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

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…

I have recently discovered the British expression 'her face is a map of the world' here . To me it means that a face takes on itsel...

Are you looking for ideas on how to manipulate fabric? In this tutorial I introduce a whole bunch of different types of tucks for you to choose from.

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

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Ivory pleated blouse with a V-shaped smocked bib at the bustline front, back, and shoulder caps. High necked self-ruffled released pleat collar with interior braid, peplum waistband, set in Elizabethan shaped sleeves with graduated puffs stitched down by narrow rows of smocking stitches; with silk gauze cuff ruffle and self covered flat buttons with figure eight loop closures down the center front. Labeled: "Liberty & Co./Artistic and Historic Costume Studio/222 Regent St. W." Labeled…