Textile Art Projects

This was first printed in Classic Stitches magazine in 1999. It explains the way that the kits work.

When someone creates a work of art they have to have competence in the areas of:
1. Composition (the arrangement of colours and shapes)
2. Form (abstract- squares, circles or pictorial- insects, animals)
3. Colour
4. Technique (paint, embroidery, quilting etc)

Without all these areas working in harmony with each other good design cannot be achieved.
If you are not experienced it is easy to find yourself over challenged by working with so many areas at once. Consequently you may become overwhelmed and disheartened.

One of the basic principles of good teaching is to push students a little further than they are already capable. What I offer is a simple way of working with one or two areas at a time so that you are not over challenged but unlike using a kit you still develop your creative abilities.
As you become more experienced you will desire and be able to tackle more challenges. You make more of you own decisions.

I offer collections of fabrics that include palettes of harmonizing colours in a variety of textures. They will work together however you chose to use them. Yet you can enjoy creating your own composition within this selected range.

I offer templates that have been designed in outline shape and proportion to work together yet you can select your preferred designs or “forms” and make your own arrangement.
The packs come in a small picture, cushion, panel, or a larger wall hanging size. The wall-hanging comes in three colours. These colour divisions help the novice to place the designs in a balanced way, and therefore it is easy to create a balanced arrangement.

If you are more experienced and want to create more of your own design I offer a selection of fabrics by the metre. Each template design comes in three different sizes for use with more complex arrangements. Hand dyed fabrics and threads beads & mirrors can be brought separately.

The initial technique is simple iron on applique and can easily be done by the beginner. This technique allows all to enjoy working with colour and design. It then makes an extremely versatile base for further techniques such as quilting or embroidery on fabric and even paper. Embellish the work with beads, gold & silver hand made papers, copper foil or Indian shisha mirrors and build up an exquisite unique textile piece.

A tutorial booklet is provided that will show you how to work with these areas. It also explains how to create your own freestyle embroidery embellishment designs.

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