Yeah, I can't believe I'm saying that either! It's going to be a long post, so here we go. Design choices Size and alterations: Straight size medium, with neckline raised a few inches and made into a scoop neck; the original v-neck is really deep Fabric and thread: Alabama Chanin medium-weight cotton jersey — top layer in Sand, bottom layer in Dark Grey (only Dark Grey is currently available on their site) — and red craft/button thread Stencil: Anna's Garden Paint: Tulip fabric paint in Black, watered down and applied with an airbrush Embellishment: Outside reverse applique -- in which you stitch slightly outside each shape and then cut out the shape exactly on the lines Stitch type: Straight stitch for outlining and construction, Cretan stitch for binding Here's how it looks on me: Hanging up: I picked the color scheme after seeing it in a sample book at the two-hour workshop in New York last year. (Hig...
That is really cool how you got the different effects. That Tansy too. It's poke berry season and its popped up all around here. The berries are still green but getting ready to pick. I check on them every morning on my drive to work. But every time before they get ripe the darn city tears em out of the bushes they are growing up out of. Don't they know that is precious dye stuff, Dang it. So I may have to go into the wild to get some, LOL.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Man, I'd love to see how pokeberries dye up...post pictures if you get some!
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