All of these samples are from a workshop several years ago with Ann Burrows. The piece shown above was jewellery wire wound around a wire frame and then overstitched with a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine. It is then cut off the frame and applied to a piece of fabric.
A piece of fine copper mesh was first heat treated. Mica flakes were placed behind it on a base of velvet. A dissolving fabric sandwich helped to place the fabric securely into an embroidery hoop and also ensured that the stitching remained on top of the velvet pile, rather than disappearing below it.
Again, heat treated fine copper mesh and mica flakes. It was not nessary to use a hoop for this as there is no stitching over the velvet. Unfortunately holes developed in the mesh where it had been overheated.
This is a piece of pelmet vilene which has been painted. Bondaweb was applied to the surface and Gilding Flakes were brushed down with a small paintbrush whilst the bondaweb was still warm. A piece of dyed scrim was then placed over the top.
Blue Kunin felt had copper wire stitched into pleats with a satin stitch. The felt was heat zapped from the back to develop holes and then the surface was painted with acrylic paint into which embossing powder was sprinkled. The layers were built up, heating it with a heat gun, to produce the coloured and textured surface.
This final piece is a piece of bondaweb that was gently heated prior to adding embossing powder. This was heated and the layers were built up giving a multi coloured surface which was later applied to a piece of velvet.
