#reverse applique

[quilt-giving]

I designed this quilt inspired by Heveena’s home, the female Moclan from The Orville: New Horizons. This quilt is handquilted.

[direslothmegalonyx]

Visible Mending Mastery: 10 Stunning Embroidery Repair Ideas

More and more embroiderers are exploring visible mending techniques, both to extend the life of beloved items, as well as to showcase their

[craftmausoleum]

🦢 my sweet swan pt. 4 (finale)

Once completed, the stretch in the shiny fabric resulted in a beautiful “cushion” effect. Couching gold cording around the opening hid all the securing stitches, and the ones around the swan were done in shiny, red thread just in case. Instead of regular quilting, each white center of the frame’s flowers contained a singular thread tack- like hand tying but you can’t see the knot. Yellow ochre wire ribbon was throughly tacked down in the “return” part of the pleats, occasional tacking along visible edges.

[jstor]

Half a dozen beautiful mid-century molas from the Cuna (Kuna) people, who are indigenous to Panama and the neighboring San Blas Islands. We particularly like the dancing mice. From Thomas Jefferson University's Textile and Costume Collection on JSTOR, free and open to everyone!

[savawa]

Dia de los muertos muertos themed pages for first year fashion ('23).. probably my fave samples from that year

[eppujensen]

Reverse applique on a t-shirt refashion project – brilliant! By Natali Graf; via Pinterest.

[harleyjohnsonbcu]

In the embroidery workshop I made samples using appliqué, free embroidery and reverse appliqué. Applique consists of cutting pieces and adding bondaweb to stick it on top of another fabric. I completed reverse applique by sewing multiple layers of fabric, sewing a shape on top and cutting one or more layers to reveal the fabric underneath.

I created my first sample by arranging leaves and petals to create a tree and flowers and then I used free embroidery to embroider petals on top. This sample links to my narrative as the free embroidery makes the petals look delicate and causes the leaves and the pink parts of the flower to stand out to highlight it's the colour and beauty of the tree. I think this sample is successful because it links to my narrative by presenting the beauty in the delicate petals and the colour but also the fabric I used as a background suggests theres lots of other plain flowers around it, making the main flower that I have embroidered stand out even more, presenting it as one of a kind.

This blue sample links to my narrative because the free embroidery covers the fish presenting how the waves hide the fish and its beauty but at the same time, how flashes of colour from the fish can sometimes been seen amongst the waves. I think this sample is partially successful because it communicates my narrative but it could be more polished, for example my fabric bunched up slightly during my free embroidery so to develop this further I can make sure my fabric is tight when sewing to make the sample look cleaner.

I have made a sample inspired by my primary image shown above to highlight the beauty in the background particularly. I have done this by recreating the image but removing the main focus of the cat using reverse applique making it a plain silhouette to highlight the geometric stone flooring I have free embroidered on top. Stone flooring is often overlooked as it is just used to walk upon by many people however it actually has a beautiful and interesting pattern made by the slabs and concrete. I think this sample is successful as it highlights the background which was my aim with this to convey it's often forgotten about beauty. To develop this further I could have added more layers to my reverse applique so more layers could have been revealed in the background to accentuate its beauty even further.

I also made this sample using reverse applique but using 4 layers this time to reveal more colours as I cut underneath. I also wanted to accentuate the beautiful background in this image by removing the main focus and leaving the background. This links to my narrative beacuse I have revealed the pop of colour in the fence used to brighten this stone wall. However the many colours and textures on the stone wall is beautiful in it's self so I could develop this sample by adding more texture to the stone by free embroidering or embellishing on top. I think this sample is partially sucessful as it links to my narrative by revealing the beauty of the background shown by colour and texture however I would like to improve upon this by adding more colour such as the trees in the background to commicate the beauty in the nature in this image also.

I have been inspired by the art below by an unknown artist who attended Eastern Michigan University because I love the clever combination of reverse applique, embroidery and embellishment to create this portrait. I have used multiple layers in my reverse applique in one of my samples to create an effect similar to this art but simpler. The added embroidery and embellishment has inspired me to progress my sample by also embroidering or embellishing on top to add more detail using different media.

(Unknown, 2018)

[madebymaryssa]

Another cookie dress, this one inspired by those ‘French creme’ cookies with icing between the cookie layers and a hole on top with a little spot of red jam sprinkled with sugar. 

A loose-fitting bodice with some gathering under the bust creates an empire waist. The neckline and scalloped hem have reverse-appliques in glittery red. The lower layer of the skirt has a smooth hem and matches the long sleeves. Pockets are hidden in the side seams.

May 2021