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Post by sundownalpacas on Apr 9, 2016 13:14:24 GMT
Smiff, it's got such beautiful colours and I love the energy you get from the way you lay out your fibres. A bit like large broad brushstrokes full of vitality. I've been experimenting with the delightfully named Modpodge for getting shaping into vessels made from a flat piece of felt. It was originally a dyeing experiment that I liked and wanted to make into a bowl. The pleats and creases are held in place thanks to the modpodge on the underside leaving the untreated top to loosely drape. www.flickr.com/photos/24232165@N03/26321740175/in/dateposted-public/I was wondering if you could bind your vessel around the 5 noodles and then modpodge it so it holds the shape. You do lose the softness of the felt but it doesn't colour it in any way and it makes for a good solid and sturdy base. I love your bowls. I did the same thing with an alpaca piece of felt and I use it for displaying my dryer balls at shows. I did my stiffening with a varnish. It did change the color of the felt. This was indigo dyed fiber. I now just spray starch on it and give it a good steam if it loses it shape. It still feels soft.
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Post by Pandagirl on Apr 9, 2016 14:47:04 GMT
Nice bowls Marion!
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Post by elizabeth on Apr 9, 2016 21:30:55 GMT
Smiff, if you want the final object to undulate like the tubes, I think you'd have to find a way to press the fiber into the spaces. Now that I've said that, I'm not sure how you would do that. Maybe you could put a resist into the crevices and then temporarily sew it to another similar resist on another side. That's sounding quite fiddly, but it's all I have.
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Post by Shepherdess on Apr 9, 2016 23:45:01 GMT
Yes I am not sure how you would do it. Maybe use the cylinder, then attach resist fins so when its done you can put the noodles in to shape it. the problem with doing it around the noodles is the tighter it gets the less definition you get.
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Post by Pandagirl on Apr 10, 2016 0:35:11 GMT
Smiff, is the vessel fully fulled? If not, you could rewet it with soapy water and use a spoon in the crevices to help shape it. If it fulled, I'm not sure what you can do unless you were to turn it inside out and sew the pinched sections to make a crevice on the outside. I hope this makes sense.
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Post by chookie2 on Apr 10, 2016 8:05:45 GMT
I would rewet it, soak it in a solution of warm water and dissolved gelatine ( about 1 tablespoon to 2 litres of water) ...then form it back around the noodles and let it dry - of course force it into the crevices well as you stretch it over the noodles. Once dry it will hold the shape but not be completely hard as in using glue and gelatine doesn't alter the colour at all.
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Post by blythwhimsies on Apr 10, 2016 11:14:07 GMT
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Post by lyn on Apr 10, 2016 11:43:22 GMT
It's so beautiful Marian! You can clearly see the inspiration in your piece, and you've made it a work of art with the machining.
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Post by MTRuth on Apr 10, 2016 13:43:47 GMT
Great job Marian!Your machine embroidery is a wonderful addition.
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Post by Pandagirl on Apr 10, 2016 16:02:05 GMT
Beautiful Marion! I agree with Ruth the machine embroidery really finishes it nicely giving real definition.
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Post by chookie2 on Apr 11, 2016 0:06:40 GMT
Amazing work Marion, I do love how you have used the inspiration of the aerial image in an abstract and unique way. It is a real WOW piece for me.
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Post by koffipot on Apr 11, 2016 7:04:02 GMT
Super piece Marian, thinking out of the box.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Apr 11, 2016 13:40:29 GMT
Terrific job, Marian. Looks very time consuming but so worth the effort.
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Post by elizabeth on Apr 11, 2016 21:30:26 GMT
Love it, Marian. I've been scared to try machine stitching, even tho I bought a used Pfaff just for that. :-o
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Post by lyn on Apr 11, 2016 23:19:52 GMT
Love it, Marian. I've been scared to try machine stitching, even tho I bought a used Pfaff just for that. :-o Please don't be scared Elizabeth. To draw/write with machine stitching, think of your sewing machine needle as a pen and your fabric as a sheet of paper. BUT, instead of moving the pen (needle) over the paper (fabric), you move the paper (fabric) under the pen (needle). Have a go, but don't try to 'draw' anything (no-one's looking) just scribble away until you get the hang of it. A non-stretchy fabric, such as thick calico, would be good to practice on.
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