India Inspired Workshop

Machine Embellished Needlecase

I encourage my students to save all the edges and scraps they cut

away as they might come in hand for other projects!

I like placing and bonding my collections all down,

then free machine stitching all over.

This fabric, I then add surfaces, print and stitch to.

Above, Barbara has made this beautiful needlecase

by using all the off cuts and trimmings from her

India Inspired Wall Hanging and a floral gauze.

The sparkly sari pieces just add that glitz.

See my journal cover using the sam method.

HERE

See more by clicking the labels below.

Indian Wall Hanging

Barbar finished her sari fabric wall hanging.

It is really sparkly and really colours a room,

it's fantastic.

See more of Barbara's work by clicking the

written labels below.

Barbara's Indian Fabric Inspired Wall Hanging

Barbara had brought some wonderful Indian

sari fabrics and she has been working on

her India Inspired Wall Hanging for a couple of weeks.

It is really colourful and makes you feel good

with all it's colour and glitz.

well done Barbara.

See my India Inspired Wall Hangings etc

on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

India Inspired Wall Hanging

Barbara has been inspired by some of the

India Inspired Wall Hangings that I have taken

to The Gallery over the last few weeks.

She also took a trip

to Kushions and Kwilts at Hunstanton

where she brought the lovely squares of sari fabrics.

Barbara wants to learn how to heavily

embellish the piece.

See my India Inspired work

HERE

New Projects

Beginning new projects is always different for

everyone. Some have a flash of inspiration and then

run with that idea, madly researching, drawing and collecting

relevant sources.

Others can see the finished article of what they want to

achieve in their head , or have an idea of what

they want to aim at.

Some are inspired by the materials or items they have collected

these spark the project in mind.

Some have a gift, person or place in mind.

The bottom photo above, Barbara had collected together in a

basket beads and trimmings and had a visit to a shop that sold

swatches of fabric from India and inspired

wants to make an India inspired Embellished Wall Hanging.

(Embellished in the sense of highly decorated with embroidery and beading).

Pat on the other hand saw the picture of the Doves,

which she had in her collection and wanted to transfer it onto

fabric and wants to create a luxury cushion.

Both collaging and enjoying the journey.

I have been asked about the way I transfer images

onto fabric.

I use different media to do this from transfer paints or

crayons and iron them on.

An image paste which I coat a photocopy and leave to dry

then wash/ rub the paper off, this leaves a shiny surface.

T -shirt transfer paper which you put through the

computer and then iron onto your fabric,

this leaves quite a plastic like surface.

My favourite which I use at The Gallery

and on a lot of my own work

is taking a natural fabric such as

cotton lawn and soaking it in,

"Bubble Jet Solution", allowing

this to drip dry then ironing this fabric

onto freezer paper and then put his through

the printer so the image is directly onto to the

fabric. I allow this image to cure for several days

before working or iron fixing it.

The solution keeps the image onto the fabric

and it can be washed carefully.

The ideas are then limitless.

Bolliwood Turrets Completed

Tuesday 10th May, Gallery Day back after the break.

Lots of pieces finished and new projects beginning.

As you can see "Bolliwood Turrets" is now completed

and in a box frame. It really looks wonderful and there

was a wow when it was un- wrapped.

Well done! Jeanette it looks fabulous!

You can see the stages of how it was made by clicking

the label,'bolliwood' under this post.

To see more of what goes you can use the other

labels but also visit

www.thegallerydereham.co.uk

Gallery Day 12th April 2011

Jeanette has finished 'Bolliwood Turrets', it now needs the

considered background and the box frame!

Click the label Bolliwood at the bottom of this post to see it's

development and changes.

See more Indian Inspiration on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Enjoy watching the Henna Mehndi Designs on this video.

The designs could be used for many medias.

Indian Textile History

We were told at our Alveva Quilters meeting by

Linda Turner of a wonderful programme about

Indian Textiles and their history.

I have just watched it and it is amazing.

This link is only available until the end of the 18th of March 2011

So everyone enjoy it while you can.

It as it is amazing.

You can watch a master fabric block printer on this video.

See my quilts and wallhangings inspired by India

by clicking HERE

Bolliwood Changes

This is Jeanette's 'Bolliwood Turrets' textile she is working on

at the moment.

The door decoration has changed again this week because

if you compare with the previous 'Bolliwood' posts,

the door, still was'nt right.

Jeanette has also added the leaf vine and embroidery

and of course the Elephants and their

background. It really is

a beautiful piece.

(To see more detail click on the image).

If you want to see more posts on

Bolliwood Turrets or India inspiration,

underneath this post there is a line of labels,

next to the comments.

If you click the label word you are interested in,

all the posts that are relevant, will come up so

you can see the progress as well.

You can see even more India Inspiration

by clicking the India Inspiration photo

on the right too.

Enjoy.

Bolliwood Turrets

Jeanette is layering her Bolliwood Turrets so they are 3D.

If you look at the two pictures you will may just

spot the difference.....

The door decoration has been changed.

The small bells which are in the picture directly above

were a little too big and heavy for the piece.

So, Jeanette took them off and sewed the

sequins and beads on instead.

They really do the trick!

This is going to be an amazing finished piece.

See more India inspired work on my website.

www.art2inspire.co.uk

India Inspired Notebook Details

OOOh! I just love these colours.

So vibrant and full of texture!

See more of my India Inspirations

by clicking HERE

Notebook Covers

With the India Inspired Banner in mind

I have been delving into my scrapbag of ribbon like fabrics.

I will admit I do sort my scraps into colours or projects so

I can return and make other items from them.

(I think everyone has their favourite media or colour range).

So the scraps are all sewed together with

machine stitch and then machine embroidered

over the top of this.

Embellished with thread and more stitches.

See more Embellished items on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Indian Banner

This is one of my Banner Quilts which was inspired by travels

to India. This in turn has inspired me

to make some sketchbook covers.

See my Banner Quilts by

clicking HERE

or by visiting my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk

Bolliwood Turrets

Jeanette's been doing more work on her 3D "Bolliwood"

inspired piece and now it's down to assembling and

adding the embellishments.

The picture does'nt do justice to the work in each piece,

See more 'India' inspired work on my website

www.art2inspire.co.uk