For my series this year I am using photographs from English gardens as a source for the design. The piece below is a trial with materials and colours for the actual first piece which is almost complete.
I am working in silk this year - not really sure why as it is a very challenging material to stitch ( and to photograph well! )but I love the handle and the way it takes dye.
The silk was coloured by painting a single colour dye directly on the surface, letting it dry, fixing it and then repeating the process with a second colour etc. I used Jaquard silk dyes.
I sketched the outlines of the foxgloves freehand with the sewing machine, Given the slip nature of silk, it has been quite heavily quilted. As I do not usually use whole cloth pieces of silk in my work - this has been a good learning experience for the actual first series piece, based on a macro photo of a foxglove which I hope to finish soon.
Detailed piece showing various coloured rayon threads
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