The first sample was to use calico stabilised on white felt, dog up, foot on for automatic and zigzag patterns
Primary colours
This first piece was worked using primaries and zigzag in rows using different width stitches.
Primary colours using zigzag
These colours remind me of childhood, the seaside and summer. I think that the red seems to dominate the piece
The second sample is using the same primary colours but with an automatic machine pattern. I chose one of my machines loopy patterns
Primaries stitched with an automatic machine pattern
Using the same primary colours and an automatic machine pattern, the second sample was stitched. The volume of stitches in the pattern flattened the fabric beneath and creates a more subtle piece where the colours seemed to blend together. This was probably because the edges of the criss-crossed design of the pattern intertwined rather than the abrupt edges of the zigzag pattern and would make a piece of work, more solid and subtle
Secondary colours
The same method was used, this time working with the complimentary colours.
Secondary colours using zigzag
These colours are softer that primaries. I prefer these and if I screw my eyes, I can imagine fields of lavender with very orange earth!
Secondary colours using automatic machine pattern
This piece was stitched with the same automatic pattern as for the primaries. Less like fields of lavender this time, bit still pretty and more subtle that the red, blue, yellow sample. The fabric is held down well and creates a solid piece of work.
Primary and secondary colours mixed
This piece was stitched using the machine's vermicelli pattern.
Primaries and secondaries mixed using automatic machine pattern
I love it! It is soft, like a gentle tartan pattern and would be great for a clothing fabric. I used vermicelli which seems to draw the colours together and blend them well.
The next sample was to be made using an automatic pattern again with primaries and secondary colours.
Primaries and secondaries using a star automatic machine pattern
I wasn't so pleased with this result and should perhaps have repeated the design to create more density to the end result.
Colour grading
The following sample used all the shades of blue thread that I had and I graduated them throughout the blue range using a zigzag pattern.
Blue range using zigzag
I had a bit of an issue with my tension which I have subsequently resolved but it was an interesting exercise as the blues at the top began to look purple and at the palest shade seemed almost white
Monet
The next element of the chapter was to take a piece of a Monet picture and re-create it in stitch. I chose a piece of St Giorgio Maggiore, Venice as my sample.
A scrap of the painting by Monet
I then used acrylics to paint 'in the style of Monet' (ish!)
My representation of the Monet original
The colours that I found were orange, yellow, pale, dark and mid blue, purple, and beige/white
I made three stitched samples of the image. My first was on calico stabilised with felt just to have a go. I used straight stitch and zigzag but wasn't thrilled with the result, which I didn't complete.
The first sample on calico
My second sample was on a transfer painted piece of felt. I used an image from Chapter 2 but with the dense stitching, it doesn't really show through.
Stitched with zigzag on transfer printed felt
I really like this sample and am please with the result. Zigzag seemed to work best to re-create the sense of water.
The third sample was stitched on black felt. I was not so pleased with this sample but enjoyed the exercise.
Stitched on black felt.
I think that this could be used as a field of flowers - the black felt representing the soil showing through the stems and coloured flowers.
and finally .......
Using two colours in the needle and blending or contrasting (e.g red and blue to make purple) I stitched the sample again. Great fun as with the double thread, the fill was quicker.
after Monet....
I really enjoyed this piece, it really was like painting with the needle.
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