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Textures - Part Two - Chenille - Part Two
I have always had a liking for textured, manipulated, and distorted surfaces on quilts - in recent years my work has got flatter and flatter, but the desire to make an interesting effect has, so to speak, resurfaced a little as I have returned to in-real-life teaching...
If you haven't seen this before you will think it's rather magical.. if you have, bear with me, as I have a few twists of my own...
So, Continuing in Slasher Mode...
Chenille seesm to lend itself to landscapes and nature stuff. Here, a field with an extra layer of light green to make a colour-change
And here, a Moth - one of an ongoing series about repurposing - the wings are made from a quilt I did not consider had worked properly, the body...
...is decidedly furry... Detail of the body. Copper wire makes the antennae
Here's a leaf in red on top of alternate black-and-white layers, for a superbly luxurious cushion
Note the stripyness... Lots of layers for best effect
You don't have to stick to cotton, this sample is made in silk taffeta.. Beware of synthetics, though they tend to be temperamental
Another cushion, in assorted Oakshott fabrics - the central chenille part is layered from the eight fabrics round the outside...
And the second version of the cushion - this time I have sewn both ways and not opened up all the layers across
Nice in calico, too
And, even small pieces make lovely brooches...
Do play... Click Here to go back to Chenille Part One
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