I was so fascinated by the new technique I had just learned (using painted bondaweb) that I went to do another piece for the february take it further challenge instead of finishing something old. Seems I’m in one of my creative frenzies.
This one shows the coast line of the place at croatia where we used to go on vacation before the war there.
I used the same base fabric, bondaweb painted in the three acrylic colours I mentioned in my post about the tif colour palette, and covered it with deep blue nylon chiffon. The whole piece is more soft and you see more from the colours on the bondaweb because the nylon fabric is very delicate.
Here, you see the base fabric with the painted bondaweb already ironed on:
Next, you see the piece after ironing on the nylon chiffon:
Last, I show a pic after doing some stitching. Right now I think I’ll probably leave it alone at this stage. sometimes, less is more.This was much softer to stitch than the piece with polyester organza as top layer.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:22 am
oh I like it, very delicate
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February 24th, 2008 at 11:51 am
thank you Verna!
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February 24th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Bravo! Your second February TIF looks like it is becoming as exciting as your first. Thanks so much for the mini-tutorial on painted bondaweb. It makes me want to try the technique in my next piece, after I finish with the almond blossoms…
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February 24th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Thank you Michele. By the way, your blog is wonderful, I’m glad I found it. I love how you integrate modern embroidery with traditional techniques like bobbin lace and great skill in embroidery.
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February 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
This is beautiful, the first time I’ve seen painted bondaweb that depicts an image – and the stitching is so restrained and yet adds so much
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March 2nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Thank you Fiona. I don’t think the gals who figured out you can paint bondaweb intended it to be used to do images – I tend to use these modern techniques in my own way.
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