The power of scrim

This week is almost a goner and between studying for an upcoming nihongo test i haven't had enough time to push the TIF work- in -progress. i transfered the image on cotton and was faced with some design decisions. Should i try to be as close to the original as possible or should i interpret freely? If being close to the original option wouldn't that be sort of painting by numbers? Does that make me uncomfortable?

Then color decisions too. i went for the DMC colors, but they did not resemble the colors i had worked with and based the preliminary designs on . Nor the outfit. Consequently i went ahead and kept going with the colors i had started working with. In my colourway i'm using DMC
3787 green and 3782 beige.
i am aware of the screen calibration and graphic card issue and think this should be addressed. i suggest that since Sharon is putting out the challenge she could give the color numbers either hex or rgb or Pantone . Then we'd all work with the same colors regardless of how they appear on the screen. Sharon? Am i giving you extra work? if so please ignore :) Would that facilitate the translation to DMC colors?? Other suggestions?

Another decision was using scrim (cheesecloth for USA folks) to unify the elements. Added some stitching for texture and cut out some parts exposing the stitching underneath and also the glued on cut up floss. But i still need something more and i'm stuck. The left hand area is visually commanding, me thinks. i should also remember not to let scrim wander off the edges of the piece because it then becomes a royal pain to photo or scan. Too bad because i really like those wispy edges :)

neki desu

more boro textiles

Woven scarf with a boro look. This was woven a year ago, before i was lured away from the loom by other textile pleasures. It is crepe wool in a very open plain weave. It was then wet finished thus creating ripples and ridges and then folded. tied and dyed.

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Taking it very very far

Japanese classes have taken over my life again. We are doing the subjunctive now and it is the most mind twisting way of making something simple very difficult. Today we spent the whole class stammering and forgetting particles and indicators.

And miss smartie pants here needed something quick and fun for this week's post on the TIF challenge. Went to my closet and although not my colorway, i had clothes in those colors so i could whip together an outfit. :) Is this taking it too further? All i can say to justify the exercise is that it opened my eyes to new combinations in my wardrobe. The beige is given by the shoes not the wall. That would have really been taking it way too far :)

Then feeling i really was taking the easy way out i sat down at the computer and worked with the colors creating a pattern for a printed fabric. At least in theory because i don't think it will ever materialize.
Well, now i have the weekend to translate last week's designs into fabric.

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