Earlier this week I attended a very enjoyable workshop with Jan Tillett. A lot of kit to take with us - sewing machine, various fabrics, threads, hand-sewing kit, cutting board, quilting ruler, etc. - it seemed to take ages to gather it all together. However, Jan was well organised with wooden printing blocks, fabric scraps and paints, net and plenty of glittery bits to add to our creations - plus, of course, some inspiring samples of her own work.
We printed onto colourful fabric backgrounds, then collaged our postcard size pieces with tiny scraps of bright, sparkling fabric and net, before using free motion stitching to secure these to a backing piece. Areas could then be enhanced with more paint and hand-stitching.
I had prepared my own foam print block, as well as bringing along some of my small lino prints, but realised the latter were too detailed for my very limited skills with free motion embroidery.
My effort at outlining the beetle with free motion embroidery was so dire, I made an attempt to improve matters by using hand stitch. Not brilliant, but a process definitely worth refining.
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| Foam block and intermediate stage of fabric piece |
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| Lino prints on calico |
As you can see from Jan's work below, I need a bit more practice!
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