Silk painting is cool. It's like watercolouring without the bleed, batik without the big wax drips, tie-dye with more control, colouring in a colouring book -- but you draw the lines!

Silk painting is the art of applying dye to silks, often to be used as scarves, ties, or clothing. The finished works can also be framed pictures, wall hangings, or household decor.

Painting on silk begins with a luxurious base of precious pure white China silk stretched tightly on a frame.

Then the design is applied with a resist of Gutta (which is like a rubber cement). The purpose of a resist is to stop the flow of dye and create a barrier, which makes the outline of an image.

There is an immense purity and the intensity of colour that can only be achieved by this unique technique. After the painting is complete the silk is steamed for many hours; this sets the dye and increases the intensity of the colour. It also makes the painting very permanent and durable. The silk pieces can be washed or dry cleaned.

Silk painting is the art of applying dye to silks, often to be used as scarves, ties, or clothing.

The finished works can also be framed pictures, wall hangings,
or household decor.