Chapter 6 revisited

Hoping to have learned a bit more I had another go at layering my free machining. i am happier with these samples.

First another go at getting the light behind - a bit more successful - better tones and a sense of looking through - perhaps the background could have had a bit more stitching.

Going for ripples with a pale background of two layers of tissue which was used for mopping up with snippets of dyed kitchen cloth and blue organza covered with pale green organza and smoothly stitched. Topped with a cable of dyed cord on a darker dyed cotton cut back round the ripples and frayed. Melted back the organza in places with the point of a soldering iron to show the tissue.  I think there is good depth with a real sea-bed feel.

The stitched piece is much more complex than the paper design but keeps the same elements, there's good tonal variation and its quite a sparkly piece with lots of interest.  I like it a lot.

The base is quite brightly dyed blue cotton -  topped with blue green and white threads and a pale green organza stitched with a pale variegated thread then topped with a crushed silk stitched with white, all topped off with  bluey green organza and stitched with darker thread.  I cut away the top organza from part of the silk and melted back the organzas to show the background in places.