Textile News 24

Book Wrap 

Janet has also finished her book wrap based upon the flowers in her garden. It is very Summery and colourful.

Thank you Janet it is very eye-catching.
 

Book Wrap 

Mary has finished her book wrap and it looks very pretty and delicate. The flowers are free machined beautifully.

Thank you Mary and perhaps the pictures will spur a few more of you to have a go at making a book wrap.
 

 Nerine Lilies

Mary has sent a a picture of her beautiful nerine lilies.We have had several days of late summer weather and some of the plants are looking beautiful with the trees gaining their Autumn tinges. I hope you have all been able to enjoy this weather.

Thank you Mary for your picture.
 

Book Wrap with Machine Drawing

Embellisher and Hand Stitching 

Fran has been busy looking at unfinished projects and she has finished off this piece with her new embellisher and hand stitching.

 It looks super and I love the colours from the contrast of the brights to the darks. You can just see the stitching behind the glass if you look carefully.

Thank you Fran and we hope to see more from your new machine.

 

September Meeting 2020

 

 

 

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Eco Dyeing 

On Tuesday Denise and Sandra did some Eco dyeing using the steaming method.

The first thing was to soak the A6 watercolor paper for a minimum of one hour in the alum solution which was to act as the mordant.

Then they collected fresh leaves and a few flowers from their gardens. Before the leaves were placed on the damp paper they were either pressed onto a solution of copper sulfate or ferrous sulfate.

Then a piece of dyed lace or hessian could be put on the pile to add background colour if wanted.

Then a piece of felt to improve contact of the leaf with the paper and finally a piece of plastic.

They made 7 sandwiches as above and then put thick card either end and secured with bulldog clips.

The parcels were then placed in a steamer and boiled for 2 hours keeping the steam trapped by an old towel under the lid.

Sandra and Denise said the best bit was opening the parcels after 2 hours and pealing off the soggy leaves to reveal interesting prints. 

The paper was rinsed with water and then left to dry.

 

Sandra has started to use some of the prints in her sketchbook.

Sandra  and Denise were pleased with their results and are now planning the next stage  .Denise is going to explore more red leaves as they seem to have a lot of colour and Sandra is going to try printing onto cotton with a view to making an embroidery.

Thank you Denise and Sandra and we are interested to see what happens next!

 

 Stitching on Orkney

Joanna has been visiting Orkney and while there she has stitched this small kit. It is very pretty and delicate.

Thank you Joanna and I am glad you are enjoying your trip.
 

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 Relaxation

We all need to relax after a busy day and here are some lessons for you!!!! 

 Thank you to Mary and Bev. RELAXXXXXXXX!

From Sketchbook to Stitch

 Please enjoy my lilies!

 

 

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White Feather

Another small weaving by Sandra based on a small white feather she found on her front lawn.

Thank you Sandra, you must be getting quite a pile of small weavings by now!

Sleeveless Dress

Bev has made another pretty dress for summer but she thinks it will probably be for next year. She has one more to finish in between gardening, cleaning out the freezer, walking etc.

Well done Bev, glad to see you are keeping very busy and I hope you get a chance to wear one of your new dresses this year.

Small weaving-Lichen

This is the second of Sandra's small weavings inspired by the lichens on the dry-stone walls.

Thank you Sandra

Counted Thread Work

Bev has just finished some counted thread work which has resulted in a vibrant geometric piece.

Thanks Bev it is very pretty.

Lamps

Sue has been making lamps from Yupo paper with alcohol inks. Sue says Yupo paper is a quite strong plastic paper which when decorated with alcohol inks makes beautiful patterns. You can see the lamps below lit and unlit with LED lights so no fire risk.

They are very pretty and the colours are beautiful. They would be an asset to any room.

Thank you Sue.

Dressmaking, Embroidery and Garden Produce

Bev has been very busy. She has made a very pretty dress and I hope she has some sunny weather to wear it.

She has embroidered a very colourful crewel motif.

Thank you Bev for such a varied post.

Small Weavings

Sandra has been making small weavings based on items in her garden and down the lane, which runs past her house.

The first one was based on sheep's wool  caught on barbed wire, blowing in the wind.

Thank you Sandra