Next time -
I won't 'activate' the Inktense color with a wetting agent until I consider the work 'done.'
Layering color as you would with watercolors on paper may not work. Subsequent layers may not be permanent.
I will baste the fabric inside of the wooden frame, to allow it to lie flat.
I will "test" wash as many samples as necessary before working on the final piece.
Maybe I will do two samples, and wash one vigorously, and one washed gently, to test the permanence of the color.
If I give these mug rugs as gifts, I don't want them spoiled with a first laundering.
How do I know to take that into consideration?
Think black silk boxer shorts.
I may activate the Inktense with a liquid fabric medium, though it does add some stiffness to the fabric. I wonder: if I mixed it with water would it still work? Would it bleed?
Would gel outside the line of the painting help to control a hard line of color?
With every answer, there are more questions.
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