Layered textile art

Slow stitched, textile art, mounted on canvas. Approx A5 in size. Made from fabric scraps, reclaimed silk and plant dyed and painted fabrics (using plants from my garden). Threads include vintage silks, hand dyed silks and charity shop finds. The piece also includes a gold acrylic paint piece (that was a fortuitous find). This was stitched in with scraps of material, most of which had been used to test out colours for another project. It has an organic feel and is reminiscent of bark. The…

JPR_Stitch (Dr. Jack Roberts) on Instagram: "As I work the scrap area, I keep swapping threads to build up the colours but I also keep adding in extra scraps, it helps to build the layers, fill holes and also add depth and texture. #stitching #thread #scrap #textileart #depth"

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Making your own unique layered sheer fabric art backgrounds with the layering of sheer fabrics such as silk organza mesh net lace or yarns.

Our visiting speaker this month was Laura Edgar who gave a fantastic talk entitled ‘Textiles, the Fabric of My Life’. Laura is based in Whitley Bay and takes much of her inspiration fro…

There are times of the year where teaching takes over making and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Time to actually sit at my work bench is limited so I find ways to make work that is more portable. These layered, hand-stitched pieces incorporate rust dying with iron wire and I love the process of repeating stitches on a tiny scale. They explore colour and texture, my favourite ginger, rust and copper colours come through in my textiles as well as metal pieces. I'm always looking…

Kim McCormack — PRISM TEXTILES

the tutorial materials - click here for the materials list introduction - in the last post I listed the basics that you will need to have a go at my little fabric collage project - please know that you don't need all of the fabrics. For example, some of the things I listed were prompts/ideas for using up old pieces of work ... it's exciting to use up old projects and clear the decks a bit ..... so here we go! inspiration - you may have given some thought to your theme or colour scheme ... if…

Arte Do Fio or the art of thread has fascinated me in many ways. This website was made for you to get inspired with thread and fabric and start creating your own works. Textile art, embroidery, visible mending, quilts and more.

I travelled to Minneapolis for the Surface Design Association conference which takes place every two years. (I was a SDA conference virgin but can see why people go year after year!) After years of being hosted in Kansas City, it is now changing its location every two years travelling the country looking for another home. Minneapolis was a great start as I had no idea what a textile centre it was!!! There were over 33 textile exhibitions on in the city while we were there, and even though…