Okay so this week I really got stuck in. I thought about how lace was made up and how you create motifs in the fabric which led me to using bondaweb with cutwork.
I started on a fabric that was tightly woven and cut a motif. I used a sheer fabric for the underneath layer where the weave was looser to create a more lace-like sample.
Our lecturers stopped us to show us how to draw threads. This is where you cut the thread of the material going either up and down or from side to side (warp or weft) in two places and pull the cut section out to make the weave looser in a particular area of the fabric. It reminds me of the laddering in tights.
I think if I had more skill in it I would've liked it better however I didn't really like it.
Next we went on to look at machine and hand embroidery. I used mostly hand embroidery. I sewed some bias tape folded and lengthways together to create a chord which I sewed down into an interesting motif.
For my machine embroidery I mainly used it as an edge to prevent fraying when I cut the fabric.
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