As I’ve mentioned before, vision cards are not only a great way to help keep you focused for the month ahead, but they are also a great size to test out new techniques. If the technique doesn’t work out, then it doesn’t hurt so much to throw your work away. But if it does work […]
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I finally managed to get a little sewing in recently and finally finished a self-portrait challenge for my local fiber art group. I wanted to do this piece all in fabric but I don’t work much with commercial fabrics any more and after I moved recently I gave away practically all of my stash of
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One of my favorite techniques is image transfer. Mostly I like to transfer images directly to fabric using various methods, however sometimes I also like to transfer images to “fabric paper”. “Fabric paper” can be made using many different methods, but it’s main features are that you can create unusual texture and of course, you
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So now she’s done. She didn’t turn out in any way at all like I first envisaged, I saw her as a more contemporary type of art doll rather than the elegant lady she turned out to be, but sometimes that’s where the process takes you; to places you never intended or imagined, and all
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I’ve finished the underskirt for my art doll and I really like the way it turned out even after all the challenges it posed. So now on to the jacket … red silk dupioni for the jacket, with a front lining of rich gold thai silk – she has expensive taste! One of my very
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My art doll still doesn’t have a name yet. Maybe after she has some clothes she’ll tell me what it is. The embellishing of the underskirt begins. First adding some art lace edging to the bottom of her skirt using water soluble stabilizer to support the decorative stitches. Then a piece of machine needlelace; lacework
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