Resolved Sample

Hi Sian, more pics and detail are in the Order of Work attached via email in a Word doc.

An angle view showing pleats.

Here it is stretched out.

The finished sample is robust and easy to

manipulate.

Chapter 12 Trial samples using extreme contrasts

I chose these three samples and the one below to work with.

For the background, I decided to work with the pleated vilene with a mix of scrunched habotai silk and chiffon stitched on with the wire.

Scrunched scrim on calico attached with stab stitch.

Thread: DMC linen in ecru.

Stem stitch on calico.

Thread: stranded cotton.

Snippets of habotai silk attached with stab stitch.

Thread: coton a broder.

Markal Rubbing.

Pekinese stitch.

Thread: coton a broder.

Gathered running stitch in spirals.

Thread: stranded cotton

Muslin on black cotton.

Couched gimp with danish flower Thread.

Stem stitch in Anchor lame.

Snippets of muslin and organza bonded to calico with bonding powder. Straight stitch and cross stitch added.

Thread: Madeira Metallic machine embroidery thread.

Pekinese stitch in stranded cotton.

Red strip: running stitch snipped, glued at back to secure. Trying to work out a way of stitching the door shapes.

Quilted with polyester wadding halved to reduce bulk.

Thread: stranded cotton.

Quilted with polyester wadding halved to reduce bulk.

Thread: coton a broder.

Fabric printed to imitate decorated papers

Left: Markal rubbing over scrunched paper.

Middle: Funky Foam stamp with white acrylic.

Right: Ditto

To allow background to pleat here is a Vilene sample stitched with 28 gauge beading wire with zig zag stitch length 1.5 and stitch width 2.

Underneath left the wire is stitched over scrunched silk and right over scrunched chiffon. Burn marks for texture.

Background samples: scrunched silk and chiffon on vilene

Design work with decorated papers