Following my experiment in trapping and sewing down various coloured and textured yarns under some organdie, I am on the next chapter of the ‘Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidery’ and having great fun. This piece starts with cutting scrunched up pieces of various coloured and textured fabrics into scraps and pieces and dropping them on to a plain fabric background; catching them down quickly with some plain stitching – in gold thread in this example. Then, using various metallic and fancy threads and variable widths and lengths of zigzag stitch, the pieces gradually become a textured, coloured montage.
The instructions include ‘when you think you have done enough stitching, just a little more is required! Add a few more lines, ensure all the fragments of applied fabrics are secure and stitched down, then add one more line of stitching – and it will be finished’. This has a familiar ring so maybe it will become my mantra.
I think I have some more lines to do consider this just a work in progress.
It seems like a wonderful way to use all my oddments and bits and pieces. I would love to see your work on Tuesday. It looks good in the photos.
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ReplyDeleteI saw this on the daily mail site thought you all might like a peek, its good to see that she has been able to move on from what happened and her work is lovely.
I really like it Joyful. Having seen your beautiful work I'm sort of inspired to have a go with this book myself, but I'm so backed up with projects I'm scared to look! Have just bought myself two books on 'colour' and 'drawing' with a view to cracking the super-duper-sketchbook (or actually, any sketchbook!) mental block so I think I will focus my efforts there first. Oh, and on figuring out what to do with the silk cocoons I got at K&S....
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