Posts by Ruth Morgan
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 […]
Christmas Elf Hat
Elf Hat (& Collar) made from Evolon If you need to dress up a little person (or a big person) for a Christmas or Fancy Dress party, Evolon is an ideal material to use. It is easy to dye and cut to shape and best of all it doesn’t require any hemming. Our little Elf is going to a party later this week and we were able to make this hat and matching collar out of some Evolon which we had previously dyed. He found the bell a little distracting, so we decided to take it off, but otherwise he seemed more than […]
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 […]
Poppies by Wendy Cotterill – Textile Art Teacher
Beautiful poppies made using Zeelon Heavy To make the poppies, Wendy printed a paper template for the petals. She then placed a piece of Zeelon Heavy into an embroidery hoop and painted the Zeelon a lovely scarlet red. When the Zeelon was dry, she placed the hoop directly over the paper template and, keeping the hoop completely flat, carefully cut out several flowers using a soldering iron. To complete each bloom, Wendy used some black watercolour paint to dab into the centres as shown in the photograph below. A helpful tip from Wendy, is not to overload the paintbrush as Zeelon is very absorbent! If […]
Flowers by Wendy Cotterill – Textile Art Teacher
Wendy began her career in the fashion industry as a designer, pattern cutter and tutor before developing an interest in broader textile related subjects. She is now a teacher of textile art and regularly exhibits her work. For these purple flowers, Wendy printed a sheet of petal shapes to use as a template. She then took a small piece of Zeelon Medium and fitted it into an embroidery hoop, before painting the Zeelon with watercolours and leaving it to dry. By placing the painted Zeelon over the paper template of petals, Wendy was able to cut out several shapes with a craft soldering iron, using the […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to use Lutradur to make a Gift Wrap Bow
Transfer Coloured Lutradur – a versatile alternative to ribbon! Lutradur is perfect for gift wrapping, as it looks delicate, yet is very strong. It also holds its shape beautifully and can therefore be ‘tweaked’ to form the perfect presentation bow. These two examples were made from strips of Lutradur 30gsm, a synthetic lightweight material. Since it is only available in white, we used transfer paints to produce the exact shade required – a pretty feminine pink for the box of chocs and a gorgeous lime green for the herb planter. Of course, the Lutradur can be colour co-ordinated to suit any theme, whether it be for a wedding, christening, birthday, […]
An Easter Bouquet of Daffodils using Evolon & Lutradur
And how to make them . . . A fluted pastry cutter provided the ideal template for drawing the basic shape of the flowers. A slightly smaller pastry cutter provided the pattern for the inner layer of petals. We made a dozen daffodils in total and no two are the same! You will need – Evolon Lutradur 100 Copier paper Transfer paint and brushes Fluted pastry cutters Garden sticks Scissors Iron First, using the transfer paints, we coloured some of the Evolon in shades of yellow and orange, leaving some of the material white to give a contrast. We also coloured some […]
How to colour Lutradur using Acrylic Paint
Lutradur is fun to paint and the results can be stunning! If you are new to Lutradur and not too sure how to colour it, then this short video will show you how easy it is by using acrylic paint. Lutradur can also be coloured by using dyes, transfer paints, oils etc, but this quick demonstration will illustrate how simple it is to get started with basic and readily available materials. Once painted, the Lutradur can be left to dry naturally or the process can be speeded up by using a hairdryer So, if you have a occasion to […]