Waxing lyrical ............
about a full day workshop led by textile artist Christine Stanford. Here are some of the wonderful finished articles that Christine brought to show us.
Christine, in addition to her exhibition pieces, makes a wide range of small items including panels, notebook covers, needle cases, cards, scissor cases. For our workshop, we had a choice of a panel or a cover for a notebook and, in preparation for the day, Christine had printed off personal images that each member had provided.
After a quick initial demo, we were soon applying printed papers and our images to a fabric or a card base. As it often is in workshops, making these decisions about arrangement was one of the most difficult parts of the day!
Christine had brought a wide range of printed papers, and other resources, we were welcome to use.
After a quick lunch, we approached the more 'technical' element of the day, painting melted paraffin wax onto teabag paper, then ironing it off to create the correct level of transparancy. After the wax paper was laid over our base we could then start to machine sew to secure everything together and enhance the design.
Lots to finish off at home and lots of ideas to develop in our own way. Thank you Christine for an interesting and inspiring day.
Look out for Christine's work at exhibitions, whether as an individual or as part of the Decorum group and her courses.
https://christinestanford.uk/ , on facebook and instagram https://www.instagram.com/christinejstanford/?hl=en
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