Despite problems with my sewing machine I managed to finish the three flash cards. So now I have four shape or geometric flash cards. The question is will I make more? I didn't plan these very well and did not leave enough room top and bottom of each design when I printed them on the fabric. I will be more careful with this if I decide to make more. I will continue to use an additional black and white fabric with as close to the shape in the card as I can find. The circle fabric was a little too spaced out so it only looks good on the top portion.
The embroidered petroglyphs are also finished. I had to do some more painting first on the inside of the outside hoop. I realized when I went to put them together that it would show the original wood finish if I didn't paint. Then I placed the embroidery in the hoop and tightened the hoop as tight as I could. After letting it set for a while I loosened the hoop and removed the inside hoop without disturbing the outer hoop. By letting it sit for a while an indentation was made in the fabric that I could use as a guide to replace the inside hoop once I had placed glue around the outside of it. After placing the inside hoop back on the fabric I tightened the screw on the outer hoop and let it sit to dry. (I used a fabric glue that works as quick as a hot glue gun without the mess and heat.)
The back of the petroglyph embroideries had a fusible interfacing so I decided I would not need to cover the back of the stitching with felt as I have on other projects. I also may go back and add some narrow rickrack on the back of the hoop to try and hide the cut fabric. I've done that on other hoop projects too.
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| Shape Flash Cards |
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| Embroidered Petroglyphs |
For close ups of these projects check out my Flickr account.
Now to get ready for next Friday!
Done feels good!
Rose
3 comments:
two very good projects you are working on, thought you were going to do the whole alphabet in the flash cards but can see that us a major task. Have checked in the dictionary but no mention of petroglyhs but they are very nice all the d
same
I love the flash cards Rose, I know I've said that before but they are very special and beautifully composed little works of art
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Thank you Margaret and Karen!
Here's the definition Margaret.
I don't know why but when I was typing in my post it wasn't recognized as a word.
pet·ro·glyph
ˈpetrəˌglif/Submit
noun
plural noun: petroglyphs
1.
a rock carving, esp. a prehistoric one.
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