MODULE 1 - CHAPTER 11 - PART 3

RESOLVED SAMPLE - GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION
FOURTH THOUGHTS - STITCHED SHAPES

Trial samples using machine stitching in same colour thread as ground fabric to make each shape look thinner, smaller and less solid.

1a. 

1b.

1c.

1d.

Same exercise but using hand stitching, in this case I used seed stitching.

2a.

2b 

  I must confess that in this sample it is not all my own handiwork. I had taken the sample with me to stitch at our Calgary Folk Festival.  A wonderful time sitting on our blankets and chairs in the sun, listening to music and stitching.  This year our daughter and 4 year old grandaughter came with us and as soon as I bring out any knitting or stitching, my grandaughter immediately wants to "help".  She stitched several of these stitches and I was taken by how well she did using a hoop and really a quite small sharp needle.  The only extra safety precaution was to tie the thread to the needle as she hadn't mastered holding the thread at the same time as pulling the needle and I didn't want her to lose the needle.  She was very careful and only needed a little help with placement of the needle.  I think we may have a developing needlewoman in our midst! Children always amaze me how they can use adult tools really well once they are taught how and shown the safe way to use them.  It was a joyful day!

2c

2d

I really liked the way the seed stitching worked and although it is more time consuming than machine stitching, I am always pleased with the result of hand stitching.  It is rhythmic, meditative and portable.

MODULE 1 - CHAPTER 11 - PART 2

RESOLVED SAMPLE - GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION

THIRD THOUGHTS - FABRIC SHAPES

1a. Top and bottom - folded squares folded and cut

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1b Top and bottom - negative shapes

1c. Top - fabric square cut with edges frayed. Bottom - fabric square folded cut and frayed

1d .Fabric square frayed with four small frayed triangles places in angles

1e. Fabric square snipped and frayed with small triangles added at corner

1f. Nine small fabric squares frayed to form cross shape

1g. Two frayed rectangles placed diagonally across each other

1h. Fabric square folded and cut. All negative shapes used

1i. Top -Threads and tiny fabric scraps placed between two layers of Contact paper before folding and cutting.  The Contact paper was not really sticky enough to seal everything in.  Perhaps I should have used less threads. Bottom - Threads and tiny fabric scraps placed between two layers of bondaweb before folding and cutting. This method was much more successful but tended to stick to each other when folded.

1j. Fabric snipped then the cut edges frayed

MODULE 1 - CHAPTER 11 - Part 1

RESOLVED SAMPLE - GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION

FIRST THOUGHTS - PAPER INSPIRATION

1a. Samples of  paper that have been crumpled, slashed with scissors, slashed with the scissors open and torn.

1b. Top sample has been slashed and exploded (could explode more another time), bottom sample has holes punched in it. I really like the lacy effect and this really shows some disintegration.

2a. Tissue paper -top sample was machine stitched with grid. Paper was wetted and scraped to edges. Bottom sample was stitched with circular shapes, wetted and parts removed.

2b. Top sample is regular computer paper, stitched in grid, wetted and some paper removed. Bottom sample is painted newsprint, stitched with circles, wetted and some paper removed. I think the thinner newsprint and tissue paper worked best but the tissue was quite delicate to handle.

SECOND THOUGHTS - PAPER SHAPES

3a increasingly disintegrating, though maybe not enough difference.

3b. Increasingly disintegrating.

3c. Negative shape with small circles 

3d. Negative shape using little snippets - I like sticking to black, more cohesive than adding colour.

3e. Negative shape using torn paper