Hi folks! Today's post is about
starting a project. I'm beginning a new brooch/pendant, and I thought
it might be interesting to see how it all comes together.
This time I'm
using a hoop instead of a frame. I wanted to have a piece that felt
portable, and small, rather than large and stationary (I also thought
this might be a little easier on my back, which has been well
agravated this weekend)
I'm showing the back since I wanted to
show that indeed I do wrap my hoops, it adds a nice bit of tension
and grip to the hoop. It greatly improves even the crummiest of
hoops. I also replaced the thumbscrew with a longer one to accomadate
the added padding, it's a simple change but it makes the hoop a lot
nicer to use. I didn't wrap the outer hoop because that felt like
overkill. However, this project may need it, we'll see as I go along.
I'm just using
basic cotton muslin as the ground fabric. It's rugged enough, and
none of it will show on the final product so I have no problem with
it. It's also a wide enough weave that the technique I'm using will
work well. Other projects might have a tighter weave of cotton, or
wool, it depends on what I'm doing of course (and what's right at
hand on the desk. Not that that's a deciding factor or anything,
really.)
I like using
tissue paper (standard gift wrapping tissue, buy the cheap stuff, it
works better) to transfer a detailed design. I don't have to worry
about the grain of the fabric, or running of ink, or anything like
that.
I'm just using a
very small backstitch to transfer the design. Sometimes I use split
stitch, or a running stitch. This time I wanted the back to look as
much like the front as possible, in case I needed to find the edge
from the backside of the fabric. (This does happen, and on this
project I'm pretty sure I'll need to do that)
I'll post the next segment as the internet permits.
Happy Stitching!
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