-sized, scoured, and fully bleached of all color. If you have fabric at home you would like to dye, wash in, preferably, hot water and use NO fabric softener. PROCION DYE Is manufactured by the Pro-Chem factory in Mass. It is dye that is intended for plant-based fibers, such as, cotton and linen. It is NOT used for wool or silk. Procion dye colors are very concentrated. The concentration you get from the dying process is relative to the amount of dye you use. (up to a point). Experience and learning from others can give you many clues and ideas. Any questions can be answered by calling them at 1-800-2-buy-dye. RESIST A medium that prevents a coloring agent from attaching to fabric or paper or that stops the flow of a medium from one area to another. Types of resist - wax, crayons, glue, de-tergent, gesso, stitching, freezer paper, twisting, wrapping with string-strips of cloth-wire-etc., clamping with wood, plastic, etc. Resists may be purchased at a craft store, or be found around the home.

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RUBBING PLATES Any rough surface upon which fabric or paper is placed. A tool such as a crayon, chalk, pencil, paint sticks, etc. is then rubbed over the top of this layer to give you a replica of the rough surface. SNOW OR ICE DYING A dyeing technique that uses the melting of the ice or snow to disperse or distribute the dye throughout the item, versus putting it in a pan of boiling water. Ice/snow should melt over a period of time, which allows for dye penetration. SODA ASH Is a mild alkai that changes the PH of fabric so that it more readily accepts dye. It can be purchased where you purchase your Procion dyes. It also is known as sodium car-bonate used in regulating the PH of swimming pools, and can be purchased at store that sell this product. It is also called washing soda and can be purchased in some grocery store, as this is more diluted than dyer's soda ash, you may need to use higher amounts. SOLAR DYEING A solar or UV reactive method of sun printing/dyeing is done with a purchased light sensitive fabric, or light sensitive (UV) dyes that are applied to fabric. Apply the UV dye to any natural fiber fabric, such as cotton, linen, or silk. These dyes work on paper, too. Use natural materials or printed transparencies for resists, lay the resist on the damp fabric, and lay in the sun. A piece of glass on top helps ensure close contact for printing. One is able to make photo-like dyed fabric, which stays soft. SUN PRINTING can be done with heat-set type paint or dye on fabric or paper. Objects are placed on freshly painted fabric or paper and it is placed in the sun to dry. The wet color will migrate toward the edge of the object, and the sun acts on the exposed areas to help set the paint. Less color is left under the object. A print results. This can be accomplished with Dyna-flo paint from Jaquard, Seta Color paint from Pebo, and other paints can be experimented with. YUPO PAPER is not really a paper, but looks like shiny, smooth, white paper, also available in translucent. It's a synthetic, machine-made paper of 100% polypropylene. It is waterproof, stain-resistant, and extremely strong and durable, resists tearing and remains flat. Developed for water color artists, that has been adopted by alcohol ink artists and mixed media artists.