Every Spring and Autumn I usually add a few new pieces of clothing to my wardrobe. I do have some dressmaking skills having spent half my life sewing and designing for others, but time is short when you have a business run and buying clothes rather than making them is often more convenient. This season […]
Making faux batik fabric using flour paste resist: Part 1 Read More »
I’ve had this piece of burlap sitting on my work table for quite a while. Even though I’m not a “blue” person, I loved the color so much that I knew the fabric would eventually speak to me and tell me what it wanted to become. And finally it did! This piece is a fat
Creating surface texture with burlap and scrim Read More »
This week I was planning to show you some ways to use scrim to add texture and dimension to fabric surfaces, and I did actually gather some things together. But then my new toy – a Silhouette Cameo die-cutting machine – arrived unexpectedly early. And well, new toys just can’t be ignored. So what can
Things a textile artist can do with a die-cutting machine Read More »
One of the many perks of being a textile artist is that you get to play with all sorts of fun and creative products, and Angelina Fiber is definitely one of those fun products. If you’re not familiar with Angelina Fiber, it’s a soft fiber that is light reflective as well as light refractive so
Tutorial: Creative Ways to Use Angelina Fiber Read More »
Silk carrier rods are curious little things but I love them because they have such an unexpected shape and texture and they can be adapted for use into fabric, mixed media art and felting in lots of different ways. Silk carrier rods are the by-product of reeling silk from the cocoon. As the silk filament
Silk carrier rods and how to use them to make silk paper Read More »
I work a lot with textured fabric surfaces mostly because I think they look a lot more interesting than flat surfaces. Sometimes I create surface texture using machine stitching. And I also use a lot of fabric paper texture. I also sometimes like to use unusual materials such as tyvek to create texture. And of
Tutorial: Creating texture on fabric using crinkled ribbon Read More »
