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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Folklore - Christine Lee
My painted and beaded mermaid has been appliquéd, cut and applied to layered fabric which I kantha stitched with different thickness and coloured threads adding the whitewater at the same time. The hair is dyed open weave fabric and was stitched in placed with pearls and seaweed. I have layered a shear fabric over the top by attaching large beads over the kantha fabric and using the soldering iron to cut into the shear and finally painting with glitter nail polish.
I love your mermaid. She sits so well in her sea. Very accomplished layering and stitching to give the illusion of flowing water. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful textures! Love her :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Chris. Love that you have put real seaweed in her hair.Lots of movement and texture.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love all the texture and depth you were able to add to your mermaid. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI love all the texture and details that you added to your mermaid.
ReplyDeleteLove your mermaid Chris with all your techniques
ReplyDeleteShe is so ethereal! Perfect and nicely done!
ReplyDeletewonderful mermaid the layers of fabric add to the mystic. What is Kantha stitching? That is new to me.
ReplyDeleteKantha stitch is basically a running stitch pulled in just a fraction to give a rippled look, as soon as you start getting waves in the fabric you change direction. Sewn on fabric and light weight batting.
ReplyDeleteI really like your mermaid! The texture is wonderful and I learned what Kantha stitching is!
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