STILL LEARNING!
Much later the table top was covered in a variety of fabrics but I knew
immediately that a background fabric was not amongst them! I was keen to be stitching so a dyeing session was not on my agenda. Plan B was to quickly paint some pieces of cotton with my favourite Koh-I-Norr colours. I like to lightly spray the fabric with water which allows the colours
to bleed and I also work with the fabric laid on soft plastic which also adds lines and
movement whilst the paint dries.
For the finished flower head I used a hoop for the embroidery but it did leave a mark (hardly surprising considering the thickness of the layers and stitch). I also need to stock up on some new metallic threads as I feel the centre cone would have benefited from a little extra sparkle. Sometimes a project can become a learning curve and this certainly was one of them. I am happy to share my not so perfect work today but I will have to think of some alternatives for working in this fashion again.
Beautiful colours Annie.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon Ann and thank you. I really loved working with this colour combination, my next piece is very orange indeed - I think you would approve!!
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