Tapioca produces an intriguing pattern. It doesn't really crack like the paste resists (flour, oats, potato dextrin). The photo above shows a cloth with two layers of tapioca resist. You can see the wonderful marbled pattern it produces. Peeling the dried tapioca off the cloth is a bit like unwrapping a fruit roll with texture beads. I would be tempted to use the leavings in my art, if only there wasn't the problem of decomposition. All the details are in the next installment in my series, Resists From the Kitchen in Quilting Arts Magazine.(August/September issue) You can also see more photos of cloth made using tapioca by downloading the pdf file from my website. Try it out and let me know what you think!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Up to My Elbows in...Tapioca
Tapioca produces an intriguing pattern. It doesn't really crack like the paste resists (flour, oats, potato dextrin). The photo above shows a cloth with two layers of tapioca resist. You can see the wonderful marbled pattern it produces. Peeling the dried tapioca off the cloth is a bit like unwrapping a fruit roll with texture beads. I would be tempted to use the leavings in my art, if only there wasn't the problem of decomposition. All the details are in the next installment in my series, Resists From the Kitchen in Quilting Arts Magazine.(August/September issue) You can also see more photos of cloth made using tapioca by downloading the pdf file from my website. Try it out and let me know what you think!
MMMMMM: I love eating tapioca - brings back very fond memories for me! I'd have a difficult time NOT snacking on it as I worked with it!
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, your piece is lovely! ;-)
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