Synaptic Fabric

For PJ's Mom: the tedious process of making the fabric for Synaptic, as seen in my avatar.

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Step 1:

Gather materials:
I used black light reactive rip-stop nylon, ribbons, yarn, thread and string.
You can use anything that supports your design idea or happen to have on hand.

mslaynie says: Apr 14, 2011. 2:53 AM

WOW!!! I am in LOVE!!! I wonder if you could somehow add glitter to this... if so? OMG, LOVE!!! I'm imagining black-light reflective nail polishes and/or paints splattered onto the fabric to add character! (Because clearly, there's not enough character already!! *laughs*)

baseball_babe says: Feb 5, 2009. 11:12 AM

really cool!!!!!!!!!!!

scafool says: Dec 21, 2008. 6:54 PM

Yes indeed, a Jackson Pollock in fabrics instead of housepaints.

gloflyer says: Dec 20, 2008. 3:51 PM

Beautiful! What do you wear it for?

Lynne Bruning (author) in reply to gloflyerDec 21, 2008. 6:15 AM

Well, I started to make her for myself. Unfortunately, by the time all of the additional structural details of linings and inter-facings were sewn into the garment I could no longer wear her. So goes the experiment......

circusaroundtheworld says: Dec 20, 2008. 3:32 PM

that is truly a beautiful piece - where could I find black lite reactive fabrics ?

Lynne Bruning (author) in reply to circusaroundtheworldDec 21, 2008. 6:04 AM

luckily they are everywhere! To help train my eye I found a little black light flashlight, or you could just get a black light LED and a coin battery. Carry it with you on your resource expeditions. This is how I found the surveyor's string, flagging tape, rip-stop nylon and so many other options.