Sunday, August 11, 2013

Making Weeds - In threads and fabric

Spent the afternoon working on creating an overlay of weeds for 3 quilts that I am making for the SAQA Earth Stories exhibition. Using a technique I learned in the Simply Stitch class with Karen Ruane, it is free motion embroidery on the sewing machine using scrim as the base.

In Karen's class that was not a class according to her, we used white scrim and white threads with bits of lace and delicate prints to create a froth to add to our embroidery work.

I am adapting the technique to indicate something much more rough and ready -- a weedy over grown area that kills plants who need light.



Your feedback will be greatly appreciated. Does this look weedy to you? What would you suggest? 


Nancy

4 comments:

  1. Yes, it looks weedy. I think it would benefit from some more darks, and some smaller elements, as all the fabric scraps are about the same size.

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  2. I think Susan has a good point about varying the sizes and getting some dark. You might want to put some bits in that hint at dark seeds and maybe leave a few open spaces with just the threads. Looks good otherwise, though.

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  3. Thanks, ladies. Appreciate your reading and the excellent suggestions.
    Nancy

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