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| 'Christmas is nigh!' |
Yes, it is the week before Christmas. I have chosen red for this postcard because red is rather symbolic of the Christmas Season. I wonder why? Red as a colour represents warmth. People who live in the Northern Hemisphere need warm clothes and warm fires at Christmas time. Australians, who live in the Southern Hemisphere, enjoy and sometimes only just tolerate the warmth of our Summer Christmas Season.
The made fabric sample on shown has been dyed red with Procian Dyes. The decoration on this base colour was firstly screen printed,
then machine stitched with a variegated thread.
Finally a 'Shiva Stick' was added to give to
give an irregular sheen to the fabric. It was great
fun developing the finished impression.
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| A detailed view of the resulting fabric |
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