Creating fabulous textures...
This is one of my favourite textiles books - simply for the stunning textiles experiments featured.
There are so many great ideas and craft products that make me salivate! For example, I love the sound of Model Magic - mouldable stuff that you can paint and even stitch through!
I've had this book for quite a few years now and not actually finished reading it, only having dipped into it from time to time, so I thought I'd better read through it now.
Contents at a Glance
This Lens is Part of My Challenge to Read Every Book I Own
About this Lens
I've not included text from the book, but briefly mentioned what each section contains and briefly discussed ideas, including my own experiences with using certain techniques or products.
I haven't mentioned everything that's in the book - it's full of gorgeous ideas - but hopefully I've provided you with a good taster.
I often have a hard time finding the products mentioned in books so I've found links to related products on Amazon and added them.
The images used here are not images from the book itself (apart from the book's front cover).
The Book
Each section includes a brief introduction and mentions the products used throughout the chapter.
Making Backgrounds
Making Backgrounds is concerned with coming up with interesting ideas for pieces that can later be built upon - although they're absolutely gorgeous finished pieces in their own right and techniques that could be used on their own.
Raising the Surface a Little
Raising the Surface a Little is a section that starts to explore adding stitch to gorgeous textiles backgrounds. This includes hand and machine stitch, adding ribbons, small pieces of crochet, cords and products like water soluble paper and embossing enamel.
Raising the Surface a Lot
This section looks at raising the surface of your textiles pieces even more with handmade beads, wire, straws and sticks, and heat reactive products.
Using Applied Motifs for High Relief
This is the section that I find really exciting. Here you're introduced to products such as Model Magic which can be sculpted and moulded to make 3D shapes and take imprints. There's also some beautiful samples of glue gun being used and some ideas to introduce polymer clay pieces.
Frames, Masks and High Relief Embroidery
This section has some stunning ideas for creating frames for your work from products like plastic canvas and masks from heat-moulding foam.
Three-Dimensional Constructions
Three-Dimensional Constructions showcases some beautiful boxes and vessels made using the products mentioned throughout the book. I love this idea that textiles is being explored in 3 dimensions and isn't just explored through the traditional flat wall hanging.
Raising The Surface With Machine Embroidery
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
Used Price: $11.99
Raising the Surface is one of the most gorgeous textiles books - full of yummy samples and experiments, ideas and cool products to use in conjunction with stitch.
Making Backgrounds
Angelina
I've never had the chance to use Angelina fibres but I think they're fabulous looking and would love to have a go.
Basically you layer up a load of these fibres (mix them up for an especially glitzy look) and then you iron them between 2 sheets of baking parchment - couldn't be simpler!
I have used similar fibres before that I've lain on top of fabrics and sandwiched under some organza but nothing as beautiful as Angelina.
Raising the Surface has some great ideas about how to use Angelina in conjunction with other products and fabrics.
This image here shows the only metallic fibres I've used in textiles before - Angelina fibres look so much more beautiful!
Shiva Paint Sticks
Shiva paintsticks are basically like oil paint in a crayon form.
I've not used paintsticks myself as I'm not really one for adding colour to fabrics - I normally just like to use the colours that are already within the fabrics - but I love the idea of these.
I like the idea of being able to draw something onto a piece of fabric and then work into it. I wonder whether they're safe to use with a sewing machine once they've dried? One thing I would hate is to clog up my sewing machine with oil paint!
Shiva Paintstik Professional Set of 12
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
I've not tried these paintsticks but I can imagine there are some great possibilities for using these with fabric.
Apparently the colours are blendable and if you want to use these in conjunction with traditional oil paints then you can (although I'm not sure that would work out so well on fabric!).
Fusible Webbing
Fusible webbing can be used to stick stuff to other stuff (as I already mentioned) which is great when creating surfaces that you later want to stitch into.
Fusible webbing apparently also takes colour well from products like silk paints - which can then be added to fabric with more interesting effects than painting the fabric itself.
Mistyfuse Misty Fuse 10 Yards White Sheer Fusible Webbing
Amazon Price: $25.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
Fusible webbing is useful for many types of textiles experiments - from the simple need to keep fabric in a fixed place as you sew it together to using it as a method to apply paint to fabric or just for keeping fibres trapped and in one place as you sew.
Chiffon
Raising the Surface talks about making gorgeous chiffon "sandwiches" with foils in the middle and applying these to other fabrics - alternatively making chiffon sandwiches is a great way to make gorgeous textiles that aren't all thick and crusty!
