Although we were a small and select
group yesterday, we had a lovely time making treasured memories with
Lorraine Brettle. She was very generous with both her time and her
materials, giving us inspiration to turn our collections of photos and
other ephemera into items of beauty.
She
talked about how her pieces are not planned. Instead they tend to
evolve as she works with her special items. She keeps adding decorative
stitching and embellishments to enhance the pictures and tell the story
until she is satisfied with the result. Most of the items were worked
onto calico as the base fabric. Lorraine uses images printed onto fabric
and decorated with assorted scraps, ribbons, lace and buttons. A
die-cutting machine can be used to cut out shapes from fabric. Ironing
Bondaweb onto the back of the fabric before cutting makes it easier to
produce precise shapes. For example, tiny hexagons cut from vintage
fabric give the impression of a tiny patchwork quilt. Images, words and
phrases can be stamped onto fabric and then added to the story.
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