Velvet Added

I have now stitched three of the pieces of copper shim onto a scrap of velvet I had lying around.  I put a bit of calico behind the velvet and held it in place with some MistyFuse.  The copper shim has got a piece of black felt stuck on the back.

A piece of dissolvable fabric (Romeo?) was laid over the area of velvet where the metal shim was to hold the stitches on the surface of the velvet.  I used a variegated thread for the one above and a metallic thread for the one below.
 

I used a rust coloured thread in the bobbin which is showing through in places.

A Step Further

Since our last meeting I have had time to play with the bits of metal that we looked at.  I have used a combination of metals - copper and brass shim, plus some tomato puree tube.  I used the ribbler on the brass shim, putting it through twice.

The most successful piece was this one that had been heat treated, freehand embossed on a soft background, then embossing powder was added.  Finally I used two lots of alcohol ink - Rust and Meadow - to further enhance the colour.  I was quite pleased with it.