PROJECT: Create 88 - 8" x 8" Canvases
PARAMETERS: Fiber Art (including textiles, fabrics, gauze, cheesecloth, yarn, thread, embroidery floss, wool roving, and paper), mounted on 8" x 8" canvases.
GOAL: Create hardcover book, showcasing this art.
When I shop for fabric at the thrift stores, I look for blouses with lace, texture, or interesting patterns. Today's three pieces make use of some of this fabric.
#21:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjlcCyCu8c-57CG3FJkqb-4ARz0QD5xA2hiOkZmoe6KeNiBNAr4BDRwHkYu1o8m4WpNjZxfQubru917Q3cUCf-ucH2e3LWN88cgFTySE-rXo4tlFgehKTS4pA4YLXQ7vu2mPLiIqORLU/s320/8x8_21_a.jpg) |
#21 - Lacy Fabric |
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MY-fRxswcHUkc9AEtCI6-U0BV9X_uc8lx5EtrSMiX9XM12_Fg3CZx1z03pw1gJZ8toP0gZ_MlCfMKxMvNIXtQF_jj6ImETn949VO9YB1FwFj8Qn8IcbwmIyZhk9QUpRh2zkxtPd4_Sc/s320/8x8_21_b.jpg) |
#21 - The lacy fabric spread out to show the detail |
Here's the other fabric I used:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJUWq_7W5CVmt2M4Gn7AfmbA5QN7_WA31yxJmYfmJTrw4IvJWL0RgG9GOYHOvR0_PUIqfZSs3DEK6KHWJXs7NAF4bKgazSVEoYUs4vdIXpaMEeuSoQ9fwosl7GdAEn_KLQ54tDafqeKE/s320/8x8_21_c.jpg) |
#21 - Second fabric |
#21: I used the first fabric for the flowers, and the second fabric for the vase. The background is a piece of silk painted with black acrylic ink. (The three, 4-petal flowers came from another blouse.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaqLwmD_xlhAmabWwrYiao-CriysFn1hSZ4db0Lu6TBbv7nu1XlcKZrSopy8OJqA-119Fo5JJnwngEsp6hCsfCvaAjnMbM-ewwm-GHhx6c7GF3yBfG5MZ443kGmDHOQh860ELECQTUOY/s320/8x8_21.jpg) |
#21 - 8" x 8" canvas |
#22: Most of the fabric for #22 came from the front of a sheer, flowered blouse, that had both lace trim and pleats.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_fEopu5TX88oHwzYZXcdGvDLXR-1_dv8r3PdJl60KLYMH2DqvJYzpuiP4j4ssDmprJo7C482sIrDXfANkDP1Pnaqcht9l6KI_dCfZISn_0pUulVigWYdHVRln4yj2_rpJ_60wEXFwuU/s320/8x8_22_a.jpg) |
Fabric used in #22 |
Thread painting and machine stitching with my Pfaff added flowers and other detail. And here's the finished piece:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWDK2Y4k3-XMnUUG6IVywa90FjsjcAqI-l3l4NmcKMTqz1FYOWa29sp8t7OM0Zd3gKIFTEOZflKiQTaOMFRKw_zmuByTfTWerqy25L8osmSE20adiwDuHC36kIn6SAirORLvgBeM5r7U/s320/8x8_22.jpg) |
#22 - 8" x 8" canvas |
Maybe you can see that I used some of the pleated fabric across the bottom of the piece? I love texture!
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#23 started with a piece of crepe de chine I had painted with acrylic inks.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwspFJVXG_1Bd4rZ0OIAwKt-0PWfBJGhra8aqA3xEpWPCrvV8Qq4H01S8DnJ8ei95dgI2rbbo2nU_QiM0pwWTRgEnSRH1tTFaBuLZXtA3CS0G_K3sMCGIovGXjTbunOY_v7oi1iateOM/s320/8x8_23_a.jpg) |
#23 - Inked crepe de chine |
I thought the ball of yarn would work well with this piece - which is why it's in the picture - but then I ended up not using the yarn. Instead, I stitched on a piece of inked cheesecloth:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNNki6rd6U8MNbn5jqqFOOWOupQzBhjDtUyRJxT0omB1DS9gf3zto9WLdTZ0hMHZfiZLlWVxOGRLATNzgWBwWuE2cktwj3t-cjH_3LermryZF5z1YONSuuMqfjvYyd98mKkpkfdSMKx4/s320/8x8_23_b.jpg) |
#23 - Inked fabric with cheesecloth |
Not sure where to go with this one, I cut out circles from another blouse. Though I'm not thrilled with this piece, I declared it finished!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaybOnRlyWhKfptjXVyz5HQ2QXbzFCeKbqeqji9FQ_TJiCeU3Y6MRadDKWaQua6Rcbkmp6g0MmLyBxHK8AwpGZM98D-jguuR5xFb9RzGieBnP8XWibAervCoD6LVY4g3i5j_cAsEMo87s/s320/8x8_23.jpg) |
#23 - 8" x 8" canvas |
Till next time...