I didn’t want to burn back the Kunin fel too muc, just enough to give a lacy feel to it. It could stand more, depending what I was doing with it. I think with all the above samples the appliqué shapes stand out quite well. Muslin frays really well and this has worked well. Using...
Bringing it all together
This final module introduces the techniques of stencilling, the use of pastels, pockets, extensions as well as ideas of how to put everything together. After a wash of colour on the page, I used my provençal jug as a pocket to hold the card cutouts I used for rubbings. I like the way the lettering...
Chapter 1 – more source material
My second source of inspiration is butterflies and moths.
Module 3 ‘flights of fancy’ chapter 1
I’ve chosedn to work with Indian fold art as one inspiration for this module. I went to India some years ago on a textile study tour, visiting Gujarat and Rajasthan, coming home with a wealth of material waiting to be put to good use. I’ve used the image of women and cows below for my...
Creative sketchbooks Module 3
This module focusses on printing. Leaf border Here I added a border of leaves printed using compressed sponge to a previous painting of beech leaves. I think the border adds more interest to what was quite a stark page. Leaf shapes I cut positive and negative shapes out of the compressed sponge, printing on...