Wild Women
Celebration Dance
The ladies are dancing on cobble stone circle of machine quilted silk over cotton batting and background. Materials: Materials: Materials: Materials: Materials: Materials:
Theme: Winter Ice
Technique:
White and silver Kunin felt was used as a base for the frosty January theme. White Misty Fuse was ironed on top. Assorted white and silver yarn snippets were lightly scattered on top. A white chiffon scarf was fused over it all. Free-motion quilting was done using Superior silver thread. Sulky Sliver opalescent and silver threads were also used. This was used as the base for the spirit doll and the body of the Wild Woman.The background for the Wild Woman was hand painted fabric that was stamped with glue and then foiled with silver. The two pieces were stitched together and traditionally bound with silver lamé fabric.The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
Kunin felt, Misty Fuse, snippets of yarn, chiffon scarf, Art Girlz charms, assorted beads, hand painted fabric, foil, Timtex, Peltex, transfer paints, polymer clay face
Theme: Hearts
Technique:February’s Valentine theme base was made with the embellisher machine using wool, Firestar nylon, and a silk wool blend of fibres on wash away stabilizer. A few silk snippets and some Angelina fibres were scattered over top and needled into the base before wash out the stabilizer. The background for the spirit doll was left as is, but the wild woman was heavily accented with hand stitch and tiny beads.The spirit doll was beaded on a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
Steam a Seam Lite, Tissuetex, assorted beads, hand painted fabric, Timtex, Peltex, transfer paints, acrylic paint, Treasure Gold Acrylic Wax , wool, silk, and nylon fibres, silk snippets, silk, metallic, and cotton threads, Art Girlz charm, water soluble stabilizer, Angelina fibres, polymer clay face
Theme: Luck of the Irish
Technique: The St. Patrick’s Day theme for March began with scrunched and paper bag painted with Emerald Lumiere with hints of gold and blue. It was then sprayed with Malachite and Emerald Moonshadow Mists. Once fused to a Peltex base, it became the background for the green wild woman.
The wild woman body and the background for the spirit doll started as a piece of green panne velvet. This was topped with a painted nappy liner and painted Wonder Under. Hints of foil were added with few touches of Emerald Halo Gold Lumiere on top. More painted Wonder Under was added on top and a green chiffon scarf was fused on top. A variety of threads with free-motion and programmed machine quilting adds depth and form. The final touch was embossing with some stamping on top and heating it with a heat gun. It was finished with silk binding.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
Tissue paper, acrylic and metallic paints, velvet, nappy liner, Wonder Under, Moon Shadow Mists,Art Girlz charms, hand painted molded polymer clay faces, assorted beads and yarns
Theme: Daffodils
Technique: April’s theme is Cancer Awareness and daffodils. The main base was yellow Kunin felt topped with layers of various yellow wools with hints of silk fibres using the embellisher machine. Silk pieces, yarn snippets, and a pale yellow chiffon scarf needled on top added more texture to the spirit doll background and the body of the wild woman. Some hand stitch and beading were added. One face was made with a wash away paper mold and the other with polymer clay.
Lutradur was transfer painted with 3 different yellow dyes for the wild woman background. To tone down the acid tone, Pebeo Setacolor in pearl was painted on top. It was bound with a silk binding.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, Kunin felt, wool and silk fibres, chiffon scarf, YLI Wash Away Paper, Transfer paints, Lutradur, Pebeo Setacolor,
Theme: Nature’s Rebirth
Technique: Rebirth is the May theme. Coarse muslin that had been used as a paint wipe-up cloth and was covered with assorted paints, as well as puff paint, was over-painted with dark brown Dye-na-flo. The puff paint was rubbed with Treasure Gold in Onyxite and Emerald to darken it. This was fused to a felt base and quilted with Sulky blendable 30 wt. cotton thread.
