Layering samples.

For my own self written brief I want to work more with prepping background and then applying things over the top I really liked the look of painting dye onto fabric so I wanted to carry that on. This time I wanted to actually paint patterned leaves of jungle foliage onto the fabric. I then wanted to just add texture to the sample  I created two samples in this way. I feel that In the first image there is too much going on I feel without the free hand work in the right corner it would flow a lot better and also the printing foil I was hoping would blend in more as I feel it stands out a little too much. I much prefure the bottom image the stitch work is a lot more subtle.

I then wanted to reverse that idea so instead of first painting foliage onto the material I wanted to sew it in.  I dyed  the fabric in a kind of marbled effect and then using the free hand foot I sewed a leafy pattern over the top. This is probably my favorite sample to date for this unit I really like the way the stitching just blends in with the background.