H Dupont – Steam-Set Dyes are chosen by artists for the rich colours which they bring to painting on silk fabric whilst the ‘hand’ and the texture and finish of the silk remain unchanged by the colour which has been applied. expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] The Unison Colour business began when John Hersey decided that the manufactured pastels available on the market broke too easily and were not consistent in texture.

To support the dobby looms, Louet has developed an electronic interface which can replace the lags and pedals of the mechanical dobby loom. Choosing a Canvas Fabric The choice of material depends both on the fibre it is made from, cotton or linen, the weight of the yarn used and on how finely the fabric is woven. They can be used to create finer jewellery than the other Art Clay Silver Clay types and produce a harder, enriched silver which can be hallmarked sterling silver. Sanding sheet clamping system with clamp lever makes for easy and convenient changing of clamp-on sanding paper Size H16 Sanding paper Pad sander Orbital Excellent results when sanding curves and polishing! Coloured pencils contain pigment mixed with a binder and watercolour pencils have coloured or graphite leads which are soluble in water.Their first product was the W70 Table Loom, later succeeded by the Kombo, Jane, David, as well as the Megado, and Magic Dobby looms.

There is an assortment of Selectasine binders which are used in combination with the pigments to create screen printing inks which are wash and light fast on fabric once heat cured.Working with polymer clay does not require any special tool, the first shaping and finishing after hardening is commonly done by hand. Lead times are shown on the product and trolley pages and are always advertised in working days (Monday to Friday). expand title=”Continue reading…” trigclass=”my_special_class”] FIMO was first developed for a German doll maker in the late 1930s but was not found suitable for her doll factory so handed it to her daughter, Fifi.

This now covers 35,000 sq foot employing 25 skilled craftsmen making them one of the world’s leading makers of hand weaving looms and spinning wheels. Derwent also produces a range of graphite pencils, Graphitone and Graphitint which are water-soluble colour pigment mixed with graphite.The 25 gauge is for general felting and shaping for British wools and the 38 gauge is for finer fibre and detailed shaping.