tiles

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if you’ve been keeping up with my recent photo diary posts, you would have seen this project in progress

i attended a workshop with sue dennis at warwick in queensland last month where we learned and/or developed lots of techniques

first we made ‘art cloth’ with layers of stencilling, stamping and painted cut and/or torn fusible web

after backing the decorated cloth with wadding, we added machine stitching and 2D and 3D broderie perse, as well as machine-stitched couching using various yarns

of course, my alter ego – stitchedupmama – had to add some crochet flowers …

we also made cords from twisted yarns and free motion zig zag machine stitching

fusible interfacing was then ironed on the back of the embellished cloth before we cut the cloth into ’tiles’ (after further reinforcing the whole piece with a fused fabric backing onto which we had stitched some pieces of velcro)

the wallhanging ‘frame’ sections also had velcro stitched down the centres

after the tiles were finished, i had fun playing around with different arrangements

the possibilities are endless!

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enjoyed lunch with textile artist clare cotton today, whose beautiful work is displayed around her home

these examples feature fabrics coloured and patterned with plant and other natural dyes, including indigo

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found objects, hand stitching and upcycled fabrics are a feature of clare’s stunning work

she also makes unique wearable items

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clare also showed us some family heirlooms – a hand stitched silk quilt and a doll’s ensemble (for which she made the doll)

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to round off our visit, some magpies flew in for their daily treats – a lovely finish to our visit

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[sue dennis workshop – almost completed printed/ painted/ stencilled/ stitched ’tile’, plus more tiles to embellish; art mosaic on footpath in stanthorpe, qld]