MODULE 1 - CHAPTER 6

USE OF BONDING IN APPLIQUE

The top layer is stamped cotton, the second is stamped oganza, bonded to previously hand dyed cotton

B) The base is "made" fabric on a base of red commercial cotton, covered with Wonder Under, using scrap pieces of fabric, threads and tiny sequins I had bought in Doha, covered with net that I had ironed on the back with Wonder Under. The top layer is printed hand dyed silk.

 C) The backing is the same commercial red cotton, with a similarly "made" fabric, this time with green colour and the cross I had found on the headstone in Banff.

D) "made" green backing with unprinted organza bonded on top.  I found I needed a fairly strong contrast for the organzas to stand out.

E) Hand dyed cotton with cut out shape from "made" fabric bonded on top.  This is using only one bonded layer and it seems much calmer, but perhaps needs some stitching on top to marry the two together.

F) I really like the colours of this one.  The backing is crumpled hand painted tissue paper. The first layer is printed organza, using an  asymmetrical design, and the top layer is printed cotton.

G) Backing is plain commercial cotton, first layer is bonded crumpled ,hand painted , tissue paper, and top layer is hand dyed, printed silk.

H) Backing is commercial cotton, first layer is painted Wonder Under, top layer is bonded , painted and crumpled tissue paper

I) Backing is commercial cotton, second layer is bonded, painted and crumpled tissue paper and top layer is painted Wonder Under

J) Backing is printed hand dyed cotton, lst layer is using "made" fabric negative shapes and top layer is asymmetric commercial cotton.  I felt it was getting a bit busy to attempted to tone is down with the top layer

K) Background is hand dyed cotton, first layer is printed commercial cotton using negative shapes and top layer is asymmetric,  printed hand dyed cotton

L) Base layer is hand dyed cotton, first layer is printed, hand dyed cotton negative shapes and top is plain commercial unknown fibre asymmetric shape

M) Background is hand dyed silk chiffon, first layer is unprinted organza and top layer is painted Wonder Under.  I tried various combinations with the painted Wonder Under, but it didn't really show up well, even against pale colours.  Perhaps the paint needed to be stronger but I found the Wonder Under needed to be realatively wet in order to get the nice effect of rippling

Me at work painting the Wonder Under at my painting table in the basement.  It was an awful weekend with loads of wet snow, so it was a good time to be cozy and warm painting away in the basement!