9a 9b
I went on a cruise through the Panama Canal several years ago and obtained some samples of traditional applique work from the Sans Blas Islands. There are many layers of fabric and the turned under edges are neatly secured with tiny stitches. These ladies are very skilled needle women.
9a - is a traditional design.
9b - is a modern design showing a ship going through the Panama Canal.
NB - all my following samples are hand stitched because I was still travelling in the motor home when I made them. My machine was in Portugal.
9c 9d
9c – The cut paper design I used.
9d - Traditional method with edges turned under. I used a hand dyed and printed cotton that did not fray easily for this sample but I still found this method very challenging.
9e – the cut paper paper design. 9f – the hand printed fabrics I used
9g - the back of the sample showing that I used just one motif from the above design.
9h 9i
9h - Contempory method with cut edges showing. There are four fabric layers and this sample is cut inside the stitching. There is not enough colour contrast in the middle layer so it does not show up very well.
9i - Contempory method with cut edges showing. There are four fabric layers and this time the sample is cut outside the stitching.
9i – the cut paper design. 9j – the back of the sample showing that one unit of the design was used but with extra stitching added around the unit.
9k - I tried the contemporary method again but this time with contrasting coloured fabrics. It is a more complex sample. There are four layers and it is cut inside the stitching
9l – the cut paper design 9m – the back of the sample showing the stitching
9n - Contempory method with cut edges showing. It is a more complex sample. There are several layers, some layers only cover part of the background and it is cut inside and outside the stitching. I feel this makes an interesting and surprising sample.
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