My art doll still doesn’t have a name yet. Maybe after she has some clothes she’ll tell me what it is. The embellishing of the underskirt begins. First adding some art lace edging to the bottom of her skirt using water soluble stabilizer to support the decorative stitches. Then a piece of machine needlelace; lacework […]
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I recently began working on an art doll and you can see where I began here. Now, lying amongst the silks and satins on my cutting table, sometimes she looks dejected … … sometimes she looks hopeful … She has a strong personality despite her SpongeBob Squarepants body shape. But she’s waiting quietly while I
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From time to time I like to challenge myself by creating new ways to use my favorite fabric embellishing techniques. For this project I chose to make an art doll which is something a little out of the ordinary for me. I chose not to draw or paint a face mainly because I’m not all
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Can you guess what my favorite embellishment is? I use it on most projects I make and I never tire of making it or thinking up new ways to use it. Can’t guess? Why it’s Machine Wrapped Cording of course. If you’ve never heard of machine wrapped cording, it’s simply a piece of cording that
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I actually got some work done yesterday! Using the fabric paper that I made last week (you can see it here) I constructed a notebook cover/organizer for my journal and notes. The fabric paper makes a strong, tough cover fabric, and I collaged together an inkjet print on fabric and some silk fabric scraps that
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If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, then you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of machine needlelace. I love using it for all sorts of things … Decorative elements such as the center of this sunflower; Abstract floral embellishments … Filling for cutwork designs on quilts … Embellishments such asleaves, flowers,
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