Chapter10

 I like these samples . They were fun to do and the colours  seem to glow on the black felt.  I used the same  pink and turquoise threads on the sample on the diagonal in Chapter 3 and are some of my favourites.  The silver and gold threads are designed for computerised embroidery so it's quite strong and rather stiff. 

 The lime green satin sample reminds me of fruit.  The colour was not what I intended when I printed it but I think it has come into it's own.  I still find the satin difficult to control but a pair of shower gloves, with a rough texture help, but evey bit if thread sticks to them and I had to keep taking them off!

 Finding illustrations for this was difficult but I love the patterns on the hot water bottles!

 These are photos of a couple of prints .

 I prefer water colours to acrylics; they have a much softer look .  I seem to have amassed three boxes, one pastels, one bright colours and a box of  pale metallics so this gave me the opportunity to use them.

 My drawings seemed OK but the stitched sample seemed messy and lost the patterns of the stitches.  It was difficult to see the black on black, even in good daylight.............

 so I tried something different.

 The shapes were made by  drawing a profile of the shape, folding and cutting double (like paper dollies).

 But  I forgot to reverse the Stitch and Tear so the image is the opposite way to the design, but i am pleased with stitching and got the effect I was after.

I've learned a lot in this from this Module.  I  think my drawing and designing skills have inproved and I rely less on the Eureka Point for ideas than in the past.  I have a few philosophical problems: why does the bobbin thread run  out in the middle of the penultimate row of stitches?  Why is double-sided adhesive tape so reluctant to stick to Vilene?  Why do bits of thread fall on the carpet and not into the bin?

I'm really looking forward to the next module.