Rags - contemporary embroidery Computer screens vary the colours of threads and fibres, so often when I purchase goods on line the colours don’t meet with my expectations. With restricted human contact during lockdown this led to me abandoning my felt work. Until I discovered Patricia Brown I was left with a heap of unused fabrics. She is a New York abstract artist who transferred her gestural approach to painting to stitch. Read all about her on textile artist.org Not having a collection of paint cleaning cloths; I decided to allocate a cleaning rag for each painting. Thoughts before I start Avoid using a hoop (personally I find them restrictive), use a lining fabric instead Avoid “twee”, it is so easy to fall into this trap Avoid oil paint as it rots untreated fabric First attempt Thick acrylic paint is too hard to stitch through. Dilute paint is easier to stitch and makes nice marks. I added more painted fabric to give the work interest and relief. The linen frayed ...