60'' Wide Chiffon Fabric Ivory By The Yard
Amazon Price: $4.75 (as of 06/02/2012)
Chiffon is a lovely lightweight fabric that works well when used in any melted textiles pieces.
I've linked to an ivory chiffon here but you can get it in lots of different colours depending on what you want for your work.
In the image above I used chiffon as my top layer of fabric. As you can see it melts remarkably well!
Iron-on Foil
I've used this stuff with silicone on stretchy fabric before. The foil needs something adhesive to stick to and pull off its backing.
Raising the Surface has some gorgeous examples of how you can create lacy textures with foils, bondaweb and chiffon - something that I'd love to try one day.
Gold Plexi Foil for Fabrics and Crafts
Amazon Price: $20.00 (as of 06/02/2012)
Add a bit of glitz and glamour to your textiles pieces by using foils.
Cheaper alternatives could be candy wrappers and tin foil although those are more likely to blunt your sewing machine needles once you sew into the piece.
Above: My attempt at introducing gold leaf into fabric! Raising the Surface suggests much more subtle and beautiful techniques!
Silk Paints
In Raising the Surface there's some examples of how silk paints can be transferred onto fabric to create some really sensitive and beautiful results.
I used to enjoy painting silks and then quilting them once they were dry.
Jacquard Silk Color Kit dyes and instructions
Amazon Price: $16.30 (as of 06/02/2012)
Silk paints can create some really delicate results on fabrics (not just silk). Think of them like watercolours, with fabric paints being more like acrylics.
Brown Paper
Raising the Surface has some great ideas for using brown paper in conjunction with fabric, paint and stitch.
United Facility Supply 1300022 40-Lb. mediumweight 9 dia. brown kraft wrapping paper roll, 24w x 900-ft.
Amazon Price: $18.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
What else could you find around your home to use in your textiles pieces?
I often use different papers layered up with fabric in my textiles pieces. You can find some gorgeous silk papers which are almost like fabric.
Using plainer papers, like this brown paper, gives you a chance to paint the paper first, or even write text on top of it before you stitch it up with your fabrics.
Fabric Adhesive Spray
When I layer fabrics up in a textiles piece I usually let them slip around whilst I'm stitching them up - I can't pin down every last scrap - but with spray adhesive I could make better decisions about where the pieces of fabric should go and stay.
Raising the Surface has some lovely ideas for creating "strippy backgrounds" - textiles made with strips of fabric.
Odif Usa 8-1/2-Ounce 505 Spray and Fix Temporary Fabric Adhesive
Amazon Price: $7.60 (as of 06/02/2012)
This is particularly useful if you want to make a textiles piece from smaller scraps of fabric - just choose a backing fabric, spray it with glue and then glue dow your pieces of fabric where you need them.
T-shirt Transfer Paper
In Raising the Surface there are some beautiful examples of how t-shirt transfer paper can be layered up with other products and fabrics to make some stunning textiles pieces.
I also love the idea of designing patterns and images on the computer and transfering them on to fabric to be worked into.
Printworks 8 1/2 x 11 Inch T-Shirt Transfers 10 Sheets (00480)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
There are so many possibilities with products like this.
One thing I've thought of is if you're unsure of your drawing skills and you want to practice creating images with stitch then you might like to try ironing an image onto fabric first and using it as a guide (kind of like those iron-on embroidery patterns but tailored to your own style).
Above: I've used t-shirt transfer paper on the right-hand side to add one of my photoshopped doodles to fabric.
Lazertran
I'd love to try using something like this on a textured fabric surface and seeing if it still worked - even if it gave a broken image.
I love to doodle designs for my textiles pieces first and sometimes those doodles are really fresh and exciting and full of energy - when it comes to drawing the image again on fabric some of that excitement is lost. It would be wonderful to directly transfer the doodles onto fabric.
Lazertran Inkjet Transfer Paper 8.5 x 11 Inches - 10 per Package
Amazon Price: $31.95 (as of 06/02/2012)
Remember to swap the image around on the computer if you need to - I usually forget this when I use transfers - you need a mirror image!
Raising the Surface a Little
Flower Stitcher Foot
The flower stitcher foot can make gorgeous satin stitched rings that can be stitched onto a non-fraying fabric or onto water-soluble fabric and then applied to textile backgrounds - imagine making hundreds of them and building a textured surface out of them.
I've recently started experimenting with making circular donut-shaped fabric beads (see below) and think they'd look great with a few of the flower stitcher's stitched circles thrown in.
Distinctive Decorative Daisy Flower Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Necchi, Elna and More!
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
This foot fits most sewing machines but you'd better check just in case!
