Water soluble fabric art

Fiber Art Now on Instagram: "@meredithwoolnough here taking over the @fiberartnow Instagram page this weekend. Let me share my favourite part of my artmaking process with you - The dissolving stage! This is where the embroidery is liberated from it’s base cloth and the sculpture comes to life. The water soluble fabric is advertised as being 100% biodegradable and environmentally safe. As you can see, it’s breaks down quickly in water leaving just my stitched drawing behind. The embroideries…

I wanted to add a yarn and thread piece to my Jane Sassaman project. I have been wanting to try using water soluble stabilizer to put together threads and yarns to make a” see through”…

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "That first dip is always magic. Water soluble fabric is so fun to play with. If you would like to learn how to create sculptural embroideries using water soluble fabric, I have a range of online courses available including a free intro course which will have you up and running in no time. Link in bio. #watersolublefabric #sculpturalembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #meredithwoolnough #floracollection"

Embroidery by Kseniia Guseva on Instagram: "The water-soluble stabilizer is very easy to remove 1. Prepare some water 2. Take embroidery out of the hoop 3. Get rid of excess stabilizer, just cut off everything that’s not covered with stitches. I do that to have less goop that I’d need to wash out of the threads 4. Put the fabric into the water and see how the stabilizer becomes transparent 5. Start gently rubbing it off the fabric 6. Change the water and rinse the fabric again, or do the…

1.4M views · 8.4K likes | Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "Water soluble fabric. It’s great stuff. This fabric is most commonly used as a stabiliser for pre-programmed machine embroidery, but I use it as a base fabric on its own with my stitched drawings. I love the moment when it washes away, it feels like magic every time. 💦🪄 Some FAQ’s: 1) what is this material? - Water soluble fabric. It’s a common machine embroidery stabiliser, I just use it as a base…

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "A big dissolving day! 💦 What is happening here? I am washing away the backing fabric from my embroidered artwork. The backing fabric is water soluble and acts as a temporary surface for my stitched drawing. Check out my previous reel to watch me stitching one of these pieces freehand at the sewing machine. Water soluble fabric is a common machine embroidery stabiliser that you will find at most good sewing stores. As you can…

Free motion sewing on water soluble stabilizer

Created with fabrics, fibres, threads, free motion stitching and water soluble stabilizer