Helen O'Hara – Community Artist – Joondalup, Perth, WA

Friday, 25 January 2019

Print and Free Machine


I've been experimenting with cutting my prints into slices and filling the space with hand and free machine stitch. This first one was done on paper. It's very fragile. I used water-soluble stabiliser to work the stitches, unfortunately once the paper was damp it started to disintegrate. I covered the whole thing in pouring medium to hold it together. It's nice to stick it up on a window and see the light shine through.




I've also tried using a print on fabric, cutting into it, and filling the gaps with stitch. I used some thicker threads in the bobbin for extra texture. I'll keep stitching into it later.




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