Sunday 17 January 2010

Chapter 5 Shaped quilting

1. Buttons in various sizes, some doubled and one tripled for more height. Hand-sewn with running stitch under a fine cotton top layer.


2.  Washers under nylon organza stitched with a dark pewter-grey thread with straight stitches.


3. Plastic straws hand stitched under poly cotton.


4. Plaited art straws held in a triangle by covering ground with wheatsheaf stitch in varying sizes over unbleached cotton scrim.


5. Hand made cord from heavy wool yarn held under 2 layers of net - one coarse grey and one fine white tulle - with heavy running stiched in shiny rayon cord.




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