I have decided to make Tuesdays resist day. Over the next few months, I'll be interspersing tips for working with resists along with info and photos for each of the techniques in my new book, Visual Texture on Fabric. For more info about the book and the special drawing for those who pre-order it, see the end of this blog post.
Last week I posted my first tip. This week I'll focus on one of the resists - sugar syrup. I heard about sugar syrup years ago as a resist for silk painting. I didn't have much success with it, so I gave up on it. A few years ago I decided to try it again. I like it because it is easy to mix, very inexpensive, readily available and easy to wash out. Here are photos of the end result - see what you think.