I have made a few 3D needle felted character brooches and now I am ready for 2D Wool Painting. 1. Choose Reference Image The first step is to find the reference picture that you will work from. Therefore, you need to decide where your wool painting will end up being displayed and the visual appeal […]
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Katazome, is a traditional Japanese textile dying process, that utilizes a resist paste, made from rice flour, that is passed through stencils onto fabric. Its a bit like Batik, but without the wax. I have previously made stencils, using a cricut machine, to add fabric paint to denim jeans. See if you can spot the
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Introduction I first encountered free motion machine embroidery in Nepal in 1998. These were produced by pedal-powered singer sewing machines and I came home with a number of these. Since then, my treasures t-shirts have been misplaced in several moves, so I decided that I could probably make my own. I gained further impetus from
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