more combobulation and walking on the wild side

before after

A second layer of blue to tone down the white and mask the green.The things i've done to that fabric could easily get me in fabric jail.And still more to come.Will i become a fabric jailbird?


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the book of revelations

An accordion book. The first one.i discovered all kinds of possibilities using the accordion structure, that's why its called the book of revelations.And as the actual book of revelations it sets the canon.
Lots of stitching and stamping happening here.

There's a snippet of a ribbon i bought in Oviedo and some tulle too.

There's also image transfer on some pages.The fabric was painted with a fluo pigment and stamped using Pebeo textile paints.It was then starched and ironed to help it hold the creases and shape.i really like the immediacy of accordion books, i save my patience for the weavings :)
Now i have to learn how to attach accordions to book covers.
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maiden voyage

Succumbed to a deal.Yesterday i went to the Elna distributor in the other side of town to get a twin needle.While there i asked for a quote to convert my -cheap- bought- for- that -purpose- sewing- machine into an embellisher.The nice attendant said that hourly rate for the technician would be steep and added that they had embellishers to go. They had bought many of them and were stuck with 10 as the craft had fell out of fashion.( go figure why) She said that the original price was 300€, but that i could have one for 80€ as they were trying to get rid of the stock.
Now i am a sucker for bargains.Therefore i ran to the ATM and you can see a photo above.
Granted it's not a top brand, but i don't really care, because basically what i'm buying is a motor.

Here's my first try on the machine's maiden voyage. It works .It's very quiet.It's smooth.
Dare i ask for more?
When husband-san got home i showed him the maiden and oversimplifying, i said it was a felt making machine.His jaw dropped in a panic attack as he asked if i was going to flood the studio with water. i replied that it was needle felt, dry felt, and he said he had just fallen in love with the new gizmo. LOL!

Now i just need a spreadsheet for establishing ratios between available time and all those techniques.

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