...so got out some Klona cotton fabrics and paints...
...and made a start with some of those lovely blocks. :-)
First using some de-colourant on Dark Navy...
.....I wanted a vaguely ethnic-chinese look....
...and it has worked (I think).
(I've not used this stuff before, so wasn't sure how it would work out. But, WOW...how it works! Takes a little while to dry so that you can see the pattern....but a bit of speeding up with a heat gun helped a lot. The one I've used comes from Mulberry Silks......who happen to sell the most AMAZING silk threads as well!!)
Then...with some paint on a couple of brighter colours....
...that got machine-stitched with some of my most-favourite Empress Metallic Gold thread!
Just look how fine you can get the stitching done.....and no snapping either! I LOVE IT!!!
These sample pieces have, of course, given me an idea (or a clutch of ideas actually!)...
...so I've printed some more...
...and the machine will be whirring all day today :-)
Ah! Happy, happy, happy......
Hope you are all happy too
x C
