C&G Certificate Module 2, Chapter 8 - Not what it seams!

I have enjoyed working with my embroidered strips. I have tried to produce seams and cords that will enhance my 3D piece, as it will definitely have both!

I liked the paper and fabric designs very much on page 56. So much so that I printed them onto cotton, using an inkjet printer to make new fabrics.

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Cord loop at bottom right made from fabric print, taken from page 56, using an inkjet printer.

C&G Certificate Module 2, Chapter 7 - Traditional Piecing Methods

I had done very little patchwork before this chapter so it was a steep learning curve! Before getting to grips with log cabins I started to make some embroidered samples, to be cut into strips.

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G - Fringe foot with whipstitch bobbin, I forgot to change it ...... brilliant!

H - Reverse of sample above

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C&G Certificate Module 2, Chapter 6 - Patterning fabrics using old water dyes and fabric paints

This chapter was great fun! I haven't done any tie-dyeing since I was at school. I researched on the internet to find a variety of ways of folding fabrics to get interesting results. It's certainly something I will do again, hopefully with a few more colours next time! The first batch I produced were not very dark so I increased the concentration of dye and got better results. I have been using my paler fabric in the following chapters and am saving my better ones for my 3D piece.

I made up some boards to group my photos, drawings, patterned papers and fabrics together, to get a feeling of the essence of the design.

Armadillo

Chameleon

Turkey

Zebra

Below are the results of my tie-dyeing.

Printing onto fabric

Fabric dyed with black ink

Fabric dyed plain black, folded and dabbed with bleach along edges

Printed fabric using template

Printed fabric using template

Printed fabric using sequin waste and finger!

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Scanned copies of fabric, colour appears blue/green, due to scanning

Scanned copies

Scanned copies

C&G Certificate Module 2, Chapter 5 - Patterned Papers

I started this section by looking at the animal patterns in an abstract way and by squinting at them to see what would evolve.  I used a variety of 'tools' to make my marks using black ink, bleach and black acrylic paint.

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