Craft Works - Let's Get Creative!
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Good question! The short answer is anywhere from 50-200+. It depends on the softness of the lead and how I am using them (over the oil pastel is easier on the pencil, getting that spiral effect is hard on the pencil, covering large areas of thick paper is hard on the pencil, etc.). And then there are the oil pastels which wear down much faster, so I go through at least 10 per project, 20+ on the larger ones. But it mostly depends on the size and thickness of the paper, and how far I want to take it.
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Made this today… Selvedge red white and blue flannel with blue overdye bandana. About 20''x20''... not a perfect square. Sewn on a Singer 401a circa 1958
Messed up on the stitching on one spot and had to make another line. and on one edge I had to triple stitch it and it kinda looks uneven, but overall I'm pretty satisfied
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How much and when will they be available?
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Depends on how nice I think the fabric is. I think I will make them from 10-30 USD. For pocket squares… Something like 10-20 bucks or so. Do people even like pocket squares?? Not something I have ever seen in my Podunk ass town
As for availability ... I need more fabric and probably a bit more practice. Samples swatches are en route. Bought a presser foot that rolls the edge for you but couldn't figure out how to work it. I think I like the look of a hand rolled edge anyway, even if it is a little uneven
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Nice stuff scroogen
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BIG thanks to corporalclegg for making me a seriously beefy passport wallet and some lighter holders(thanks to Scrogen, MikeC, lando for showing me). Will most likely be having him make my next wallet.
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I'm definitely down for a few of them scrooge!
I finished some custom work on my new sidearm and got some new cards, so i made a matching wallet/holster set. I love working with kydex.
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You got it. They are something special.
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Thanks 'shine. It holds about four business cards and four credit card sized cards. I basically just carry my drivers license, debit card, hunting license and insurance cards so it all fits nicely. It will not retain a single card, but as long as there's a bit of friction it holds onto them alright.
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Man I need to take some How to classes…u guys are so damn impressive with some of ur workmanship.
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Don't think, do. Get out and get dirty man. DIY fades are the best fades.
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How does the pencil hold up over time. Does it fade or stay fairly bright?
It stays bright. The colored pencils I buy have all been rated for superior lightfastness, meaning that they have enough high quality pigment in them to resist fading for a long time. My Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils meet the standards set by ASTM 6901D, which are specific quality requirements for artists' colored pencils (not the cheap Crayola-type pencils you used as a kid, these have a whole lot more pigment, and better binders).
I use acid-free, archival paper in all of my work. After completion, I then spray multiple thin layers of a UV Protectant Varnish to seal the work, here is the stuff I use:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/lascaux-uv-protect/…..its the best stuff I've found for colored pencil, especially for the way that I use colored pencil, because I can't paint-on the varnish like you would with a painting otherwise the colors would blend and I would lose much of the texture I worked to create.
Also, the way I work is much like tattooing the paper with color. Over time, the color gets deeply embedded in the paper which helps to prevent fading, and then the fact that some of my pieces have thick layers of oil pastel means that if these fade (which they might eventually if left near heavy sunlight), it will be decades into the future. When I frame these, I float them behind museum glass which adds another layer of protection from UV light, so I am doing everything possible to prevent the deterioration of the color I put down. But the coolest thing, I think, is that even if these do begin to fade sometime in the future, it won't even matter because the texture of the paper will remain and the grain patterns and depth changes I create will always be there just as the are today.
