Picked up some shells and rocks during my four week road trip of the South Island. This week I am continuing to try and stretch my creative abilities and use these “found” objects in my work.
On calico to create “sand”, I frottage with Shiva paint stiks in copper, gold and white to give texture like sand to the calico. When dry, freehand cut the calico with the rotary cutter and ironed under the top curved edge a là Karen Eckmeier. A scrap gold organza ribbon squeezed into the frottage calico adds a little shine. Maybe I should have done one darker copper and put it closer to the water.
Quilted the “sand” with gold metallic thread to a turquoise background. Laid a purple/green fuzzy yarn onto the background and twirled this into fronds. Blue and silver yarn was laid out randomly and intertwined with the fuzzy yarn. It looked like coral and seaweed to me.
Using Press ‘n’ Seal to secure the yarn to the fabric, and machine button hole stitch to couch the yarns into place. I stabilised the fabric with tearaway.
Sewing over the Press ‘n’ Seal was surprisingly easy. The most difficult part was removing the plastic afterwards, tweezers helped in the small tricky bits.
On calico to create “sand”, I frottage with Shiva paint stiks in copper, gold and white to give texture like sand to the calico. When dry, freehand cut the calico with the rotary cutter and ironed under the top curved edge a là Karen Eckmeier. A scrap gold organza ribbon squeezed into the frottage calico adds a little shine. Maybe I should have done one darker copper and put it closer to the water.
Quilted the “sand” with gold metallic thread to a turquoise background. Laid a purple/green fuzzy yarn onto the background and twirled this into fronds. Blue and silver yarn was laid out randomly and intertwined with the fuzzy yarn. It looked like coral and seaweed to me.
Using Press ‘n’ Seal to secure the yarn to the fabric, and machine button hole stitch to couch the yarns into place. I stabilised the fabric with tearaway.
Sewing over the Press ‘n’ Seal was surprisingly easy. The most difficult part was removing the plastic afterwards, tweezers helped in the small tricky bits.
Some dark green and blue fabric scraps were then ripped into small strips and twirled and twisted to give a seaweed look. 
I hand sewed these down, using seed beads in strategic places.
Felt the water need current, sot used variegated crochet thread, and running stitch to give the impression of the water moving.
Fish, where are the fish? Metallic lycra scraps cut into right facing and left facing miniature fish. Stuck these down with glue stick to secure. When dry, a small yellow bead secured the “eye”.
I hand sewed these down, using seed beads in strategic places.
Felt the water need current, sot used variegated crochet thread, and running stitch to give the impression of the water moving.
Fish, where are the fish? Metallic lycra scraps cut into right facing and left facing miniature fish. Stuck these down with glue stick to secure. When dry, a small yellow bead secured the “eye”.
Poked holes in the shells picked up a Anakiwi, Marlborough, and Rabbit Island, Nelson. Positioned these shells amongst the seaweed and fish. Invisible thread to secure. Welbond was used to secure small stones and pebbles, and then invisible thread to secure.
Machine quilted the top, just to add current and movement.
Machine quilted the top, just to add current and movement.
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