Three of us
went to Wendy Dolan’s workshop run by the Embroiderer’s Guild which we
thoroughly enjoyed. The subject was
Architectural Textures and Wendy took us through every stage with great
attention to detail, even giving us an excellent lesson on machine
embroidery. We all thought we knew
everything about machine embroidery, but everyone there had something to learn
and discover about their machine and the techniques!
A brief idea
of the process: From a simple door or
window photo we traced the image with a black felt pen eliminating some
detail. From a selection of light
coloured fabrics we layed pieces onto a background of calico, pinning them down
and then machining round the edges. This
was backed with Stitch and Tear or vilene.
The image was traced off onto a second piece, making sure it was
reversed, placed on the back of the work and machine stitched. There was only time to stitch the basic
outlines to be enhanced later.
Further work
will be done at home.
Carol's tracing
Carol's work
Debby's tracing and work
Close up of Debby's work
Sally's tracing
Sally's work
This looks like a really useful workshop,wish I' d gone now. JH.
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