Gathered fabric

SHEET ONE 1 Gathered by hand, then set by stitching 2 Machine gathered using a gathering foot 3 Machine gathered, gatheri...

stitched and gathered calico

My second entry for experimenting with fabric manipulations. The instructions are pretty much the same as the 1st one. However, the pattern is a little different. Pattern: Outcome:

This week we were using acrylic paint on fabric to create different effects. We started by stippling some calico with a dry brush using 2 colours - blue and yellow in my case, resulting in lots of green and looking like a flowery meadow! Then we moved on to using a diffuser and thin paint to give an effect like airbrushing, holding a piece of ripped paper in front of the fabric to act as a mask so that some parts stayed white. Then we moved on to a way of making monoprints on glass. We put…

18th century dress; fabric manipulation; textiles; gathering ; channel technique; texture

Beautiful details

SHEET ONE 1 Gathered by hand, then set by stitching 2 Machine gathered using a gathering foot 3 Machine gathered, gatheri...

Posts about pleating written by ninaaidas

What could be easier than pleats? As it turns out, these little devils aren’t as straightforward as we thought.