Greetings from a very windy Blackpool!
Today I cut a piece from my dyed linen fabric and decided to print a background of leaves using the leaves I had previously dried.
This time I used a brush(instead of a sponge) to paint each leaf before placing it on the cloth. I then took a firm cardboard roll and rolled quite firmly over the leaf. The result was much clearer using this method.
Next I used wadding and felt to back this fabric to give a quilted effect. I then free machined the 'cow parsley' onto the fabric using variegated threads and a narrow satin stitch for the stems. I also gently sponge printed yellow and a touch of orange into the background. (This idea came from the 'Stitch' magazine.)
I am going to hand embroider white french knots on my train journey to London tomorrow!
This is gorgeous. Are you going to frame it?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how it looks when I have hand embroidered!!
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