Leftovers

 

The first of the leftover pieces of Lutradur was quite dense with acrylic (even though the paint was diluted) but would serve for an experiment. I was neither very precious with the choice of thread colour nor the quality of stitching; I was far more interested in adding texture and a raised surface with machine embroidery.

The previous Blog entry was limited by the largest metal knitting needle in my possession to wrap the Lutradur around but I wanted to work on a larger scale and was forced to search the house and garage for suitable heat resistant tubes. After distressing a little with the heat gun and getting hot fingers in the process, I was encouraged with the results and to my surprise the cylinders were very stable.

Like a small child I delighted in wading through the fallen leaves when I was walking this morning. As they moved like twirling, swirling dancers at my feet I thought about transferring the images before me onto the Lutradur. When I got home I used a lighter weight Lutradur in a continuous coiled piece to achieve a more lacy and delicate finish. I think there is room for added dimension with additional techniques and possibly some textural hand stitches. 

Experimenting over, I now need to think about a colour scheme and possible sizes.....