Part 3 - Project 6 Stage 2 Developing Ideas

At first I found it difficult to  choose drawings in order to develop fabric collages from.  I therefore started by working with the fabrics.  I cut and tore fabrics that had different weights, were plain or patterned and different colours.  I used bondaweb to apply them to the background fabric and then machine stitched over them to intigrate them.

The sample below has a woven background that I applied several chiffon pieces to.   I then used a pyrograph tool to burn patterns into the chiffon.  I handstitched on top of this to give more texture.

I think the two top samples do not relate to any of my drawings and have developed from using the fabrics and taking into account the different weights and feel.  After making these two samples the sample above was easier to do as I looked at my drawings again and in particular at drawings of tree bark I had done.