Making PVC Frame-Silk Painting Part 1 

Thank, Benita. Glad you found it helpful. I didn't know there were comments on here! Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Karen, I didn't even realize there were comments on this page!! I'm so glad you got to go see Karen and that this video was helpful to you! Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Stephanie, I'm so glad you found this helpful. Sorry I didn't respond to anyone. I need to figure out how to make the comments come directly to my email or something, because (obviously) years can go by and I wouldn't know to check youtube! Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Carol, glad you found it helpful! Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Amber, sorry for the late response. Weelllll, if I was more tech savvy, I could probably figure out how to edit the comments at the top, but no...Here's the list (although you probably have it all by now!)3/4" PVC Pipe3 way PVC corners (at least 4)ScissorsSharpiePVC ratcheted pipe cuttermasking tapesilk pinsOptional for building easels:3/4" pvc T joints/more 3/4" pvc 3 way cornersHappy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Stefanie, Big fan of your painting! I didn't come up with any of these ideas, the credit goes to Karen Sistek, and Maureen Reilly came up with some of the easel ideas. I love both techniques! Depends on what I'm trying to create. Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Matchymom, I've found that regular masking tape works best. I've had my white dahlia (same project?) mounted on a frame for 2 years!! I finally started painting on it again, but couldn't get into the white, so now it's juicy colors of magenta, apricot, scarlet! I haven't painted much in the last 2 years due to illness in my family, but hoping to get back in the studio again soon. Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Sanya, Sorry for the late response! Yes! I often mount my scarves on pvc frames to paint them, especially if I am going to use Karen's Magic Sizing technique. If you are just going to paint a free-form design, it works well too (although you might want to check out my "How to iron silk onto Freezer paper" video too, because that's a fun and quick way to paint scarves. I really don't like how much time it takes to mount scarves on a frame. I've tried many, many different types of frames, but this one works best for me. Ok, as far as the pins; they won't typically leave marks on the silk, but you should be sure to turn your scarf (on the frame) over before you finish painting and check for white spots along the hem where the dye didn't soak through. I always make sure to put enough dye right where the pin is so that it saturates the silk. It is frustrating to have the silk painted and dried and when you take it off the frame you see there are white spots on the hem - you have to wet the entire scarf again to paint those areas to avoid a 'tide' line in your dyes (unless that works well with your design). There are other methods for touching up unsteamed silk without getting a tide line, but I won't go over that here. One tip on scarves; I really don't like the labels that come on the scarves, so I remove mine, but if you are going to do that, you need to do it very carefully. Sometimes they sew the label into the handrolled hem and if you snip the thread off that holds the label on, the hem unravels! I use very sharp embroidery scissors, trim the label as close as I can without cutting the thread, and then carefully pick the remaining pieces out of the hem. Just my preference. Happy Painting! Sharon

Hi, Sue, sorry for the late response. You've probably already found them by now! I believe I got my silk pins from the www.dharmatrading.com website, but I've also found them at the fabric store. Happy Painting! Sharon