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Consistency in Ecoprinting
My recent newsletter! Consistency and Ecoprinting Let’s tackle the number One question I get in messages and emails pertaining to...

Theresa Filarsky
Aug 22, 20195 min read


The Real Key to Ecoprinting
The Real Key to Ecoprinting It is interesting to listen to my customers at a show when I briefly explain the basics of ecoprinting. “Oh...

Theresa Filarsky
May 29, 20192 min read


Felting on Raw Silk
Felting on Raw Silk Update! A workshop in this same technique will be offered at my studio July 13-14, 2019! Learn how to design,...

Theresa Filarsky
Apr 2, 20194 min read


Workshop travels and Ecoprinting on Leather
On the road again! On the road again 🙂 My workshops usually involve travel. My most recent was teaching participants how to ecoprint on...

Theresa Filarsky
Feb 8, 20193 min read


Collecting Leaves and an Abandoned Puppy
So this should have gone out in Nov….and it did in my newsletter but not on my blog! SO here it is (after my Christmas one lol!) But...

Theresa Filarsky
Dec 19, 20184 min read


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Enjoy the revelry and glitz! Have a very Merry Christmas! Who doesn’t love the Holidays? And the optimism a new year always brings?...

Theresa Filarsky
Dec 19, 20181 min read


Slow Fashion-Creating Artisanal Designs with Silk
I did not initially make the decision to create and sew my own garments with my hand dyed or ecoprinted silk. The creation of the...

Theresa Filarsky
Oct 6, 20183 min read


Art Shows, the Internet and Travel Wear
Ah yes, the life of an artist! Now it would be great to just sit back in my studio and let the sales roll in via my online shops, but...

Theresa Filarsky
Sep 1, 20183 min read


Leather and watercolor paper-beginning an ecoprinting journey
The Silk Thread Leather and Paper Ecoprinting-Understanding the basics Hi all! As an all around silk artist who works not just in plants...

Theresa Filarsky
Jul 14, 20187 min read


How to Understand Ecoprinting and using mordants
A Walk in the Woods-understanding Ecoprinting Exploring Titanium Oxalate-the new kid on the block If you enjoy the idea or art of...

Theresa Filarsky
May 5, 20183 min read


Hand painting silk techniques
As a long time painting artist, I know of hundreds of ways to create art on canvas and paper. I think nothing of switching from pastels...

Theresa Filarsky
Apr 8, 20182 min read


The Roots of Ecoprinting
How deep do the roots go into the personal Psyche of those people captivated by “Ecoprinting?” What nourishes their interest and...

Theresa Filarsky
Dec 30, 20172 min read


Holiday Open House at our STUDIOS!
2 Artists Studios! Our chickens sometimes claim the studio front porch! Silk work by Theresa Saturday Dec 16 from 11-3! Come see the art...

Theresa Filarsky
Dec 10, 20171 min read


Whimsical Women and Holiday shows!
It’s that very busy Holiday time of the year with all of us realizing that the months of October-December seem to fly! I popped from the...

Theresa Filarsky
Nov 14, 20171 min read


Visit me at The Village of Yesteryear!
For over half of the 150 years that the North Carolina State Fair has been in existence, the “Village of Yesteryear” has been one of the...

Theresa Filarsky
Oct 8, 20172 min read


Harvesting and Ecoprinting by Moon Cycles
(Note-see 2018 update at end) When I was an art major in college at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, I lived in a small place...

Theresa Filarsky
Aug 19, 20174 min read


Eco-print Workshops!
Eco-print Workshops with The Silk Thread I found that at shows, people are fascinated by my ecoprinting. The infinite number of leaf...

Theresa Filarsky
Jun 1, 20172 min read


The “No Serial Number” magazine story
It’s always fun to find yourself in an International magazine! And especially so when that magazine is the up and coming “Green”...

Theresa Filarsky
Mar 26, 20171 min read


Hand painting Silk
People love color! And hand painting and dying fabric offers numerous ways to bring color to fiber. My heart is very much with my...

Theresa Filarsky
Mar 16, 20172 min read


Magical world of Faeries on ecoprint
Who is not entranced by the mystical world of faeries? Whether your first introduction was Tinkerbell or you’re intrigued with the...

Theresa Filarsky
Feb 4, 20172 min read
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