Module One – Chapter 11 Third and fourth thoughts

 

THIRD THOUGHTS – FABRIC SHAPES

 

These samples are all made from one of the curtaining samples I bought and they worked quite well in that they frayed well; however, they are a little transparent and so the glue shows where I stuck them onto the black paper to put in my journal. I followed the examples in the Module and was surprised really by the variety of effects that could be achieved by such simple techniques.

On the second sample here I realised when I looked at the scan that I have lost the top right hand square somewhere between sticking it on and scanning it. I have made another one, but now can’t get the scanner to co-operate so it will have to remain lopsided at the moment!

I used the threads from the other samples and little pieces of scrap pieces of fabric from making those samples and ironed them between two layers of Bondaweb. The second sample is the cut out triangles from the first, used to create a negative shape. This made a more interesting sample than I was expecting and would look good embellished with some beads and a small amount of embroidery.

FOURTH THOUGHTS – STITCHED SHAPES

This series of samples began with a simple 4 pointed star bonded to the background fabric. I sewed two rows of straight stitching with the stitches off set from each other. The thread was a variegated cotton thread. I chose this colour thread to try to pick up some of the colours in the background fabric so that the shape looked as thought it was getting smaller and less solid. I photographed the sample after each two rows was finished.

This series started with the same shape and I used the same thread gradually filling the space with French knots. This was intended to create the impression the shape was disintegrating. Again, I photographed the sample after groups of stitches were completed.

These are the two completed samples in my journal with the starting piece at the top.

 

The top one of these samples was sewn with two rows of stitching and then the inside and outside edges frayed to show disintegration.

The second sample is a piece of my printed fabric cut into a star shape and bonded to the background fabric. I then did a lot of single stitches in various lengths in a variegated red thread, again intending to show disintegration.

These three samples are all the same size but for some reason when I scanned them they changed size and I can’t seem to fix it. They are using a cut away applique technique with added lines sewn around the edge of the shape to give the impression that the shape is reducing in size.