Technique

Creating new fabric by sewing pieces of thread together.

Materials

• Variety of thread, yarn, fabric strips
• Water soluble stabiliser
• Sewing pins
• Mould (optional)

Machines

• Sewing machine

Method

1. Arrange the thread and yarn onto the water soluble stabiliser
2. Place another sheet of water soluble stabiliser on top
3. Pin through the layers to keep them in place
4. Sew in grids
   note: make sure not to sew the grids too far apart from each other to avoid the thread/yarn from falling out
5. (flat) Submerge the stabiliser into water and wash off the starch completely
   (3D) Submerge the stabiliser into water and leave some starch on the thread/yarn piece. Place it over a mould and leave to dry overnight.

Results

 

Reflection

This is definitely my favourite technique!! Sadly I did not take process photos since I was a little too excited about the whole ordeal… I would definitely love to try doing more of this technique though – especially with the leftover threads and fabric pieces I collected from the past 3 months. I think it would be fun to try sewing in different shapes and patterns!