Gathered fabric

SHEET ONE 1 Gathered by hand, then set by stitching 2 Machine gathered using a gathering foot 3 Machine gathered, gatheri...

Heathen Hearts - Lina Michal

This week we were using acrylic paint on fabric to create different effects. We started by stippling some calico with a dry brush using 2 colours - blue and yellow in my case, resulting in lots of green and looking like a flowery meadow! Then we moved on to using a diffuser and thin paint to give an effect like airbrushing, holding a piece of ripped paper in front of the fabric to act as a mask so that some parts stayed white. Then we moved on to a way of making monoprints on glass. We put…

Smocking is a decoration on a garment created by gathering a section of the material into tight pleats and holding them together with parallel stitches in an ornamental pattern. Please contact us for any of your smocking needs in New York City!

I have finally put together my group of tactile samples! From top to bottom and from left to right: 1 Zigzag gathering over a string...

Definition of the word ruching and the different ways to do ruching with fabric, to decorate clothes, accessories and home decor accessories.

Are you looking for ideas on how to manipulate fabric? In this tutorial I introduce a whole bunch of different types of tucks for you to choose from.

It's been a really long time since i last put a post up. I just haven't been in the blogging mood at all. I prefer working in the sketchbook...

Graduate Collection 2016 Capturing the repetition and structures within organic form, closely exploring irregular repeat patterns. Three dimensional technical processes are used in collaboration with various approaches to the traditional use of appliqué, all explored through hand embroidery.

stitched and gathered calico