Above: I'd like to use flower stitcher circles on a textiles piece with these donut-shaped fabric beads.
Tulle
If that's too much effort then they could just be twisted into a raised surface and couched on top of a textiles piece.
Pipe Cleaners
They can be used to stiffen ribbons or they could even be sewn between fabrics to create places where you can play with the shape of the fabrics.
Water-soluble Fabric
I make fairly chunky textiles pieces but sometimes it's nice to have the option to make more delicate pieces.
Imagine building up layer upon layer of stitching on water-soluble fabric and then applying those delicate pieces to a background textiles piece. Imagine picking out some gorgeous threads and show-casing their beauty with no distracting fabric behind them.
Sulky Super Solvy Water Soluble Stabilizer Roll
Amazon Price: $16.18 (as of 06/02/2012)
Water-soluble fabric can come in cold and hot varieties and is great for making lacy, floaty fabrics out of nothing but stitches.
Alternatively you can add little scraps of fabric to your stitching too - just make sure that everything is trapped together with a grid of stitching or it'll all fall apart once you melt the water-soluble fabric away.
Above: This art doll's delicate shawl was made by trapping squares of handmade felt between two layers of water soluble thread and connecting them with stitch.
Water-soluble Paper
Raising the Surface has some stunning ideas for using water-soluble paper and building it up with resists and puff paste (see below).
I just want to get my hands on this stuff after seeing the book's examples - but they also make me want to play with trying to use paper pulp and pressing it into fabric - or in some way combining the two to make a delicate but dense and textured piece of work. Another exciting idea is to think about whether the pulp can also be embossed before it dries.
Design Plus Water Soluble Paper By The Each
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
Water-soluble paper - does what it says on the label - but it can look amazing if you use some form of resist to stop it melting away.
Apparently it can also be smooshed around!
Get Raising the Surface to find out more!
Puff Paste
I have had the pleasure of using this stuff before (see textiles piece below) but not in the way this book suggests.
I love the idea that puff paste could be used to build up texture and areas for stitch. The way I used it before made "popcorn" patches which potentially could be a little frail but could also be very interesting if you're working on a textiles piece that explores fungi and lichens etc!
Permaset Aqua Fabric Magic Puff Paste 1L
Amazon Price: $66.47 (as of 06/02/2012)
Puff paste is a medium that is normally used with screen printing. You screen the paste onto a fabric and afterwards gently heat the area to create a slightly raised patch.
However, if you dollop the paste on in blobs or print it on with a stamp or paint it on in swirls you're going to get some very different and very interesting effects!
In this textiles piece I've applied dollops of puff paste and heated then with a hot air gun. They were then dry brushed with silver paint and beaded into.
Nail Varnish
Nail varnish can also be used to harden air-drying clay (see below). You could even think about experimenting with it on the surface of fabric to see if you can create shinny, hard splodges.
Sally Hansen Natural Shine Instant Nail Finish - Clear 3045
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
Any nail varnish will do and in any colour.
If you're using a nail varnish as a resist on water-soluble paper then think about the colour scheme of your project and what colour would fit in best with that.
Above: I used black nail varnish on the head of the male part of this doll. The heads were made out of air drying clay and the nail varnish seemed to make the clay a lot less fragile.
Acrylic Felt
Raising the Surface suggests felt for a number of uses - one being a good sturdy backing for heavy layers of stitch - but there are some amazing ideas for zapping felt as the acrylic stuff does melt really well (see image below where I've used a soldering iron on felt).
ASSORTED PACK ACRYLIC CRAFT FELT 100 PCS
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
A gorgeous selection of felt colours.
I can just imagine a yummy textiles piece made from several layers of felt, melted through with a soldering iron.
Above: This is what you can achieve with acrylic felt and a soldering iron.
I'd love to try this with several layers of felt all melted together.
Sketchbook
In Raising the Surface Maggie Grey suggests keeping a notebook of ideas for pattern and stitch - something I neglect to do often.
Moleskine Sketchbook Pocket
Amazon Price: $7.09 (as of 06/02/2012)
Moleskine sketchbooks come with heavy high quality paper which apparently won't buckle as much as normal sketchbook paper when you paint on it.
The sketchbook also has an elastic closure - good for keeping the pages safely together when it's rolling around inside of a bag with other stuff!
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Embossing enamel and embossing powders are meant to be used with papers and rubber stamps but Raising the Surface has some great answers for how you can use these products on fabric to create gorgeous embossed fragments.
This would be a great process to use if you're making textiles experiments based on old, antique-looking pieces.
Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel 1-Pound, Clear
Amazon Price: $19.10 (as of 06/02/2012)
This is clear embossing enamel - I believe you can also get it in other colours and that you can colour it afterwards with embossing powders, wax etc.
Embossing enamel and powders can be built up and bent to crack the surface - perfect if you want the antique look.
Embossing Powder
Raising the Surface a Lot
Heat Gun
Heat is needed to make puff paste puff up, create interesting textures on acrylic felts and other synthetic materials, activate embossing powders etc etc.
Black & Decker 9756 10 Amp Dual Temperature Heat Gun
Amazon Price: $36.91 (as of 06/02/2012)
You can use the DIY paint-stripping hot air guns for craft - no need to get the craft versions.
However - it's best to get a gun that has a high and low setting as the high setting can often blast right through your fabric before you want it to.
Devices of Fabric Torture
Above: A detail from a layered, melted textiles wrap.
Some layered and melted beads.
Raising the Surface has some great ideas for making similar beads to these out of felt and water-soluble paper.
Gesso
I love the ideas in Raising the Surface for using products that are meant for paper and the way that fabric can be used in similar ways to paper.
Golden Acrylic Gesso 8oz Jar
Amazon Price: $8.47 (as of 06/02/2012)
Gesso is usually used for preparing surfaces for paint but it can be used to texture fabrics.
Apparently you can make marks in it and create interesting patterns and textures to later work into with stitch.
Tyvek
Tyvek also comes in a fabric version.
You can make some fabulous beads out of Tyvek or you can do what I've done in the image below and stitch melted strips of it to your textiles pieces for more texture.
Tyvek 1443R Kitemaking Material
Amazon Price: $3.49 (as of 06/02/2012)
Tyvek create amazing bubbled textures if you iron it between two sheets of baking parchment - it shrivels up and can then be painted and stitched onto textiles background.
Wire
At first I wasn't convinced but when I saw the examples used in the book I fell in love with the idea of using the coiled wire in conjuction with some other products that can be used to distress the harsh metallic colours.
In fact using wire like this would probably be a great idea if you're working on any textiles piece that you want to look "Steam Punk" or some sort of rusted industrial look - perhaps even something from a ship wreck.
Artstraws
They could be cut up into "bugle" beads or used to depict the lines of an image.
Straws can be decorated with paper or fabrics or other textured mediums.
I've often used the cardboard and plastic spools from threads to be the basis of beads and I don't see why straws are any different.
Perhaps straws would be great for a textiles piece depicting blades of grass or a corn field - a fun way of bring a 3D element into your work.
Raising the Surface has some great ideas for incorporating straws into your textiles pieces to great effect.
Artstraws Class Pack
Amazon Price: $44.26 (as of 06/02/2012)
Artstraws are great for craft and as you can see they can be used to make models.
How about making some sort of framework out of straws for your textiles and bead work?
Satay Sticks
Think about making "textile kebabs" by wrapping fabrics, paper, beads, wire etc around the sticks.
They can also be used to make frameworks for weaving etc.
ThinkBamboo Premium 5mm Thick Extra Long Bamboo Skewers, 14.9" - 100pc Bag
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 06/02/2012)
Think about textiles in terms of thin and long, not just flat and square.
What could you do to one of these sticks to make it into something beautiful?
Above: This is a piece I made for the "In the Walls" Melted Fabrics Challenge.
Those aren't satay sticks, at the top, but you can see where I've started to introduce sticks into the piece to form a sort-of top layer.
Fusible Thread
Fusible thread does amazing stuffed to fabrics when you use it to stitch and weave the fibres in place.
This stuff would be great if you want a good texture for earth or water or anything that needs to be more than just flat.
Fusible Invisible Thread 150 Yards White
Amazon Price: $3.59 (as of 06/02/2012)
Fusible thread shrinks when it's heated (just don't heat it too much or it will disappear completely!). This makes it great for making bobbly textured surfaces.
Pellon
If you're not comfortable with adding paper to your textiles pieces yet then start off with Pellon and see how it feels.
Pellon Sew-In Heavyweight Interfacing 20 Inch W 30 Yds.
Amazon Price: $57.65 (as of 06/02/2012)
Pellon (or Vilene) is generally used to stiffen fabrics.
In Raising the Surface it's used for many cool experiments and it takes a lot of products that fabric can't because of it's halfway nature to paper.
Using Applied Motifs for High Relief
Model Magic
Model magic can be shaped, moulded, used for impressions, painted and sewn into - meaning that you can create raised aresa on your textiles pieces!
