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Lutradur
Lutradur is a non-woven polyester material. At first glance, it looks like dressmakers interfacing, but its unique spunwoven structure makes it see through in nature.
It comes in a variety of different weights; the lighter the cloth, the easier it is to see through it.
Spunart currently supply white material in weights of 30gsm,70gsm, l00gsm, 13Ogsm and XL. Lutradur 70gsm is the only weight that is also available in black.
It is a truly versatile material. It doesn’t fray, has a slight sheen, is see through can be combined with all other types of material, can be painted, dyed, distressed with a soldering iron or heat gun, glued, stitched, embroidered … there are no limits to what you can do with Lutradur!
It is also suitable for paper arts, such as making books, altered books, card making, Artist’s Trading Cards (ATCs) and postcards.
Artwork using Black Lutradur by Heather Tilley
We are delighted to feature three new pieces of work by textile artist, Heather Tilley. Heather has contributed images to our blog before, but this time she has used black Lutradur as her main fabric. The image above is entitled ‘Memories of Moscow’ and is of an Orthodox Church with reflections of the sunset on some of the windows and cupolas. The black Lutradur provides the perfect silhouette to give both contrast and a sense of atmosphere against the colourful sky, The picture below is one of Heather’s earlier attempts, featuring simple hand stitching on the buildings and based on one of her trips abroad. […]
Mother’s Day – Lutradur Bows to Enhance your Gift
Gift wrap bows are so easy to make out of Lutradur, so why not give your gift that personal touch? Lutradur can be coloured with transfer paint to the shade and intensity of your choice and then, best of all, it holds its shape to allow for maximum creativity and impact. Here are just three examples of bows made from Lutradur 30gms and coloured to complement the flowers, plants and gift wrap. To see our entire range of Lutradur please visit our online shop.
Embroidered Lampshade by Jackie Cawthray
Jackie Cawthray, one of our customers who lives in France, used Lutradur 70gsm to make this delightful lampshade. First, she painted the Lutradur with two thin layers of acrylic paint (which had been diluted so that the colours blended) and then embroidered the fabric from the reverse side, using a variegated cotton knitting yarn. Jackie then cut away the top and burnt the Lutradur with a hot air gun to give the lampshade its distinctive finish. After attaching a few beads, the Lutradur was glued together to form […]
‘Memory’ A Piece by Textile Artist Heather Tilley
This intricate piece of textile art was sent into us by the artist Heather Tilley. It is approximately 33cms x 25cms and Heather tells us it formed part of a screen, a final piece, for the City and Guilds Diploma. The theme was ‘Memory’ and represents time spent playing solo during lunch breaks in the staff room. It was created by printing photographs and painting rectangles on to Lutradur 70gms, which were then embellished with machine stitching in blue, red and yellow thread. The decorative border was formed by melting a series of small random holes around the edge with a soldering iron. To see […]
Hearts and Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Red roses made from transfer painted Evolon . . . . The corrugated card, soft Evolon rose and thin green wire combine to give this Valentine card lots of textural interest. A few roses and a scattering of green leaves (all made from transfer painted Evolon) add a romantic touch to our table centrepiece. Messages of love in Lutradur . . . Bunting is always a great way of celebrating any occasion and is really quick and easy to make using Lutradur, as it does not tear or fray. We’ve used Lutradur 100gms […]
Lutradur Leaves and Lamp by Sylvia Stead
Sylvia Stead is a Mixed-Media Textile Artist , who runs workshops and one to one sessions on textile art. She has kindly submitted some images of her work, as examples of how Lutradur can be used to great effect. Sylvia has created these individual leaves using Lutradur 130. The leaf above has been coloured using acrylic paint and then embellished with beads. Whereas this silver leaf has been painted with glitter glue and beaded before being fitted with a tea-light holder and tea-light. This decorative light, which Syliva has entitled ‘New England in the Fall’ has been created using acrylic tubing covered […]
Lutradur Illuminated Christmas Trees
Christmas decorations to make at home These lovely little Christmas trees are easy, fun and inexpensive to make. Materials required – Lutradur 70 Acrylic paints Battery operated tea lights (available from Hobbycraft, Wilkinson’s etc) Decorations, such as glitter glue, adhesive glass beads etc. Thin green wire (optional) Here’s how to make them – 1. For each tree, cut a semi-circle of Lutradur 70 with a radius of approximately 10 cms. This can be done by drawing round a dinner plate, saucepan lid or by using a compass. (This size allows two trees to be made from an A4 piece of Lutradur […]
Lutradur and Zeelon Windmills
A Great Idea for Transfer Painted Lutradur & Zeelon Heavy I’d been trying to think of ways to distract our little grandson who is teething at the moment and I came up with these colourful windmills. They make him smile when they whizz round in the breeze, but there’s still no sign of a tooth! Some of these windmills were made from the heaviest Zeelon and the rest using Lutradur 100. It only takes one A4 sheet of either fabric to make each windmill. The template was made by copying a design off the internet (approximately 12cms x 12cms), Two sets of sails […]
How to colour Lutradur using Transfer Paint
You can colour Lutradur, Evolon or Zeelon using transfer paints and a hot iron. Our short video demonstrates how easy it is to create vibrant colours. If you would like to try working with Lutradur, please contact us or visit our online shop.
Wall Hanging created by Heather Tilley using Lutradur
Hollyhocks by Heather Tilley This image of was sent to us by the artist Heather Tilley. It is a 140cm high wall hanging and, we think you will agree, it is an exceptional piece of decorative art. Heather painted the white Lutradur to create the stalks, buds and some of the leaves using fabric paint. For the background she used Lutradur Black, with layers of two different types of blue nylon lace for the sky and black and purple lace for the lower section. If you would like to try working with Lutradur, please contact us or visit our online shop. Artist: Heather […]