Janis had created this little pocket in response to the prompt ‘Ticket / receipt ‘She had used the lettering facility on her machine and some toning fabrics and braid to create the little pocket.
she brought along a piece she had started on a Wendy Dolan workshop.She was dissatisfied with her colours ,feeling they were not working .
We thought it needed some additional colour ,perhaps in a complimentary to lift and enliven it .
The coloured fabric has been printed with Wooden Indian stamps which have been added to with machine embroidery. Perhaps she could embellish and enrich the surface with more hand stitching and maybe some beads.
She was also working on an Autumn inspired piece, appliqué leaves on a background to which she intends to add couching .
Kirsten has been sourcing more boxes ,she is very lucky to find them for a reasonable outlay.She had been working with similar colours to Janis not sure in what direction she wants to go . She had been toying with ideas about reticules used by women to keep personal items and keys safe .
Using organdie and inktense decoration she had made a tie on pocket .We felt it was too pale in colour and perhaps needed to be more sumptuous with rich fabrics and embroidery like the pieces in the box.
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