A friend of mine is not so well at the moment. She loves colour, it makes her happy, so I decided to make a small book into which I will set the following ATCs. I hope it brings her some cheer.
Hand-dyed fabric, couched fibre and hand stitching.
Left: machine-appliquéd batik scraps; Right: layered fabrics with applied fibres.
Left and Right: Acrylics, pen and ink; Centre: couched fibres.
Left: mono-printed fabric, machine stitched; Centre: layered papers and fabric with couched fibres; Right: hand-painted paper by Laura Hegarty with machine applied pieces.
Left: hand-painted silk, centre quilted and machine stitched; Centre: felted dyed wools with couched thread; Right: mono-printed fabric with couched fibres.
Left: Layered fabrics and silk-tops, machine and hand stitching; Right: mixture of couched fibres.
It was fun to play this way, experimenting on a small scale.
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May 2, 2008 at 7:17 pm
porchsitter
Love these mini textile ATC’s. So talented!
May 3, 2008 at 7:50 am
Linda D
These are beautiful, Jill. What a wonderful idea.
And I love your new blog and all the work here – hadn’t realised you’d moved until today!!! But now I know, I’ll be back :>
May 7, 2008 at 9:41 pm
woodnymph
Lovely. Such happy colours.
Vi
May 9, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Becky
I love your new blog! And these ATCs are sure to make your friend happy – it makes me happy just to see the images, let alone the real things!
May 19, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Sandy Jandik
How nice. That will certainly give her a lift. They are very special.
May 29, 2008 at 7:48 am
Alis
This is just beautiful and such a great idea.
December 9, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Ashley
Love these….so beautiful, and inspirational! Your friend is very lucky to have such a wonderful friend to provide her hope in such an amazing form. I was searching google for ideas to create my sister for a college graduation present. She is going into elementary education, and I want to make something bright and fun for her. Your textiles have really gotten the creative juices flowing – they are the best i’ve seen so far in my search. Well I’m off to raid my closet, then good will to hopefully find some fun items I can recycle and create who knows what! Thanks again for sharring, and I hope they were just what the doctor ordered for your friend! You have a real gift!