{"id":4264,"date":"2018-02-26T16:47:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T15:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileholidaysfrance.com\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2018-03-19T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T17:20:16","slug":"dandelions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textileholidaysitaly.com\/?p=4264","title":{"rendered":"26\/2\/18: Dandelions…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the afternoon experimenting with free machine embroidery again, this time not using appliqu\u00e9, not using coloured threads, but simply grey rayon thread and straight stitch; I wanted to create embroideries that looks like pen and ink drawings. I tried a few different ways of “drawing” dandelion heads, with a view to making one or two pictures.
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Frustratingly, just as I was really getting into it, the tension on my machine started to play up. Every time I fixed it, as soon as I started on the actual embroidery, the tension went crazy again, and I’ve no idea why. In the end, it wasn’t flowing smoothy at all, which caused my needle to break.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At that point, I decided to give in, oiled the machine, then put it aside to “rest” for a while – that’s why the one below looks a bit “empty” – I decided it was jinxed! I did the last two on a different machine, which sewed very well, but much more slowly, so it didn’t quite feel right.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Still, for experiments, they’re not bad. I want to try them out now on richer coloured fabric, perhaps with mid brown or green thread.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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