Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Module One – Chapter 10

 

MAKING RIPPLES – CHENILLE OR SLASHED REVERSE APPLIQUE

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This is a scan of the star shape after I had machine stitched all the ripple lines, before I did any cutting. The stitching is a double row of ordinary machine straight stitch.

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This is a second scan after I had done the slashing in between the rows of stitching.

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And the final result after I had rubbed the edges of the slashing with my hands and then used a small brush with brass bristles designed for cleaning suede shoes!

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Detail of the effect.

I really enjoyed doing this piece. I had six layers of fabrics and the contrast in the colours of the fabrics helped improve the effect I think.

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