Sunday 21 July 2013

King's lynn embroiderers guild Exhibition (2)

9. A display, 'My Textile Journey' by Sheila Cetti to demonstrate how her work has developed over the years from traditional patchworking through to Art , quilts, hangings and fibre bowls.

10 Splash by Linda Turner. This item shows the action of water when an object is dropped into it, something which is as old as time. Here the materials and techniques used are very much of our own time. Organzas are layered with various threads over water soluble stabilisers, held with free motion machine stitching, dissolved and burned.

11. A number of 3D items from the display table including slippers, needle cases , caskets, books and design material.

12 A machine embroidered panel by Rachael King entitled 'Starting Point'as an example of her early style.
13 An overview of part of exhibition hall.



King's Lynn EG Exhibition

1.The display of Gold work mirrors
2. The Goldwork mirror by Helen Pease Voted 'Best in Show
3. Interior of St Margaret's church. Silk ribbon overlaid by metallic mesh. Top section formed by using machine embroidery lace patterns over fragmants of silk and sheers. Mounted on a raw silk background and framed within an arch made from  from painted bondaweb over silk, padded and quilted.
4 The Arches of St Margaret's Church using cotton and sheer fabrics with wadding Trapunto and Quilting. Note the shadowy figures of monks outlined in each of the arches.
5. The arches and stained glass of  the Interior of ST Margaret's church worked in felt, sheer fabrics, hand painting with hand and machine stitch.
6. The Interior of St. Margaret's church worked on acrylic felt with applied layers of chiffon, bondaweb and transfoils, bonded and heat treated . The sections were then burnt back using a soldering iron to reveal the differing layers.
7. The interior of St Margaret's church worked on painted calico, paper , plastic and merino fibres.The stained glass was made from merino fibres stitched onto plastic; collograph print onto brown paper which was padded and stitched.
8. The Group of pictures with a print of the original painting