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Barbara Cheeseman
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I'd be interested to see that too. Do you remember where in the gallery it was, Judy?
I just tried the website given by Chamila. It has a pop-up thing moving about on it, which i clicked to close. My pc then had several pages and windows come up saying it was full of viruses and other nasties, a scan started all on its own, and told…
http://debrichardson.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-to-make-fabric-postcard-debr-style.html
Here's a link that helped make some sense of the process when i wanted to start making postcards. i have simplified things since by using an iron-on pelmet/craft…
I do a lot of painting on fabric and have used watercolours, silk paints and artists acrylics from tubes. The latter will stiffen up the fabric to varying degrees depending on how thick the paint is. Well watered down acrylics don't change it much.…
Oh thank you, Sandra. I'm not sure i do understand though. I probably need a picture. Do you know of any?
Barbara
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- What aspect of textiles are you interested in?
- Embroidery, hand and machine. Traditional surface stitching used in contemporary style. Styles of other countries especially Indian and African. Patchwork and quilting.
- Where did you learn your textle skills?
- From books and the internet. a City & Guilds p& q course. Embroiderers Guild and Quilters Guild
- Anything else you want to say to introduce yourself to the group??
- Retired teacher.
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 5:04am on March 17, 2009,
LizW said…
- Just wanted to say thanks for your advice.
- At 9:52pm on February 12, 2009,
Sandra Fox said…
- Barbara, if you contact me on sandra26sandra@optusnet.com.au I have drawn some diagrams etc. but I don't know how to put them on here. Hope they show up enough for you to follow. Sandra
- At 6:32pm on January 23, 2009,
Lorelei Terry Halley said… - Barbara I just looked at your blog and very much enjoyed seeing all your fabric postcards. I'm going to have to think about doing that. It makes a small object which is then complete without major time. I especially enjoyed seeing the groups of pieces, where you have worked a basic idea in several variants.
- At 6:22pm on January 23, 2009,
Lorelei Terry Halley said…
- Barbara
I just joined the handembroidery group and saw your post about edges. A simple edge for something that will not be washed frequently is four sided stitch and a self fringe. Do a row of 4 sided stitch all around the edge, counting threads, or at least along a horizontal thread. Do this row of stitchin about 1 inch or 2 cm in from the fabric edge. Then unravel the excess fabric. The 4 sided stitch won't come undone no matter how much you wash it (I did this on a tablecloth), but the fringe itself will distintegrate. But then, I was washing that tablecloth in a machine every 2 weeks for about 3 years before the fringe disintegrated completely. The 4 sided stitch is still there.
- At 10:13pm on December 11, 2008,
Sue Wild said… - Hi Barbara
Thanks for your e-mail. Husband's work has bought us up here to West Yorkshire. Still find my way around (and often getting lost!) and also job hunting too. So a bit extra time for sewing at present. I'm sure that I'll get to know the textile things that are going on. I just missed the October event at Harrogate but did manage the Knitting and Stitching show, which I enjoy and have visited the Quilt Museum in York.
- At 6:53am on November 29, 2008,
viv silva said… - Thanks for the photos of your post cards...wasn't quite sure where to begin, but your work is inspiring.
- At 6:07am on November 29, 2008,
Grace Lister said… - Barbara. Are you the Barbara Cheeseman I used to correspond with on the Embroiderers' Guild Forum? If so, hello again, isn't it a small world. Grace
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