All the flowers are embroidered, so the first step to get everything ready is to damp stretch them:
If you spotted that one of the sheets of ferns has half a side of pins missing, you're doing a lot better than me - I didn't notice until the next day, when I came to take them out again. This is what happens when you do things late at night after a long day at work. Still, if this is the worst that happens, it's not too bad, and it acts as a warning to always double-check that things are as they ought to be.
As with the previous two panels, I'm placing the applied flowers by eye using a grid as a guide, so I needed to mark out the grid on the design:
And the fabric itself:
All ready to go!
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Damp stretching the 'sheet' of motifs. Do tell why?
ReplyDeleteTo get them nice and flat, without the risk of damaging them if you're not careful with ironing. Damp stretching gives a far better finish than ironing anyway, much flatter, with more control over shaping.
ReplyDeleteKnitters call the process blocking, I believe, and I've written a couple of posts previously describing the process in more detail if you hunt about a bit.