Wednesday, 30 November 2016

November - Chalk Pastels & Needlefelting

Colour Book work today was based on cutting out stencils and using chalk pastels or charcoal to off-set tone. The pastels were applied to the edge of the stencil and then gently rubbed outwards. Positive and negative shapes can be repeated with ease to create designs
The effects were terrific
Close-up
Clare's Cubist Pears
Needlefelting was on the menu for a few of us today. Applying threads, chiffon and felt to a woollen/felt background by barbed needles. The needles can be held by hand or by the use of an electric Embellisher which is much quicker as you can have up to 5 needles
 Other work took place as it is very near to Christmas
There were also a few elephants turning up to join our ever growing herd
Wonderful work Heather
The importance of sharing and advising one another is never far away
 


 Hand Embroidery is always prevalent and practised


 
Designs and Suffolk puffs in preparation for our Black, White and one other colour project
Stencil cutting on a Sizzix machine
Roberta has become a member of this
and has kindly let me photograph it to share it with you all. It has lots of benefits - see Roberta or check out the website artfund.org

December will soon be upon us and it will be party time - working on whatever you want to and enjoying a plate of party food and drinks with one another. Such fun!

Jude



















Friday, 21 October 2016

October - Monochrome Yellow

 Our group was at bursting point today - in numbers, with elephants and enthusiasm for our Colour Book work


Working on our theme of yellow - our designs flourished with pattern, tone and texture


 The designs just flowed


 ...and flowed...



 
 Our background was experimental using tones of yellow
Shapes, patterns and images were layered over the background using more shades of yellow and textured mediums
 

 
 
We admire our hard work and learn from one another's techniques and ideas
 



Embroidery never stops for Connect in Threads members
This has been the most productive day! Congratulations ladies!