The wild woman background is a silk fusion piece recycled form an earlier, less successful project. It was over-stitched heavily with programmed stitches using rayon thread.Some hand stitching and beading that resembles vines and roots were added. It is bound in brown silk.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, silk fibres and silk fabric, cotton muslin, assorted paints, Treasure Gold, cotton and rayon threads, polymer clay faces, Art Girlz charms
Theme: Lilacs and Lace
Technique: Lilacs and lace carry us into June. Assorted laces were place on a plain muslin base and free motion stitched in place. This was then over-painted with expandable paint embedded into the layers of lace. A mix of pearl acrylic paint and mauve Pear-ex powder was worked into the lace and the expandable paint. A second slightly darker coat was washed over top.
The second background was coloured with transfer dye stamped images on polyester quilt batting fused to a Peltex base. A layer of painted fusible web was added and covered with a mauve chiffon scarf before fusing.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
One face is a wash away paper casting and the other is polymer clay.Traditional silk binding was used.
assorted beads and yarns, brown paper, Misty Fuse, acrylic paints, Treasure Gold, Model Magic, polymer clay, silk fabric, Peltex, Tyvek, Wonderfil thread, assorted beads and yarns, silk fibres and silk fabric, cotton muslin, assorted paints, Treasure Gold, cotton and rayon threads, polymer clay faces, Art Girlz charms assorted beads and yarns, cotton and nylon laces, Pebeo Expandable Paint, acrylic paints, Pearl-ex powders, YLI Wash Away Paper, Quilter’s Dream polyester quilt batting, transfer paints, stamps, polymer clay, Wonder Under, chiffon scarf
Theme: Canada
Technique: Canada Day is an important part of our heritage and is the July theme. The wild woman and corresponding background were created from a recycled brown paper bag painted with mixed colours. Fusible web was painted and added on top. This left a rough texture so gold acrylic wax was rubbed over top to accent the ridges.
One face material is children’s modeling material and the other is polymer clayThe wild woman background is hand painted recycled tissue silk fused to a Peltex base. Envelope Tyvek was painted and stamped with acrylic paints. This was stitched over top of the silk panel with a fine stipple with gold metallic thread. Heat was added to distress the Tyvek in some areas.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, brown paper, Misty Fuse, acrylic paints, Treasure Gold, Model Magic, polymer clay, silk fabric, Peltex, Tyvek, Wonderfil thread
Theme: Scottish Roots
Technique: Scottish family heritage is celebrated each year at the Fergus Scottish Festival. A scanned image of the Scott tartan was printed on silk for the wild woman, and on Evolon and Lutradur for the background of the spirit doll.
The wild woman background was created with a paper tissue stamped with gesso and bubble wrap. It was first painted with pearl acrylic paint. A spray of gold Moonshadow Mist was added and then it was stamped and embossed with a mix of red and blue embossing powders. Charms were used for the wild woman features.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, polymer clay, Peltex, Art Girlz charms, Tissuetex, Jacquard Silk Printable sheet, Evolon, Lutradur, gesso, Moonshadow Mists, embossing powders, stamp, transfer paints
Theme: Sapphires & Birthdays
Technique: Birthdays, birthstones, and favourite techniques are the theme for September. The material used for the wild woman and the first background has a blue felt base with machine felted silk and wool fibres. A few Angelina fibres were enmeshed in the silk as it was worked. Sorbello stitch was worked extensively over it all with various weights and types of threads including silk, cotton, and metallic.
The sparkly base was made with a felt and painted tissue paper. It was painted in various shades of blue acrylic. Embossing powders, Tinsel and Stardust, were scattered into the wet paint and once it was dry, heated with the heat gun.
