Couching with Metallic Threads - Machine Stitching
The samples in this section are on the same background as described in the first section of Chapter 2. Both gold and silver samples were made.
MM31 - 'gold' sampler
MM32 - gold raffia cut into thin strips and free zigzag machined to make a cord. This was then cut into strips and free machine zigzagged onto the ground. When all the cords had been laid it was free machine zigzagged sideways over all the cords.
MM33 - gold raffia knotted and then machine couched onto ground with metallic blue thread using free machine zigzag.
MM40 - A rectangular cardboard frame was cut out and wrapped with DMC Fil D'or 5g gold thread. A paper gull template was tucked into these threads and the threads free machine couched using the gull outline which was then filled. Free machine couching was used to give the sample a tile-like appearance by also couching the rectangular shape onto the threads (MM34).
MM35 - silver sampler
MM36 - various width strips were cut from crab paté carton and couched to the ground using Bernina 1015Sport machine stitch pattern 9, width 4, length 4 to for the initial stitching, and then the stitch length shortened.
MM37 and 38 - similar process to MM40 above but using Madeira Jewel holographic-effect thread. The threads were free machine couched using random gulls in flight shapes, made without a template. MM38 attempts to show how the holographic thread catches the light at certain angles.
MM39 - silver raffia strips couched to ground using a tailor's tacking foot stitch width 3.5, length 1. Some of the resulting loops have been cut while others left intact.
MM41 - short video showing sample MM19 and how it changes appearance in different lights.
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