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My daughter is not able to go to CC26 this year. So I have a membership up for sale at the early 2007 rate it was purchased at. Contact me directly off list...
Jeanine Swick
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Apr 4, 2008
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Hello, Can someone please suggest a way to put permanent blood stains on fabric? I know how to make fake blood, but I'm concerned its going to come off on the...
Amanda
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Apr 5, 2008
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Can someone please suggest a way to put permanent blood stains on fabric? ... So perhaps something like acrylic paint would be better...? You've got it. Mix...
Cat Devereaux
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Apr 5, 2008
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I asked a similar thing not so long ago, Amanda! I used red fabric paint (and normal acrylic paint, PS never use the cheap stuff! was scrubbing my nails for a...
Naresha
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Apr 5, 2008
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... needed and got purple blood Only a drop or two. When I make blood punch... I use a regular red punch and then if it's a full punch bowl I add 1 to 3...
Cat Devereaux
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Apr 5, 2008
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Cat Devereaux <CatDevereaux@...> wrote: >> adding some blue food dye. Managed to add more food dye than I ... Yes... Unfortunately...
Naresha
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Apr 5, 2008
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Have posted some pix of my massacre of my shirts. They're APPALLING quality but that's cause I capped them off a video I made of the whole process. It took...
Naresha
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Apr 5, 2008
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Thank you Resha and Cat! Please explain further though: fabric medium? I think I get the idea, but is it something I can purchase at Jo-Ann's or preferably...
Amanda_C
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Apr 5, 2008
4:01 pm
3641
... purchase at Jo-Ann's or preferably Michaels Crafts? You should be able to get it at Michaels. Go into the paint department.... with the good paints....
Cat Devereaux
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Apr 5, 2008
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... A "medium" is the part of the paint that sticks the color to the material; paint is made of pigment and medium. Paints are often named after their medium,...
Ann Catelli
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Apr 5, 2008
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Another thing about fabric medium: it makes the paint dry flexible. I mixed it with acrylic paint to use on my rubber silly Hobbit feet. My first paint job...
Jeannette Peters
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Apr 5, 2008
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Fabric medium is liquid that you add to ordinary acrylic paint to make it into fabric paint. You can get things like crackle medium which makes the paint...
Naresha
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Apr 6, 2008
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... well.Chances are if the store stocks paint, they will stock the mediums as well. A regular art supply store will have it as well. Though sometimes, you can...
Cat Devereaux
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Apr 6, 2008
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Cat Devereaux <CatDevereaux@...> wrote: > Though sometimes, you can find a bottle of it sitting near the fabric ... I've never had an issue...
Naresha
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Apr 6, 2008
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I ended up using Acra Red and a tiny bit of Burnt Umber acrylic paint, and one drop of blue food dye (that really made the difference). I didn't use the fabric...
Amanda_C
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Apr 6, 2008
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Can't wait to see the end result! I got lucky and found myself a little bottle of medium - I don't use it much (says she who's just used it on the last three...
Naresha
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Apr 6, 2008
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If you dilute the paint with enough water, and wet the cloth, it will penetrate without the fabric medium. Not sure if it will look like blood stains though. I...
Sarah
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Apr 6, 2008
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I have several interested parties. I'll re post if it doesn't sell to one of them. ... My daughter is not able to go to CC26 this year. So I have a...
Jeanine Swick
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Apr 6, 2008
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I'm looking for additional web pics for Mrs. Quickly (the pink/green outfit) from Nanny McPhee. I've checked Rotten Tomatoes, the official movie site, and...
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Apr 10, 2008
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... have you tried movieweb.com? <http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/2853/gal2316/> looks like it has a lot of stills. -Judy...
Judy Mitchell
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Apr 10, 2008
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... outfit) from Nanny McPhee. I've checked Rotten Tomatoes, the official movie site, and IMDb. Anyone happen to recall any further stashes of pics? There...
Cat Devereaux
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Apr 10, 2008
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Hey folks, This isn't directly costume related, but I'm sure it's annoyed many a person on here before! I just dyed a pair of brown cotton pants black and, as...
Naresha
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Apr 16, 2008
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you could try a permament fine point black marker like a fine point sharpie ... From: Naresha To: F Costume Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:34 PM Subject:...
Andrea Schewe
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Apr 16, 2008
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I once bought a handbag that was black leather with yellow stitching. I used black Sharpie on the yellow stitching and it worked well. After a couple years it...
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Apr 16, 2008
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So next time, Resha, are you going to plan ahead and use thread the color you plan to dye it to? that's the problem with poly-cotton thread: it doesn't take...
Judy Mitchell
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Apr 16, 2008
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The pants were actually a "gift" from a family friend who they didn't fit and I don't wear brown normally, but I liked them too much to toss them out! I...
Naresha
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Apr 17, 2008
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3659
... ah well. They sound like nice pants, though. -Judy...
Judy Mitchell
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Apr 17, 2008
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3660
I received reservations for the following folks for the CC26 pre-con Chocolate & Spirits tour, but haven't received a confirmation message from them: Deborah...
Andrew T Trembley
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Apr 22, 2008
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I recently washed the Silk Dupioni I'm gonna use for my Lucy Red Dress Bodice (from CoN: Prince Caspian) and had just iron it when I noticed that the fabric is...
darth_eagle
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Apr 26, 2008
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Greetings. I am new here. Did a quick archive search and did not see any refernces to this. My daughter wants to go to Marcon as Miroku from the Inuyasha anime...
Bernadette
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