Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Backing Cloth Breakthrough

Old Mother Emu

I am very glad I decided to continue working on 'How Raven Wrecked a Wedding' because, after trying several different backing cloths, I found one that seems to tie in all the disparate elements of the storycloth. It makes such a huge difference, I am amazed. Old Mother Emu is one of the reasons for my enlarging the cloth, in order to incorporate her. The story moves from Deep Dark Forest to a hot, dry land, you can guess where.  I am an Australian living in Canada and it feels good to have a story that spans both lands.

Today, I am going to attach the backing fabric. I will think about final touches such as stitches, small pieces of cloth that I might add. I am hoping that with the backing cloth added it will become clearer what more I need to do. It is not an ideal composition but it is eye catching and, I hope, not for all the wrong reasons. I will post the whole cloth soon.

Time permitting today I am also hoping to construct the background of a much smaller cloth and see how that compares to working the current raven storycloth. Can't wait.

Happy stitching, Gilly
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8 comments:

  1. judeAugust 24, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    oh this is just great! love this blog.

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  2. deanna7treesAugust 24, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    oh emu is wonderful. love that sleepy eye.

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  3. Joei Rhode IslandAugust 24, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    Hummmm, this is going to be a fascinating journey. Very intrigued by the large versus small entry.

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  4. SuzannaAugust 24, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    I really like Mother Emu, Gilly...her way of standing is terrific! Really nice to read your thoughts on here...

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  5. StoryclothAugust 24, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Thanks Jude - name came from you when you commented in class that my forest cloth was a storycloth.

    Thanks Deanna, wise old mumma.

    Hi Joei - great to have you visit and share my journey. I'm surprised how helpful the blog is in organising my pathway forward. Visits and comments really assist.x

    Suzanna, I really appreciate your positive visit - thankyou.

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  6. kaiteMAugust 24, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    oh yes, Emu needs a large space to run in...k.

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  7. Penny BerensAugust 25, 2010 at 4:37 AM

    Lovely blog, Gilly...will add you to my sidebar. I was inspired to start my blog during Jude's workshop too!

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  8. StoryclothAugust 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Yes, haha kaite - for sure. It is just great touching Australia through you, thanks.

    Thanks Penny, same to you re lovely blog.

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