Improved photos of Chapter 9(a), Module 4.

Following your feedback, Sian, I have begun to work into some of the samples and have taken clearer photos for you to look at.

1.  Machine stitched pulp/rug canvas sampler (previously submitted).

 

 
 

 

2. Added handstitching - from top:

-  diagonal straight stitches 

-  long-legged cross stitch

-  elongated chain stitch

-  uneven button hole stitch 





 

 

 

3.  More detailed photo of handstitched sampler ideas (previously submitted).

 

 

4.  Close up of red stitching on charcoal pulled-thread sampler.

 

 

5.  Rug canvas painted with red acrylic.  Some ideas including weaving ribbon

and beading in the spaces.

 

 

 

6.  Another experiment - woven raffia dipped in pulp then a large letter "a" handstitched

with a large, loose backstitch using suedette cord.

 

 

 

 

 

7.  I returned to the pulled and wrapped thread piece and wove a thick black cotton back and forth to create a mesh within the original "bars".  I may stitch over the top of this.

 

 

 

8.  Close up of a piece previously submitted.  I took your advice and have removed (by wetting and rubbing) some of the paper behind the green vegetable net.

The top row of stitching resembles handwriting, the lower a Cyrillic script and the panel at the left side resembles (to me) a runic writing form.

 

 

 9.  close up of 8.

 

 

 10.  a further close up of 8.



 

 

 

9.  Close up of handmade cord couched onto pulled-thread background to form a network.

 

 

 

 



I hope these pictures are clearer - thank goodness they have loaded OK!  I will continue with more samples and post them ASAP.  I confess I am struggling with this part of the module and how to express the rhythmic but varied patterns of writing.