adaptation from project one where pattern was rotated and an all over print
i am going to just use the single element the image was made up of for this new project
my very first attempt at making longarm stitches in stranded embroidery thread, padded satin stitching in cotton perle and couching method using metallic embroidery thread.
(sample7)
i wanted something quite pop-up so i tried satin stitches by using felt as a base and covering it with embroidery threads however the fluff of the felt piece could go thru the silver threads and they wouldn't rest well on the felt base, so i tried coilingwith an irregular yarn below but it took forever and it was far too ugly so i stopped.
(sample8)
tried making a lacey effect using ultra solvy but i couldnt figure out how it worked till much later and though most parts fell apart, some bits were quite strong but it was really hard controlling the machine on the bit of plastic solvy because the same bits need to have thread running up and down and over and over again to make it stable.
found a stitched named "coral" in the embroidery stitches bible by Barden. I liked the sound of it and tried it out to create the irregular textures as in the drawing i did.
(sample9)
(sample10)
used different types of yarns- cotton perle and woolly on cotton/polyester satin fabric to compare the differences in result but the same coral stitch method
(sample11)
metallic threads in zigzag mode on sewing machine which kept breaking despite attempts to lessen the failure by using cotton thread on the reverse side to lessen the tension and give extra strength but it continued breaking.
normal black thread works a lot better and does make quite nice vvariations in stitches and makes neat bold lines but its quite flat and i didnt like it, dont think i've ever bought anything in zagzag stitches from anywhere and dont see myself buying things made in this way.
better sticking to hand stitching.. i like the irregular raised effects
(sample11.5)
i also tried using the bondaweb to applique this but felt like the adhesive between the fabric stiffens it in a strange way which i dislike and did not use it any further for this design
(sample12)
i made the final piece for this project in tone on tone in quite a thin yarn, because it felt like having it in one colour helps to tame the kind of crazed lines, and makes it more sophisticated and not funky.
visualisation on paper- the bit of sewing I had dne with the rest of the lines in the drawing that would also be sewn in the same manner. placement semi hidden by arm, the jagged edges plays with the silhouette of the dress and figure of wearer.
garment proposal
design on sides of dress so seam would be on the two edges of the embroidered strips.
i am going to just use the single element the image was made up of for this new project
my very first attempt at making longarm stitches in stranded embroidery thread, padded satin stitching in cotton perle and couching method using metallic embroidery thread.
(sample7)
i wanted something quite pop-up so i tried satin stitches by using felt as a base and covering it with embroidery threads however the fluff of the felt piece could go thru the silver threads and they wouldn't rest well on the felt base, so i tried coilingwith an irregular yarn below but it took forever and it was far too ugly so i stopped.
(sample8)
tried making a lacey effect using ultra solvy but i couldnt figure out how it worked till much later and though most parts fell apart, some bits were quite strong but it was really hard controlling the machine on the bit of plastic solvy because the same bits need to have thread running up and down and over and over again to make it stable.
found a stitched named "coral" in the embroidery stitches bible by Barden. I liked the sound of it and tried it out to create the irregular textures as in the drawing i did.
(sample9)
(sample10)
used different types of yarns- cotton perle and woolly on cotton/polyester satin fabric to compare the differences in result but the same coral stitch method
(sample11)
metallic threads in zigzag mode on sewing machine which kept breaking despite attempts to lessen the failure by using cotton thread on the reverse side to lessen the tension and give extra strength but it continued breaking.
normal black thread works a lot better and does make quite nice vvariations in stitches and makes neat bold lines but its quite flat and i didnt like it, dont think i've ever bought anything in zagzag stitches from anywhere and dont see myself buying things made in this way.
better sticking to hand stitching.. i like the irregular raised effects
(sample11.5)
i also tried using the bondaweb to applique this but felt like the adhesive between the fabric stiffens it in a strange way which i dislike and did not use it any further for this design
(sample12)
i made the final piece for this project in tone on tone in quite a thin yarn, because it felt like having it in one colour helps to tame the kind of crazed lines, and makes it more sophisticated and not funky.
visualisation on paper- the bit of sewing I had dne with the rest of the lines in the drawing that would also be sewn in the same manner. placement semi hidden by arm, the jagged edges plays with the silhouette of the dress and figure of wearer.
garment proposal
design on sides of dress so seam would be on the two edges of the embroidered strips.
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