November........stitch and print

Debby hasn't been around for a few meetings . Despite this she has been busy ,busy !

She is taking part  on November 26 and 27 trail by northbristolartists.org.uk  as  usual and has been adding to her stock.This bird piece was first printed then is being worked into with stitch to add detail.

Her hand stitched wool berets always sell well with their individualised hand stitch.

In other stitching this little 12" quilt has been inspired by a favourite Peter Gabriel song "Red Rain '.It is for the Chairman's Challenge at Bristol Quilters,and uses handed fabric with Kantha stitch.

With an eye to more stitch and print Debby picked up this bundle of fabrics dyed by Lizzie Godden at a recent talk given by her.

Debby has been spending much time getting into using printmaking .She has attended a course with Stephen Fowler at UWE exploring Tetra-Pak printing.A great way to recycle these packs.

The packs can be cut to shapes and two colour printing is also possible .

The joy of printmaking is to exploit the natural quirks of the substrate so with Tetra Paks the creases can form an integral part of the resulting print.

The surface is easy to mark as shown here and holds to ink very well.

Lino is another material where the carved lines add to the character of the print.Here there are two plates so Debby can introduce more than one colour.

This is a finished piece incorporating Chine Colle  ,another way of introducing extra colour and interest.

She was also fortunate to attend a course held in Badminton School.This used stencils which were laser cut from the participants designs before being used to print.

This piece is printed on Cotton Organdie and layered over the piece below .

Such a delicate use of the method.

How can any of us follow this post !