Use Fabric Like Paint to Create Art

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ageable sizes of fabric for the small mosaic pieces.</p><p id="0447">Notice that the flower is not positioned dead center. It’s slightly to the right of center, following the <a href="https://www.slrlounge.com/glossary/rule-of-thirds-definition/#:~:text=Description%3A%20In%20photography%2C%20the%20rule,one%20of%20the%20lines%20itself.">compositional rule of thirds</a>.</p><h1 id="c6ea">Color Choices</h1><p id="2d55">I used a lot of <a href="https://vanseodesign.com/web-design/color-meaning/">complementary color combinations to build contrast and visual interest</a>. Also crucial is the use of value changes — lights as opposed to darks, to simulate the effect of light shinning through stained glass.This helps to create depth.</p><h1 id="243a">Technique</h1><p id="416b">Once the fabrics have been backed with the heat-activated bonding agent, it’s time to cut and place the major floral sections first. Cut as one piece and then add additional snippets of fabric on top to create the curve, shape, and texture of the flower. Do the same with the larger leaves.</p><p id="c303">Next, it’s time to cut and piece the mosaic cuts of fabric. This takes some time and a lot of fiddling to get the shapes to fit as you’d like. Be patient and think of the process as if you were putting a puzzle together. Except in this case, you’re in control of the design.</p><h1 id="2793">Takeaway</h1><p id="7951">Art is subjective. Create what you want. Start small and expe

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riment. There are no art police or jail time for thinking outside the box. Have fun and be proud of the work of art created by your hand.</p><div id="b8d1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/pride-and-audacity-part-1-bc06e4b1599d"> <div> <div> <h2>Pride and Audacity — Part 1</h2> <div><h3>He was a stranger who claimed her for his own. She swore to make that his biggest mistake! (Story is Complete)</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*tuVoqaQGLGjd-YMEgSSWHA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="5c94" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/who-knew-junk-would-become-a-collectable-item-for-writers-from-a-junk-journal-addict-e7757810814c"> <div> <div> <h2>Who Knew Junk Would Become a Collectable Item for Writers?</h2> <div><h3>How Does A Writer Use A Junk Journal</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ZTpHmXLhIsFkCCLl5JE8Pg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

#1 Basic Technique — If you can use scissors and an iron, you’ve got this

Photo by fabric artist Lynda Coker

If you love fabric as much as I do, you spend a lot of time dreaming up ways to use your stash. When I decided to create fabric art utilizing lots of tiny cuts of fabric to create a new and original image, my husband was sure I’d been inhaling too much fabric glue. Now, however, he’s one of my biggest fans.

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A large selection of small amounts of different cotton fabrics. 1/4 or 1/8 yard will be plenty to start since variety is more important than quantity. Of course, if you can talk your fiends into sharing their fabric scraps, that’s even better.

Tacking iron

fabric bonding agent. I use medium weight Wonder Under (applied to the back of your fabrics per manufacturers instructions)

Medium-heavy weight black fabric for the foundation

Tweezers

Composition for Hydrangea Love

This can be created in whatever size you’d want. My finished dimensions were 20" x 24". I like this size because it’s not too overwhelming large, but large enough that I could cut manageable sizes of fabric for the small mosaic pieces.

Notice that the flower is not positioned dead center. It’s slightly to the right of center, following the compositional rule of thirds.

Technique

Once the fabrics have been backed with the heat-activated bonding agent, it’s time to cut and place the major floral sections first. Cut as one piece and then add additional snippets of fabric on top to create the curve, shape, and texture of the flower. Do the same with the larger leaves.

Next, it’s time to cut and piece the mosaic cuts of fabric. This takes some time and a lot of fiddling to get the shapes to fit as you’d like. Be patient and think of the process as if you were putting a puzzle together. Except in this case, you’re in control of the design.

Use Fabric Like Paint to Create Art — Hydrangea Love

#1 Basic Technique — If you can use scissors and an iron, you’ve got this

Simple Tools

Composition for Hydrangea Love

Color Choices

Technique

Takeaway

Pride and Audacity — Part 1

He was a stranger who claimed her for his own. She swore to make that his biggest mistake! (Story is Complete)

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