This little Painted Heart was made a while ago and had got squashed in the folder so I thought I would have some fun with it and make a new one later in traditional white.
The tallies were put everywhere I could fit them, my original intention was to make the top two curves in green threads to be the leaves of the flower below, but they can be any colour you like.
Derwent® 'Inktense' blocks were used as my colour, they are intended to give ink like colours and to be colourfast on certain fabrics. I wet the heart before painting. For delicate colours, dilute the paint well, you can build up the colour with repeated layers. I used straight from the block, giving the strong colours. I washed my lace afterwards and, although I had hoped that the colours would be more gentle afterwards, they did remain quite vibrant, though they looked better blended. I much prefer the diluted, layer building method.Video here - https://youtu.be/dDdmVaOHcyM
My apologies for when some of the heart went out of shot, I only make videos in one take and unedited video so I couldn't unpaint the heart to try again! It does correct itself so keep watching.
Please do post your hearts on my Lesley's Lace facebook page, I do love to see your own versions.
A .pdf is available on my Lesley's Lace fb page under the Files tab
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