I haven’t had time to do much work on new projects in the past week, so here’s something from the files. It’s the first time I ever tried combining fabric painting with embroidery, and I remember being surprised at how easy it was, and how effective. The paints are acrylics (not fabric paints) and they were actually much easier to use than genuine fabric paints.
The painting itself is nothing to write home about but this was strictly an experiment, and I was trying out the effect of the paint on the appliquéd fabric, on the background fabric and also on areas of embroidered stitches. The little stripes on the right side are just me trying out my brush. I quite like this little lizard so I might stitch him out again, and next time I’ll take a bit more care with the painting
My first try at painting embroidery