My first attempts with automatic patterns were not very successful – too many holes. I also found it much easier to use a frame. The bird design above was stitched using a frame. I first stitched a simple grid which I then enhanced with a grid using an automatic stitch. I added a machine cord...
Category: Work from Courses and Workshops
Chapter 2 – Birdlike patterns and textures
The following are sketch ideas for the set of six pieces. Due to my fractured shoulder they are somewhat limited but gave me enought to work with. Birds and nests: Border and feathers: Egg shapes: the first multiple tracing, followed by simplification. Footprints: I decided on an A5 size as this would give me...
Memories of Istanbul – the completed piece
Finally it’s finished! My evaluation of the piece I kept to my inition vision of a hanging inspired bythe plaque I had seen hanging by a doorway in Istanbul. The main difficulty was how to incorporate all the images I wanted to include, but this became easier once I had made horizontal divides rather than...
Assessment piece – towards the light at the end of the tunnel!
I love this screen on a window looking out from the women’s quarters in Topkapi Palace and wondered how I might incorporate it into the piece. I decided that, rather than stitch onto the piece itself, I would stitch onto soluble fabric and wash away. The photo mockup had potential, but was maybe a bit...