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| The right side of the fabric |
At Textiles in Focus at Cottenham a few weeks ago I spotted a little sample pack of indigo dyed fabrics at the African Fabric Stand
When getting home and opening the pack, I was delighted to find lots of small samples of fabric and a little note about them.
"Manchester Blue Pack
These Manchester Blue prints come from vintage sample pieces printed in Manchester before production moved to South Africa. Most pieces are around 15-20 years old. "
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| The reverse of some of the fabrics |
The reverse side of some of the pieces were even more exciting, with original production stamps such as "Three Fishes" and " Three Cats" So I decided to show the reverse of some of the fabrics in my quilt. I'm not sure that it can really be called a quilt as it will only have two layers of fabrics, more of a embroidered throw then.
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| Starting to lay out the patchwork of piece |
I have also added some Kola Nut and Indigo
fabric in an ammonite design. I liked the contrast of colour and will add stitch in the golden brown colour to the piece.
I hand-dyed the thread to give a spaced dyed effect and I am stitching in spirals using running stitch.
I have also left the edges of the pieces raw as I want this to have a pieced and patched feel. My version of a Boro Quilt
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| Stitching detail |
It is a lovely piece to work, I am working it in the hand without hoop or frame. It may take some time to finish but there's no rush, I'm just going to enjoy the journey.
Happy stitching
Bev
Loved these fabrics when I first saw them and really like what you are doing with them in true 'boro' style.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is growing like topsy though. I have just ordered some more pieces of fabric.
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