I've added acrylic paint to the medium, in a shade darker than the dyed crepeline. This cuts down on the sheen and offers a neater appearance. I place the crepeline on glass, brush on the tinted acrylic medium, and after it dries use a hot tool (fine tipped pyrograph pen) to cut through the fabric and applied medium. You have to move quickly not to scorch the edge, but this system offers a great deal of control. (Note that future immersion in water could swell the acrylic). >From: Beth Szuhay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Textile Conservators <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline? >Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:05:31 -0800 > >Hi Jo, >You might try acrylic matte media. Place the crepeline over plastic, paint >your line and after it dries, cut through the painted edge. This should be >a little less shiny than using an adhesive. >Beth Szuhay >Textile Conservation >Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco > > > ---------- > > From: Textile Conservators on behalf of Joanne Hackett > > Reply To: Textile Conservators > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:50 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Stabilizing the edges of silk crepeline? > > > > I am interested to learn favored methods of stabilizing the edges of cut > > silk crepeline. Does anyone have a neat way to do this? I am > > particularly interested in methods that don't involve forming a rolled > > hem. > > Has anyone ever used Aquazol to stop the edge of the silk from > > raveling? > > > > Joanne Hackett > > Textile Conservation > > Indianapolis Museum of Art. > > > > > >