A window into my studio 1

by | Sep 23, 2015 | Studio | 15 comments

Window into my Studio

I start creating my textile art work in my studio early in the morning. I love mornings, the world awakens and it is especially nice in the Spring each day new beginnings and fresh sounds and colours.

Today I have been working on some small textile art works for Stonehouse Gallery. The dragonfly is a small  simple artwork. It is being worked on a cotton fabric which has been coloured using derwnet inktense pencils and blocks. They are fabric permanent and great fun to work with, the colours are very vibrant.

The first step was to trace the dragonfly onto some sticky sided water-soluble fabric. I then peeled the backing off and stuck it down onto the cotton fabric.

When the design is placed sticky side down on the fabric it is easily free motion stitched, using different threads and treasures.

Once embroidered I then rinsed the fabric in warm water and a little detergent to remove the sticky residue and worked into it with more colour and treasures.

Then I painted the background and stitched it again with a Dacron padding to build up the texture and interest.

Enjoy !

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15 Comments

  1. Marilyn Wilson on 25/09/2015 at

    looking forward to all your future blog posts.

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  4. Marisa Secco on 24/09/2015 at

    Hola, me encantan tus trabajos, me interesa recibir información de tus técnicas. saludos, marisa.-

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    Love hearing how you create your wonderful art, thank you for sharing. Please sign me up to receive your blog notifications, don’t want to miss them!

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    Please put me down to get notifications of your blogs – admire your work & look forward to seeing more of it.

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  14. Kay Nice on 24/09/2015 at

    Always love your work – thanks for sharing your thoughts & techniques! Happy 55th!

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    Beautiful! I have always loved your work-following you on Facebook. Is there a way I can subscribe to your blog posts by email? I get my blogs through bloglovin and I did a search for your blog there and it doesn’t show up.

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