Layering textiles

Finally finished my City and Guilds Level 2 and was fortunate enough to get a distinction with my final project being my large coral reef pi...

what I call RipTech ... I've made ripped handpainted silk textiles like these and ripped painted calico too ~ the results are fabulously tactile and visually a delight ......distressed canvas strips stitched to create 3D layers, dyed and manipulated for patterns. Inspired by Margaret Crowther

Layers of fabric, stitch vertical parallel rows, cut between stitches and layers (don't cut bottom layer of fabric), wash = textural color

Julie Shackson Artist

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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…

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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…

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