i found Fay Maxwell's tutorial herethe technique is to layer synthetic scraps over a felted wool base then cover the lot with organza or tulle and stitch the layers together. then the best bit - getting tuck in with a soldering iron to melt through as many layers as you wish to reveal different colours and textures. some fabric melt quicker than others and i added some sequin waste and Angelina fibre as well to see what would happen.
it's huge fun but although Fay says not to oversew i think this week's effort went too far the other way on parts of the piece. i had to go back and sew around the perimeter. and beads don't melt :(
and i went a step further and attacked it with a little blowtorch..... although that it made the little quilt much crunchier than i expected.
i'm much happier with the other piece i did last week (here it is again to save you scrolling down)
(purple back ground, kimono silk, dyed and heated tyvek). i really enjoyed doing the contour and pebble quilting and i think the colours worked well although it does remind me a bit of a misshapen foot.
3 comments:
These pieces are SO great. I'm going to try it with wool. Wonderful and thanks for the burning tutorial! Blow torch...hmmm
Thanks for the comment you left on my blog. I love your work. I want to become more adventorous in my work so I'm going to do a C & G course soon. Can you email your snail mail address so I can put one of my silk postcards in the post to you asap. Do you have a favourite colour?
crunchy quilts and blow torches!!! I like your adventurous creativity! Re your purple quilt from last week - never saw the foot - I thought it looked aquatic - maybe an island surrounded by sea?
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