The faces were made with washaway paper and polymer clay.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, Timtex, felt, silk, wool, Angelina, paper, acrylic paints, embossing powders, transfer dyes, gesso, YLI Wash Away Paper
Theme: Autumn Colours
Technique: Autumn was the theme for October with its rich colours and textures. The wild woman fabric and the spirit doll background were created from a simple piece of muslin that was stitched extensively with assorted threads and then painted with acrylics in a base colour. Xpandaprint was spread over top and into all crevices in the stitching and then heated to expand the texture. This was over-painted with many colours and layers of paint. The last layer of paint was sprinkled with bronze UTEE which was then heated with the heat gun. Metallic acrylic wax was burnished over the ridges. To create more contrast, the wild woman was painted with Opal Dust which added the lovely sparkle.
The second background was made with the embellisher machine using cheesecloth and assorted wool fibres. This was overstitched with a double thread technique using a copper rayon and a variegated rayon thread.
Both faces are polymer clay.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
Traditional silk binding was used.
assorted beads and yarns, muslin, acrylic paint, Xpandaprint, Ultra-thick Embossing Enamel, Treasure Gold, Opal Dust, cheesecloth, wool fibres, assorted threads.
Theme: Nature Rests
Technique: November is time when nature goes to rest for the winter so earth tones predominate.
One background is fabric paper made from recycled teabags and cheesecloth fused to a woven interfacing to add stability. This was painted and then sprayed with sepia and burnt umber Moonshadow Mists.
The wild woman and the matching background were created with an unusual tonal panne velvet. This was slashed and cut with a hot blade and mounted on a Peltex base. Some machine stitching was on top. The wild woman was first machine stitched to the paper base and then a hand- crocheted chain was hand couched on top of the edges.
One pace is polymer clay and the other a pewter charm.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
It has been bound with a silk binding.
assorted beads and yarns, Art Girlz charm, teabags, acrylic paints, cheesecloth, Moonshadow Mists, panne velvet, Peltex, assorted threads and yarns, polymer clay, Timtex
Theme: Christmas
Technique: December brings Christmas to our family and it is a special time. The unusual background for the spirit doll used a fusible fleece base with torn bits of hand made flax paper and pieces of cotton fabric and cheesecloth. Layers of Gesso, salt, molding paste, and then acrylic paints were added to create the texture. This is a technique described in Textile Translations by Maggie Grey. Moonshadow Mists and Glitz Spritz were added at the end.
The background for the wild woman has a base of Quilter’s Dream Poly batting that was transfer dyed green. Misty Fuse and green foil were fused on top. A gold tone crinkled organza was stitched on top with a couched gold Wonderfil Dazzle cord and Wonderfil holographic thread.
Hand braided cord was hand couched around the edge of the woman.
Silk binding finished the edges of the panels.
The faces are polymer clay.
The spirit doll was beaded on to a cut out and transfer dyed Timtex base with the final row of beads securing her to her background.
assorted beads and yarns, fusible fleece, hand made paper, cotton fabric, cheesecloth, gesso, salt, molding paste, acrylic pain6ts, Moonshadow Mists, Wonderfil threads, silk fabric, polymer clay, Timtex
Kunin felt, Misty Fuse, snippets of assorted yarns, chiffon scarf, Art Girlz charms, assorted beads, hand painted fabric, foil, Timtex, Peltex, transfer paints, polymer clay, Steam a Seam Lite, Tissuetex, assorted beads, hand painted fabric, acrylic paints, Treasure Gold Acrylic Wax , wool, silk, and nylon fibres, cotton and silk snippets, silk, metallic, and cotton threads, water soluble stabilizer, Angelina fibres, YLI Wash Away Paper, Lutradur, Pebeo Setacolor paints, brown paper, Model Magic, cotton and nylon laces, Pebeo Expandable Paint, Pearl-ex powders, Quilter’s Dream polyester quilt batting, stamps, Wonder Under, Tissuetex, Jacquard Silk Printable sheet, Evolon, gesso, Moonshadow Mists, embossing powders, embossing powders, Xpandaprint, Ultra-thick Embossing Enamel, Opal Dust, teabags, panne velvet, fusible fleece, hand made paper, salt, molding paste.