Now how did you do that?

I have a dear friend ask me for more detail on how I did the piece below. Here is a step by step for the next little piece I am working on.

 

Use a picture or drawing, trace the front outlines of what you want to stitch.

Use a good pen that will bleed to the back. trace again to get a clean outline. If you want to make multiple images, make copies, reduce or enlarge your image.

 Fuse the fabric to the front of a stiff base like pellon.

 

 Attach the copy to the back of the Pellon.

 

 I just pin mine in place.

So now you have Pellon sandwich,
your fabric on the front,

Pellon in the middle and your copy on the back.

 

 Stitch through the paper copy and pull off the copy on the back.

 

 And what you are seeing is basically bobbin work

and because you flipped the image and then stitched

from the back it is in the proper orientation.

 

I learned this technique from Danny Mansmith (no kidding Mansmith, I love the name)

 

http://dannymansmith.wordpress.com/  Please visit him!

 

Hugs till next time.