I enjoy all the phases of creating my art quilts, but I particularly enjoy the very beginning of the thread painting. This is the stage where shapes are becoming more clearly defined, taking on a new personality. The process, always very meditative for me, is made more so by the patter of the rain I’m hearing on this late June day. I’m using a DMC 50 wt. cotton.
As the stitches are applied, a conversation begins about the next layer of design. At this close viewing, the effects of the rice and salt are more completely appreciated. I want to enhance the primary design of the fern frond but I don’t want to lose the serendipitous secondary design achieved by the rice and salt treatment. Ahh, the chat continues.
Hi Friend..it will be interesting to see the progress as you incorporate the secondary design in your stitching. ..hugs
Nice!