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Post by christiewn on May 24, 2012 1:31:46 GMT
 This is the first item I have made using the Pinkspiration pack of threads and fabric that was a giveaway from Zed. There were some nice hot pinks so I decided to use them with black for a real contrast. This scarf is made by laying out fibres and fabrics on a piece of Romeo. Another piece of Romeo is placed on top and then I machine stitched over it all using different built in stitches. The stitching is done in pink, purple, black and metallic silver. As we are coming up to winter here (but winter is never very cold!) this will be great to jazz up an outfit for me. So thanks again Zed! |
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Post by zed on May 24, 2012 8:35:23 GMT
Aaw, it won't go bigger when I click. It looks really good though!  Is Romeo water soluble stuff? |
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Post by christiewn on May 24, 2012 9:21:30 GMT
Yes Zed, Romeo is a nice strong, clear soluble fabric (feels more like plastic) and then you dump the finished item in water to remove it. If you don't wash it all out you can mould the item round bowls etc to dry in shape (like with silk paper) but with a scarf you have to be careful to get it all out otherwise the scarf ends up really stiff.
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Post by lyn on May 24, 2012 9:38:03 GMT
I'd like to see it bigger too. That's a lot of machine stitching - must have taken hours - but from what I can see it's look great!
Zed - you can use this technique to get some impressive yardage for lampshades. The light shows through wonderfully.
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Post by koffipot on May 24, 2012 10:14:28 GMT
Looks really beautiful, shame it won't enlarge. I have used something similar to Romeo before, it's much finer, more transparent and plastic than the Water Soluble Fabric from WOW, which looks and feels like interfacing. However it gives very similar results. |
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Post by MTRuth on May 24, 2012 17:19:37 GMT
Gorgeous! Is it on your blog so we could see more detail?
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Post by jufergu on May 26, 2012 2:59:03 GMT
I love the soft look you got. Never tried making a scarf with the water soluble stabilizer.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 27, 2012 13:04:49 GMT
cool. I saw a lady making scarves with just thread and the stabilizer. She just kept adding thread until it would all hold together.
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Post by jufergu on May 30, 2012 11:30:32 GMT
I just wonder if a scarf made with just thread would wear well. I have a scarf made with just yarns and it is always catching on things because it has a lot of empty spaces and it is so fragile. It is a beautiful piece, but I don't wear it if I have jewelry on.
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Post by christiewn on May 31, 2012 1:25:29 GMT
Judy it depends on the construction and how much sewing has been done. This scarf has a lot of sheer pieces in it so there aren't actually many spaces that just consist of threads. I used up about 4 standard reels of sewing thread in the machine stitching. If you only use threads and no fabric you need even more machine stitching to hold it together and that takes up a long amount of time as well.
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Post by jufergu on Jun 2, 2012 23:26:09 GMT
And time is the key element in everything it seems. I am so worn out from doing so many exhibits and projects that all I want to do is sleep in the recliner this weekend. I took on too many projects and now my brain is mush. I am sure that everyone has experienced this. It is called 'burn out."
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