A few days ago I decided to combine weaving fabrics with holes and machine stitch to see what that is like. The back ground ribbed fabric is a kind of thick cotton and the rest is silk dupioni and cotton velvet. I used triple, free motion, and satin stitches and the overall result is thick and soft but I don't particularly like it - especially not the area around the focal point where the free motion stitch hardens the fabric. And when I went to clean my cutting board, I remembered a technique my CWB classmate, Helen, taught us and gathered up all the thread and fabric lint bits and sewed them together into a thread bead. Fast, fun and waste free!
4 comments:
The blue and white cloth really appeals to me! Gilly
Im really into this at the moment although my college stuff is getting in the way!! I love them all but maybe a little to much machine stitching on the top one i think i would go over it with some hand stitching....hope u dont mind me saying that....just what i would do.
Love the piece developing on the design wall. those shots of sky blue really sparkle.
Hi Gilly - thanks - lots of stitching ahead on it!
Jensters - yes, fabric weaving can be addictive. I came up with a different solution for the focal point - but handstitch could have been another option.
Penny, thanks! CWB just seemed to fly by.
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