Working with texture has always been one of my favorite things and I’ve always found it challenging and rewarding to find ways to merge both visual and tactile texture into my artwork. One of the biggest challenges though has been to find ways to successfully print images onto textured fabric. I particularly like working with […]
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If you have ever printed images onto fabric using Inkaid, then no doubt you’ve discovered that once fabric is treated with any of these products it becomes quite stiff to rigid depending on the product type that you use. Sometimes this isn’t a problem if you’re going to sew the fabric using a sewing machine,
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Designing your own fabric patterns has never been easier with all the amazing tools that we have at our disposal these days. And making a repeat pattern design is one of the most common ways to create designs. Although there are special programs that make this task very easy indeed like Adobe Illustrator, you can
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Machine needle-lace is a versatile technique and one I use often, particularly for making embellishments. But you can also use it for other applications and one of my favorites is “see-through” designs. This needle-lace heart design is a simple project that demonstrates this technique. If you’re not familiar with machine needle-lace, it’s made using free
Free Machine Embroidery Tutorial – I Heart You Read More »
I’m always thinking of new and creative ways to use my photos, and after spending the day out and about photographing things last week-end, and ending the day with my camera banging about with the rest of the junk at the bottom of my tote bag, I decided it was finally time to make a
How to personalize your camera cozy with a photo printed on fabric Read More »
On Saturday I enjoyed a very early morning shoot with my photography group to take photos of the sunrise over the Atlantic – brrrrr. We caught the sun as it was rising over the Atlantic at about 7.20am. and then we turned around and caught the moon as it was setting at around 8.30am. And
