I collected all the water soluble items that I had and bought paper and fabric to complete. I am usually happy to work without a hoop and support the work with my hands. I made the small sample pieces on what I think was Romeo and made a square grid, a circled grid, a cobweb, some fee shapes and some patterns that didn't turn out too well.
Automatic stitch
Page 34. Two lines of automatic stitch on fabric and two on water-soluble using film.
Page 34. Overlapping automatic pattern using film
Page 34. Links lines of automatic pattern using film
Some small areas didn't work too well as I had not made good links with the stitching.
Designed edge
A basic grid was stitched, then overstitched with a circular automatic pattern and overstitched again with an automatic leaf pattern. This was made using film. I did sketch another design but didn't use it
Page 34. Designed edge
I'm pleased with this design and think that it could be further developed as a cuff or a bracelet.
A further piece was developed using interlinked diagonals, overstitched with granite stitch with some more intensified granite stitch blobs.
Page 35. Zigzag and granite stitch edge using film.
Fringe with automatic pattern
On the left of the fabric I had though to use this pattern and then realised that it may not hold well together so needed a different pattern to link. I used the circle pattern that had worked so well on the 'cuff' and alternated the circles with straight rows of fringing. Using film, this washed away well leaving a useful fringe.
A grid was then stitched and covered with straight automatic pattern and diagonals - this is well supported with the film when washed away
Page 35. Straight and diagonal using film
Grid using automatic pattern and film.
An irregular straight stitched grid was made on film with blobs added at junctions to add support. Diagonals were also added for interest and then using a heavy metallic thread and the circular pattern that had worked well before a diagonal area was created - I like this piece, thick and thin, dark and light and contrasting shapes
Page 35. Grid using straight and automatic stitching
I used the de Morgan 'peacock/dragon' as the motif for the next piece and drew three shapes with biro on water-soluble film using the back of my print block as a guide, using Avalon film.
A grid was created in heavy metallic straight stitch and then overstitched with zigzag to hold the grid firmly. The outlines of the peacocks were also stitched around their outline to define the areas that were to be more densely stitched.
The three peacocks/dragons were stitched in red, orange and green and a small eye defined in each. They were all granite stitched. The film was dissolved and the piece held together well. There were a couple of places where I missed the edge of the shapes but I have left this uncorrected as it will remind me that the shapes need to be very carefully observed when stitching.
Page 36. Grid using blocked design
Feathers
Using water soluble film, five feathers were free embroidered. The piece was pinned to polystyrene and the film washed away then the feathers dried before removing. They held they shapes well and are rather nice and delicate. I chose pastel shades to describe their airiness.
Feathers stitched and pinned
Page 37 Feathers after film dissolved
Water soluble paper and film used together
The peacock/dragons were block printed with acrylic paint onto water soluble paper and when the paint had dried, a grid was stitched over the piece and some details of the peacocks stitched and linked between the images.
Piece stitched and pinned to polystyrene
The paper was washed away and the piece dried. Some of the paint washed away; some of the paper didn't! I painted over the peacocks with clear nail varnish when dry.
A second block printed piece was made, this time in reverse and on film. The motifs were painted with metallic acrylic paint and the backs with clear nail varnish. A grid was stitched and the piece pinned out. The film was washed away and dried and then the new piece stitched to the first grid - they were both washed again, but the paper still hasn't all gone.
On reflection, I did use two sheets of paper to add support, this may have been the problem or the fact that the stitches were too small and didn't allow the paper to dissolve. If I did this agin, I would use one sheet of paper and larger stitches.
Page 37. The double grid
The reverse showing the undissolved paper after several attempts and picking!
Water soluble film and snippets
I used sticky water soluble and removed the backing, then added lots of bits of wool. silk rods, silk sari waste and having stitched a grid over the embedded fibres, washed both of the support materials away, leaving a little residue to maintain some stiffness. I think that is lovely and will make another sample using threads that I keep from previous projects, but I will make the grid less square
Page 38. Snippets using film
Reverse.
I used a water soluble fabric as a base and top layer and sandwiched snippets of thread, net, silk rods and bits of cord and stitched a circular grid to embed the fibres. The water-soluble fabric was then washed away leaving a very pleasing 'fabric'
Page 39. Snippets with water-soluble fabric
A very enjoyable chapter with generally good outcomes.
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