My Chaos to Calm piece is coming on slowly - mostly because I haven't really buckled down to it.
Since I last posted about it I have stamped some unreadable text on the dyed calcico using acrylic paint. Because I wanted some of the cord to fall off the edge of the piece I put the partially dyed calico onto a piece of felt with black cotton poplin backing. It's rare for me to think about how a piece will be finished before I even start!
Once the back was finished it had enough weight for me to be able to stitch down the thick cords.
I wrapped some of the thick cord with torn fabric and stitched that on over the top.
I placed the small fragments I had made.
I made some different thicknesses of cord using the zigzag stitch on my machine.
I stitched the fragments on using cross stitch. I have now started adding the thinner dyed cord.
Once the thinner cord is attached, I shall be adding more fragments and then the thin machine cords.
I'm really pleased with how it's going. I've set myself a deadline of April 11th to finish the piece. I'll let you know how that goes!
Thanks for joining me today
Bernice
