tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806487847308446021.post5065415260492795375..comments2023-09-16T15:19:39.886+01:00Comments on Folk Art and Fantasy: Great Northern Quilt Show in HarrogateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806487847308446021.post-48775839027744497582010-09-04T23:01:33.027+01:002010-09-04T23:01:33.027+01:00Sounds as though you were short changed on the wor...Sounds as though you were short changed on the workshop Lynne :( I have used oilbars a little and yes, they do seal over between uses but you just scrape the skin away with a scalpel, not a problem. I do find them a bit messy but they still have their uses. Ruth Issett has written a book about using them and I've done a workshop with her. You can use them to make a rubbing over a textured surface or lay some colour down on the edge of a 'mask' and brush the colour onto your fabric with a toothbrush to get a softer effect. I think you need to work lightly otherwise you can get lumps of oily colour that smudge. Once applied you need to let the paint dry/set for a day or two. I think you can heat set but obviously it will bleed oil a little and you need to use baking parchment to protect your iron. (Probably need to check that last bit). I have a tin full of oilbars that I really should use more often.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223691871102821084noreply@blogger.com