Yep, the texture on the feature wall was done with bubblewrap! My dad thought it might have been done with shoe soles, and I love the idea Judy had of using one of those textured balls. I’ll have to try both some time.
I’ve had a sickie week this week, and haven’t got much done. Not much crafting, let lone work. As always, my default entertainment when sick is knitting and watching movies or tv series.
There’s still stuff to blog about from last week, however. I got the skivvies I wanted to refashion and cut off the collars. I laid out a fitted t-shirt on top to get an idea of sleeve length and neck shape. Then I got a-snipping.
Next I handstitched the hems, using herringbone in a contrasting blue thread for the black skivvy…
… and backstitch in a pale purple for the grey skivvy. I’d picked the colours from nearly finished spools from my collection of sewing threads, which is made up of inherited colours from two grandmothers, Paul’s mother, Paul, past sewing projects and what my mother gave me as a child.
I’m really pleased with my new t-shirts. They look great on. I don’t know what I’ll do with the cut off sleeves – probably just use them as polishing cloths. But the collars…
Turned out that they were the perfect size for headbands, so I’ve refolded them so the seam is at the back, and I’m going to press them that way next time the iron is out.
Sew one end of the sleeves closed and then put a casing in the other end to run a ribbon or old shoe lace through. Now you have a set of bag to put shoes in when you pack them into your suitcase.
Hmm, interesting idea. I tend to just stuff shoes in plastic bags.
They look great, but the thought of handstitching hems makes me break out in a cold sweat. Obviously you wanted them to be a feature, which they are, and they look lovely, but it makes me think of horrible sewing classes in high school!! Glad you liked the idea of the squishy ball, feel free to use it! I used quite a lot of things for printing when I was studying at Box Hill, and although I haven’t done it since then I still occasionally look at textured objects and think I’ll use them one day. Feel better soon, everyone seems to be sick at the moment.
Nobody is more surprised at me enjoying handstitching than me!
That course looked like so much fun. I’d really like to do a fine art course, but I’d need to do it part time and there doesn’t seem to be much available.