Embroidery

I have started to use line drawings as my template for embroidery and overlapping my drawings with tracing paper to get an interesting composition. See figure 1.

 



Figure 1: personal image, line drawing, overlapping with tracing paper.

 

 

Figure 2: personal image, using sewing machine to draw. The front and the back of the fabric.

I have started to use the sewing machine as a tool to draw, but I find it difficult to get the details, for example, the hands and toes.

 

Figure 3: Personal image, second attempt at drawing with machine stitch.

I am much preferring the result in figure 3 than in my first attempt, see figure 2. With more colours involved within my work, this gives a different mood to it, I think colours are the key to my next stage of development.