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Embroidery on water-soluble fabric

05/02/2019 by Charlotte
Card with crocuses sewn on water dissoluble fabric

It is always fun to try new materials for creative projects. Sometime it ends after one attempt, and other times it ends up as a lifelong passion. Before Christmas I wrote about a couple of hearts which I had sewn on water-soluble fabric – a completely new material for me.

I’m guessing that my relationship with the water-soluble fabric is going to be long lasting. In the past week I have been experimenting with different types of freehand machine embroidery on the fabric and am now ready to show a couple of the results.

Krokus broderi lavet med frihånds maskinbroderi

My first attempt was a couple of crocus. The flowers have first been drawn onto the fabric with a soft pencil and placed in a normal embroidery frame. When you make freehand machine embroidery for the first time it can be a bit difficult. However, the time you use to practice is well spend.

The finished crocus have been sewn on to a card. The background to the card is from an old calendar with a large crocus.

A card and a bowl made out of circles sewn on water dissoluble fabric

I have also been experimenting with circles. The small basket is sewn with a thread which changes colour and therefore gives a great colour play.

There is quite a lot of glue in the water-soluble fabric. Therefore if you dry the wet embroidery in a shape then it will keep it when it is dry. If you want a soft embroidery you can wash all of the glue out.

Freehand embroidery on water-soluble fabric

I will have to experiment a bit more with the water-soluble fabric. After my first attempts I’m certain that a lot of great things can be made in this way. Therefore you can expect more of my experiments on the blog in the future.

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