Chapter Twelve - Ideas for Designing a Functional, Three Dimensional Embroidered Item
Stage One -
Making 3D objects....I used calico and felt and used both machine and hand stitching.
A cube and pyramid machine stitched using calico and a cylinder, wedge shape and shell shape hand stitched in felt.
Stage Two...
I have given this a lot of thought of the module and changed my mind many times. I first opted for a bag but then the more I thought about it I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to include my favourite bits of this module.
I have had this idea for a while since starting the module but its evolved since the first initial design. I actually made this first in yarn one evening to make sure the idea worked.....
So I had the basic shape and idea ready so I began to sketch out and plan the finer details.....
And then decided to make a calico mock up....
The calico mock up featured front and rear facing seams which gave me a better idea and pattern but I also changed the layout of the pendants.....
Then I concentrated on stitches, seams and braids....
These two inserted seams will featured on the 2.5 inch pendants
I picked this seminole sample to feature on one the larger 3 inch sample along with a log cabin mathod
Paper Mock ups.
This task was an excellent demonstration for me. I made two paper mock up to trial out tones and sequence. The first was to test dark to light which I had originally planned in my very first drawing and planning. I thought this looked good.....
However the second test which went from light to dark proved to be a success and now on reflection I think this mock up is the best.
I have glued this into my workbook for future reference...
I await to hear Sians comments.
