IMAGE 2 SIZE ( 24 INCHES x 16 INCHES)
Series of paper stencils . Top black and white celtic knots threaded by black strips . Series of braid stencils. Bottom left series of interlaced green paper turned strips interlaced with green tissue. Bottom right series of Celtic knots. Bottom centre black and white woven triangles.
IMAGE 3 SIZE (A4)
Plaited coloured strips on metallic green card.
IMAGE 4 SIZE (A4)
Plaited interwoven paper plaited strips on gold card background.
IMAGE 5 SIZE (A4)
Shapes cut from hollows above interwoven with plastic strips of florists paper.
Hollow circle threaded with sun rays in plastic and paper strips.
Orange 'buckle' shapes threads by crimped blue paper and green folded tissue.
Purple buckle shapes joined by twisted celtic knots on black.
CHAPTER 4 STENCILLED DESIGNS ON FABRIC.
IMAGE 10 SIZE (A4)
Celtic knots from paper braid knots in copper acrylics and blue markal .
Celtic knots and twists from stencils on dyed silk background.
Oil pastel buckle shapes transferred from card shapes on to silk Dupion.
Top Celtic stencilled knots using tickened silk paints
Bottom Series of different placements of paper stencil using water soluble pencils.
Series of celtic knots on silk dupion using cut stencils and thickened silk paints
Cut stencil twisted knots in gold acrylics over dyed silk.
Folded strip stencil in different placements using markal paint sticks.
CHAPTER 5 BRAID CONSTRUCTIONS
IMAGE 17 SIZE (24 inches X 16 inches)
Variety of different braid constructions.
Bottom line is orange raffia wrapped with gold ribbon with small pieces of stitched velvet.
Left hand side is a series of plastic drinking straws stitched down on to strips of seam binding.
Right hand side is loose threads of lemon and gold machine embroidery threads stitched on to orange binding.
Centre is layers of organza on felt, edge stitched in gold . The organza layers are then cut back to the felt in a clover leaf shape and filled with hand stitched beads.
Above and below centre is a development of right hand side. Loose embroidery threads were scattered in flower shapes on a stitched braid background. The centres were then covered with soluble film and eyelet shapes stitch across them.
Stitched braids on stencilled background. The green braid is developed from the plaited braids in Chapter 2 using crocheted wools , overlaid by metallic wound cords.
The blue braid is fragments of frayed ribbon ,coloured net and shiny fabric stitched on soluble fabric.
Fragments of silk and frayed ribbon in a felt and organza sandwich. The top organza layer was then cut away in circles down the centre to reveal the underlying fragments. The circles were then stitched round with automatic stitches . The edges were worked with knotted patterns and a narrow ribbon edging was added.
Using the blue silk Dupion and Markal paint stick stencilled fabric as inspiration for the colours.
Blue fine silky threads were wrapped over a frame and these were then interwoven with scraps of fabric coloured to tone with the background . A central core of metallic fringed thread was then stitiched down the centre.
Left hand side navy silk wrapped over frame and secured down the centre by a strip of stitched metallic fabric. On the right hand side a series of stitched braids were stitched together . Pink silky thread was then woven over a frame and eased off in sections to be sewn over the whole sample in a series of loops.
The top edge is another stitched braid developed from the plaited braids of Chapter 2.
The bottom edge is another series of stitched braids sewn together and then wrapped with a plaited braid , overstitched by an automic knotted pattern.
In the top sample two woven plaited cords were laid on the fabric and stitched threads were then worked onto the soluble fabric in red metallic thread.
In the bottom sample the plaited threads were knotted in a diamond pattern and then joined down the centre by another braid beign stitched over the joins..
Fragments of geen silk and metalllic fabric were scattered on to ' stitch and tear' fabric and a layer of green organza was placed over the top. The sample was then stitched in a series of braids which were then torn from the background and the organza edges burned away.
A series of braids were made by the same method as that described in image 23. The braids were then placed on a watered silk background fabric stencilled with braid stencils in pearlised paints.
The background fabric was coloured by using the residue of Markal paint sticks from baking parchment. Discs of organza fragments were fused on to acrylic felt and were then threaded onto braids formed on water soluble fabric. The top discs were worked over by hand stitched buttonhole stitches in a copper metallic thread while in the bottom sample the braid and discs were wrapped by a novelty mohair and metallic yarn.
IMAGE 26 SIZE 8 INCHES x 4 INCHES
Shapes cut from a wine metallic organza fabric were threaded through small holes with a toning thick silk thread and placed on a stencilled background.
Acrylic felt shapes were cut from a previous paper stencil and then coloured by Markal Paint sticks. The shapes were then stitched with a variety of metallic threads both by hand and by machine. The 'buckle' shapes were multicoloured while the cut out bar shapes were coloured with single colours.
The buckle shapes used in image 26 were used again on a different background and threaded with another stitched braid.
IMAGE 29 SIZE 12 INCHES SQUARE
Circular discs in copper organza and metallic threads were threaded by a braid made from navy binding and filigree fabric and placed on a coppere stencilled knot backgrounds.
Wine organza bows threaded on to thick thread and a cut stencil were placed on a dyed stencilled background.
Braids stitched together to form a new textile.
Braids used in image 24 stitched together with toning dyed ribbons to form new textile.
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