These photos are close ups of my work before i added another layer on top of this: thermochromic dyes. I wanted to create texture within the prints which i think i achieved with a variety of stitches including chain and long stitch.
This is what my printed/sewing piece looks like, i don't like it as much now i have added the thermochromic dyes onto them. However i do like how it has enhanced the texture of the print, as it shines through subtly (body&neck) but i don't like how the colour is more purple than pink so contrasts with the print and stitch colours!
Close up of embroidered flamingo.
I trialled this piece out with a very contrasting mint green, which i thought refreshed the whole piece and made a statement piece, however now that the thermochromic dyes have been put on i think it does dull it down now.
This is just a cotton sample with pigment dyes and hand stitch. But i think it works well, better than previous due to the colour (i feel) brings out the print more, and they work together to accentuate shapes rather than flatten or dull bits down.
Close up of feathered textured stitch, building on the idea of layers not only within drawings and samples but now within stitch also. I will definetley continue to play around with this idea, i'm thinking plastics to layer on top of a print. This then makes the fabric slightly waterproof, enabling me to use hydrochromic dyes.
Where do you get your hydrochromic dyes?
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