Another page in my stitch book for the K3N Cloth Tales' slow stitch challenge.
My prompt is Umbrella. I created a blue background with Inktense pad and pencils. Heat set it when it was dry.
I appliqued the top of the Umbrella with bright fabric pieces. I added the tip and the handle in dark grey thread.
I added rain coming down in several colors of blue thread. Then stitched white clouds from cheesecloth.
We are protected from rain or sun Under and Umbrella.
Another page for my 2026 stitch book. I am following K3NClothTales' slow stitch project.
The prompt is Triangles. I went with that and added Teal, Turquoise and Tangerine. I searched my scrap bucket and found small pieces into Triangles.
I stitched the Triangles in a scattered pattern with coordinating thread.
I am happy with this piece.
Lisa Matthias was our facilitator and provided gelli plates, botanicals and many ideas.
1) Apply acrylic paint directly to the plate and pulling a print.
2) Using a brush in order to remove paint, let it dry then apply a lift layer to pull the print. Christmas tree.
3) Painting on the plate, letting it dry then applying a lift layer to pull the print. Yellow flower.
4) Apply paint, and press botanicals, cover and pull a incomplete print, lift botanicals, dry, apply a lift layer and pull the print. Blue ones. If you place a hinge you can capture the detailed print in the holes from the first pull. This process can work with many objects. I used a doily in the blue print top row - kindly donated by another artist.
Interesting that patience is required. At times the paper needs to sit on the paint for several minutes and just does not work well if you do not wait. Hair dyers were provided to hasten the process. At other times one has to work fast before the paint dries. I am very interested to work this on fabric. After I saw this today I believed a textile medium will be required.
Many of my Folk Art artist pigment bottles were old and it would have helped to give them some water a few days ago to thin a bit.