MODULE TWO Chapter 7

 I love this chapter; lots of fun with my stash of textured threads that I can't use on the bobbin of my machine!

                                                     
                                                     ......and here's some I made earlier........

Bridget Riley was quite tricky  but became easier after a couple of rows.  The thinner yarn on the right hand sample seemed to create a bettter effect.

 Both photos are of Ness Gardens, just down the road.  They have so many plants there is always something for inspiration

                  

 The satin puckered badly, perhaps the stabiliser is too thin. 

The silk on a heavier Vilene worked better.

                                             Me, making the felt background for the sample.

MODULE TWO Chapter 6

              The stitching on the left (above) looks like a child's drawing of a face!

Working with the glue and tissue to create  an image was really difficult and a variety of combinations of glue and water didn't solve the problem.  Perhaps the tissue was too thin and dress pattern tisssue would have worked bettter.  I did manage to achieve some texture  and it looked much better when painted.  Creating the texture with the top pieces  sewn onto the background was mich easier.

                                       The piece didn't scan well so I have used photographs.

MODULE TWO Chapter 5

                                              I think Keble Martin is now my favouite book

                                                                       Mock-up 1

                                                                       
                                                                    Mock-up 2

........it helped to hang the  prototypes up!

                                                                  My finished tassel.

Close-up of the top.  The picture was taken with the tassel on the table so the top looks a little mis-shapen.

                                       View from the top, assembled before adding to the skirt.

 The skirt was stitched using cable stitch and a medium wide zig-zag although the hanging loop was stitched with the same star pattern as the top.