Archive for the ‘City & Guilds’ Category
In this post, I explore different techniques; batik, bonded fabric, applique and reverse applique. The challenge for me is still to create beauty, but to go beyond my previous limits… again, some mistakes turn out quite well!
I have been experimenting and developing ideas using bonded fabric and simple printing with paints and dyes. Over the last year, I have collected a variety of different fabrics, plastic, ribbons etc… and I have hand and machine dyed my own fabrics… some experiments, of course, come out as disasters, but there is always something to learn…
There has been a long delay since my last posting.. life is like that sometimes… these images relate to my work studying with Sian Martin (www.distantstitch.co.uk). I’ve chosen the “star” theme, and have explored a variety of methods for painting and printing paper and fabric, in my chosen colours of violet and lime.
Much of the fabric I have found is “recycled” – from second hand shops, old clothes and other people’s leftovers. It’s amazing how once I decided to use these colours, I saw them everywhere!
Using the main colours of violet and lime, I created some papers with watercolours and acrylics..
Using a star template, I printed some of the papers…
more to follow..
Now is the time to gather together some of my work from studying with Sian Martin’s Distant Stitch (www.distantstitch.co.uk). With ideas based on Stars, I have put together a series of pieces, starting with sketches.. I have used 2 main colours for the project – Lime and Violet… as you will observe!
I then collected together my fabulous fabric; silk, organza, taffeta and netting
…. More later…