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Karen Bourke
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- Hometown:
- Sparkford
- About Me:
- I am a crafter; mainly stamping. I also love mixed media art/watercolour/encaustic art and have just started venturing into the world of free machine embroidery and machine needle felting.
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- At 9:26am on December 31, 2008,
linda chilton said… - Hi Karen, Thanks for your comment on the winter tree- I'm glad you like the work. I use felt painted with very dilute acrylic paints, which I then stitch on, layering threads - of which I have a major collection!! I also do some applique.I buy the felt from Whaleys of Bradford. Cheers, Linda
- At 5:18pm on December 9, 2008,
Shirley Anne Sherris said… - Hi
Yes I did use toilet paper in layers and also a stiffening agent to bind it and give it strength.
Your photos have just finished showing as I write this , stopping on the dandelion head - it is so effective - love it. It looks like a lot of painstaking work went into it.
Cheers
Shirley
- At 7:08pm on November 19, 2008,
Shirley Anne Sherris said…
- Hi
Thanks for the comment about two of my pieces.
The feather on the copper girl is stitched. Felt over-laid with two different Angelina fibres, over-laid with a metallic fabric then free machined. The veins and edges are satin stitch over some twisted threads to give raised surface.
The purple pergola is silk painted and dyed satin ( a recycled wedding dress) overlaid with a black nylon chiffon then quilted. The quilt design was the wrought iron dome on a pergola in an arboretum not far from me. I did toy with blasting it with a heat gun but played safe.
You can read more about the pieces on my blog - several blogs back now.
Cheers
Shirley
- At 2:33pm on November 16, 2008,
Diana Bracy said… - Yes, I love what you have done to the trees. I can't wait to see what you will do with your new machine. I love fiberarts. My images are 2 d , but I love to add layers and will do more during my 48 hour days. Smiles, Diana
- At 11:49am on November 16, 2008,
PAOLA DE GIOVANNI said… - Hi Karen, great to hear from you! The bag is made of fibers that went through the needle bonding machine, sort of felt. I was lucky enough to use that machine at University, being a huge industrial machine someone else had to operate it. I decided how the fibers were laid, with a particular attention to colours. The actual octopus was "half" felted and I then stitched on top to create features and texture.
Many thanks for your kind comments about my photos! My photographs are a great source of inspiration.
Keep up the good work, all the best, Paola
- At 2:29pm on November 15, 2008,
Diana Bracy said…
- Hi. Welcome to FAMM. I love what you have done with the tree. It ooks like hand dyed fabrics/ How did you do this? Diana
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