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Subject: Re: Oil painting cloth


Author:
Debra Gash
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Date Posted: 08:04:43 02/07/07 Wed
In reply to: Don E 's message, "Oil painting cloth" on 13:59:29 08/08/02 Thu

>Several years ago many "Dime" stores sold a painting
>medium that could be mixed with ordinary artist oil
>paint for painting on textile. Now no one seems to
>know what this medium was. I think the name was
>Textine.
> Does anyone have any idea where this medium or
>something like it may be obtained.

It is Textine, made by M. Grumbacher. I just saw it referenced in a 1959 textile surface design book, and amazingly found a can on the the shelf at my local art supply store. I haven't tried it yet, but I suspect it is no longer in production.

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Don E
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Date Posted: 16:54:17 03/16/09 Mon

Thank you very much. I Will contact the manufacturer and hope they can tell me what the chemistry for this product consisted of.

>>Several years ago many "Dime" stores sold a painting
>>medium that could be mixed with ordinary artist oil
>>paint for painting on textile. Now no one seems to
>>know what this medium was. I think the name was
>>Textine.
>> Does anyone have any idea where this medium or
>>something like it may be obtained.
>
>It is Textine, made by M. Grumbacher. I just saw it
>referenced in a 1959 textile surface design book, and
>amazingly found a can on the the shelf at my local art
>supply store. I haven't tried it yet, but I suspect it
>is no longer in production.

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