Hello everyone
Another newbie Sarah here currently on a quilting adventure!
Actually I am interested in all sorts of arts & crafts and have been deluging family and friends with many misshapen accessories over the fifty plus years i’ve existed on this beautiful if troubled planet.
I am first and foremost a painter, however I love mixed media and find the interactions between fabric, paint and thread deeply satisfying. It is so exciting for example to paint onto plastic then watch how the piece warps and deforms under a cool iron into totally unexpected shapes. These can then be free machine embroidered into a layered piece of work. Any themes within the machined plastic can be extended out with fabric and thread to create something impressionistic that appeals to both eye and finger!
I have been very much influenced by the books Layer, Paint and Stitch by Wendy Dolan and Creative Embroidery by Jan Beany. Picked up at a charity shop one rainy day these two books have been a constant source of inspiration. However I am certainly not as organised as these ladies, who fill sketch books up with ideas and notes for a project before starting on their finished pieces.
Alas I am a bit more haphazard often making pieces in my head first. This can mean things often go wrong resulting in the piece being overworked where I’ve tried to problem solve mid stitch!😳 Now though I have rediscovered quilting which I flirted with a few years ago. So I apologise now if I bother you masters with annoying simple questions.
I am happy to chat about anything as my loves and interests go way beyond arts & crafts. I am pretty keen on the sciences to so if anyone needs to know which planet is in the sky on any evening or the chemical composition of polyester ask away😄!
Sarah
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