Slashing textiles
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I spent today at a workshop revisiting a technique I'd not used for some time - faux chenille or stitch and slash work. I'd forgotten what a pleasure it could be - though one basic thing about it hit me fair and square as I was working. While colour choices are always central to the kind of textile work I do, in this case it seemed absolutely vital to work with a good colour palette since, in a way, that is what the whole thing is about - the juxtaposition of glimpses of colour against a…
Textiles I I had a quiet weekend and have an appointment free week ahead so I am determined to fit in a few more exercises in my quest for textile knowledge. Firstly, after watching a video from Fay Maxwell about fabric slashing, I though I must have a go. (Thanks Lesley) Firstly I built up layers of fabric scraps on a piece of calico topped with a relatively plain piece of fine cotton. I then straight stitched the layers together like this. then taking a sharp pair of scissors started…
Chenille technique - a sandwich of fibres within 2 layers of calico, stitched in lines and slashed to reveal the filling.
