In 1997 Wendy Hill's book "On the Surface" was published. I have always loved the stitched line and lots of them all over the fabric really got me excited. I made several small pieces using the technique and then decided I would do a vest. Well 11 years have passed and I still have the stitched vest fronts laying there. At this point I am considering cutting them into a purse of some kind.
I just laid hundreds of little scraps on a muslin base that I might have sprayed with a temporary spray. It has been so long I'm not sure but that is how I would do it now. Then I stitched base lines that held the pieces loosely in place.
Then many more rows of stitching were done, forward 2", reverse 3", forward 4", reverse 3" etc.
This method used up a lot of those bobbins that just had a little thread left or a color that I knew I wouldn't be needing again. For the top I used up all of the spools with only a little thread left on them, and then used colors I just wanted to get rid of.
The top rows of stitching were with colors I liked or that contrasted nicely. I used some of the fancy stitches on the sewing machine, and also the heavier straight stitch that goes forward and back a couple times. It is time to do something with these pieces.
It is cold again, not even 40 degrees yet this morning, lots of rain last night. It will be a good day to finish cleaning and for sewing.
I just laid hundreds of little scraps on a muslin base that I might have sprayed with a temporary spray. It has been so long I'm not sure but that is how I would do it now. Then I stitched base lines that held the pieces loosely in place. Then many more rows of stitching were done, forward 2", reverse 3", forward 4", reverse 3" etc. This method used up a lot of those bobbins that just had a little thread left or a color that I knew I wouldn't be needing again. For the top I used up all of the spools with only a little thread left on them, and then used colors I just wanted to get rid of. The top rows of stitching were with colors I liked or that contrasted nicely. I used some of the fancy stitches on the sewing machine, and also the heavier straight stitch that goes forward and back a couple times. It is time to do something with these pieces.It is cold again, not even 40 degrees yet this morning, lots of rain last night. It will be a good day to finish cleaning and for sewing.