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.
These pieces are SO great. I'm going to try it with wool. Wonderful and thanks for the burning tutorial! Blow torch...hmmm
ReplyDeleteThanks 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?
ReplyDeletecrunchy 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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