Monday, March 11, 2013

Noela's first letters for 2013

It has been a busy start to the year, but I have at last caught up on my ALAW 2013 letters. This is not the 'Peace' alphabet, rather another 'wabi sabi' alphabet.
The fabric is an old worn linen tablecloth, I think originating at a girl's convent in Toowoomba many decades ago. I have rust and tea dyed the fabric and taken to it with a big brush and some black acrylic paint, then it was put through the washing machine.
The fabric has found its way into several art works and exhibitions. It is now somewhat familiar to me and seems like an old friend.
The format I am using is a hanging book - more on that later. Here are the first 8 letters.



 





6 comments:

  1. These letters really connect for me...but I really like textile work.
    Sandy in the UK

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    1. Thanks Sandy, yes, fibre art is such a versatile medium and relaxing as well

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  2. Noela -- these are lovely! I can see why you are attracted to that old tablecloth linen.

    The appliqued letters don't look like they're raveling or fraying at all -- how did you accomplish that?

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    1. Thanks Kathleen, I copied and printed the 7cm fonts onto paper, ironed 'vlisofix' onto the back of the fabric, traced the letters onto the fabric, cut around them, ironed them onto the backing fabric and stitched around. Voila!! thanks for the question.

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  3. There's something especially lovely about seeing the letters outlined with stitches - it's a beautiful extra layer...

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Thank you for taking the time to comment - it's always great to hear from folk.