Monday 27 January 2014

CHAPTER 8 NOT WHAT IT SEAMS

To make these decorative seams I used edgings that I made and some of purchased pieces from my 'scraps' bag


8a- frayed satin ribbon used to make tassils


8b- cotton selvage used to make fabric points



8c- small lengths of folded fabric inserted in the seams




8d- bobble fringing joining two printed fabric 




8e-bobble fringing and braid used to embellish seams



78- embroidered fabrics joined by braid


7f- printed fabric and fringing


My reflections on this chapter:-
I enjoy making my own seam embellishments and edgings but I found making these samples quite challenging because I did not have a definite project in mind to decorate or finish.

CHAPTER 7 - TRADITIONAL PIECING METHODS

LOG CABIN METHOD

7A- Log cabin sample pieced from my dyed fabrics - views of front and back


7b- Log cabin sample pieced from my dyed fabrics 




Seminole Method of Piecing

7c- Stages in piecing seminole samples made after the vertical cutting of a strip of joined plain and printed fabrics









7d- Seminole  samples after diagonal cutting and piecing









My interpretation of seminole style patchwork - 

7c- Wedge shaped pattern sample using my mono-printed fabrics


7d-  Free style seminole striped sample using my mono-printed printed and shibori dyed fabrics


7e- Three seminole style samples using my mono-printed fabrics combined with machine embroidered stripes





I enjoy patchwork and have made many pieces over the years To me patchwork is about being inspired about combinations of colour and pattern so to use just black and white was a challenge.



CHAPTER 6 - PATTERNING OF FABRICS USING COLD WATER DYES AND FABRIC PAINTS

MONO PRINTED AND SHIBIORI PATTERNED FABRICS

(Again I lost the photo record of some of my fabrics, but they appear cut up and pieced in subsequent chapters)

A- fabric paint dotted onto a glass plate, the fabric was dampened and a print taken. Inspiration was a leopard skin pattern


B- fabric paint brushed onto a ceramic tile that has a squared raised pattern, the fabric was dampened  and a print taken.


C- fabric paint brushed onto a glass surface, the fabric was dampened and a print taken.Zebra markings were the inspiration


D- fabric print taken from a 'Art Van' plastic tile using fabric paint


E- another 'Art Van' tile fabric print


F- print taken from a large ceramic tile with a raised surface pattern


Dyed fabrics using cold water dyes.


G- my first attempt at dying fabric black, I subsequently re-dyed the fabric with a darker result.


H- Arashi shibori fabric tied around a plastic water bottle, pushed into folds and dye painted on tops of gathers


I- Tritik Shibori, fabric gathered in straight lines, dye was brushed onto the folds in lines and spots


J-  Tie and Dye samples, the fabric was rolled, tied tightly at intervals and sections just dipped in the dye 





K- selection of purchased black and white fabrics





CHAPTER 5 - MAKING PATTERNED PAPERS

Making Patterned papers

I made more papers than are shown below but I no longer have the photographic record of them for this blog. I lost the photos when my computer crashed and had to go for repair! The papers have been cut up and used for subsequent exercises so can be seen later.

Ink Marks - 

A -  Experiments with different size cardboard pens and varying pressure


B - Cardboard pen design influenced by zebra pattern


C - Cardboard pen used for snake skin pattern


D - Sponge print inspired by snake skin pattern


E - Sponge print using less ink and with lighter pressure


F - Screwed up brown paper used to print leopard skin inspired pattern


G - finger shaped sponge print design

H - finger sponge print inspired by zebra markings


Mono-prints using acrylic paint taken from a glass surface

I - print taken after a tri-angular sponge was used to mark paint on a glass surface, it was inspired by a snake skin pattern


J - print taken after screwed up brown paper was used to mark a paint smeared glass surface 


K - print taken after a scrap of fabric was used to mark glass surface covered in paint


L - print taken after screwed up fabric scrap was used on a paint smeared glass surface


 M - print taken after paint was spattered on a glass surface 


 N - print taken after a glue spatulas was used to mark paint on a glass surface 


 M - second print taken from glass plate N above


 N - second print taken from glass plate J


M- print made from a 'watermark' sponge using black ink


N - print taken form a 'Art Van' plastic tile using acrylic paint



O- Art Van tile


P- Art Van tile


I did not make any papers using bleach, I cannot work with bleach because I dislike the smell.

 I really enjoyed making these prints, it was great fun! The 'lost prints' will be seen pieced together in later chapters.