There are some beautiful examples of Model Magic being used in Raising the Surface. They're mainly samples where the moulding material has been pressed into fossils to give beautiful raised shapes of ammonites.
Crayola 57-4400 Model Magic Modeling Compound, 2-lb. Bucket, White, Four 8-oz. Pouches
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 06/02/2012)
Model Magic is a soft substance which can be pushed into moulds, carvings, tree trunks, fossils, shells and many other textures. Model Magic will them dry and it can be painted and then actually sewn into and placed on textiles backgrounds - pretty cool, huh?
Glue Gun
Raising the Surface takes this idea of blobbing glue onto fabric and raises it to the next level.
Not only does the book look at creating lines and squiggles and "drawing" shapes with glue, but it discusses colouring the glue, printing into the glue with stamps, working textures into the glue and creating amazing effects.
Stanley GR100 Glue-Pro DualMelt Glue Gun
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 06/02/2012)
Glue guns can get very hot, so be careful when playing with them - the same goes for the glue!
Hot glue can be experimented with in lots of different ways - think about sinking beads and other objects into the surface. Think about different ways to colour the glue.
Can you glue blobs onto pieces of coloured paper to create colour beads?
Above: A layered, stitched and melted textiles piece has been decorated with beads of hot glue.
Formafoam
You can use a hot air gun to heat the foam and then mould it - I've used similar stuff to this and placed it in hot water to heat it up and make it pliable.
Formafoam can be stitched through with a large needle - a mattress needle would probably be a good idea as it gives you the extra length you might need with thicker foam.
Raising the Surface has some great ideas for adding texture and colour to these pieces.
Formafoam - 42'' x 56'' x 1/8''
Amazon Price: $52.71 (as of 06/02/2012)
With Formafoam you can add an extra dimension to your textiles piece - both with the thickness of the foam and with the warping that can be created with heat.
Like Model Magic, Formafoam can have textures and stamps pressed into it to create fabulous images and patterns.
Sculpey
Raising the Surface has some great ideas for using polymer clay - like heating it before it goes in the oven to create some interesting textures.
Polymer clay pieces can be attached to textiles backgrounds if you create holes for stitches to go through.
Super Sculpey Ceramic-Like Sculpturing Compound - 1 lb.
Amazon Price: $8.39 (as of 06/02/2012)
I've seen some beautiful dolls made with sculpey - and indeed, other models too.
I'd love to get my hands on some of this stuff - either to mak beads or to make dolls - imagine a raised doll piece used on textiles - you could have Sculpey models emerging from a textured fabric background.
Sculpey comes in other colours too.
Wireform
I stitched through it on my sewing machine and didn't have any problems - it will blunt your needles quite quickly, however.
American Art Clay WireMesh #80 16x20 Sheet-Copper
Amazon Price: $15.05 (as of 06/02/2012)
Wireform can be stitched and it can be shaped to make some interesting 3D pieces to go on your textiles.
Wireform can also be used to stiffen a fabric or create a shape that can then be stitched into.
Above: A layered textiles piece made into a brooch - with a wireform backing.
Frames, Masks and High Relief Embroidery
Plastic Canvas
in Raising the Surface there are some beautiful examples of how plastic canvas can be stitched into, covered with tissue papers and painted to create gorgeous textures.
Plastic Canvas 14-Count 8.5x11 2/Pkg-Clear
Amazon Price: $1.39 (as of 06/02/2012)
Plastic canvas is a plastic framework through which you can stitch cord etc.
You can stitch simple lines or create cross stitches - anything that might give a great surface.
Friendly Plastic
Raising the Surface suggests using strips of several colours of Friendly Plastic at once - presumably the colours blend wonderfully once heated.
According to the images in the books some wonderfully delicate fragments can be made which are then attached to masks - but really the Friendly Plastic pieces could be used for anything - decorating textiles or frames etc.
PVA Glue
I used to use PVA glue all the time for everything - it's excellent for glueing both paper and fabric and is great for moulding tissue paper over textured surfaces.
PVA glue could also be used on fabrics but will make it stiff.
4 OZ. PVA ADHESIVE
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
PVA glue can even be used for papier mache if it's watered down.
It gives your work a great shine once it dries.
I used PVA glue on the pink wood and tissue paper frame shown further down this page.
Tissue Paper
It can be layered up with fabrics and even layered up with itself (especially if used with PVA glue) - you can then cut into it to reveal the layers underneath.
PVA glued tissue paper can also be applied to a surface in such a way that it creates fabulous wrinkles on the surface.
Spectra Art Tissue-Assorted (0058516)
Amazon Price: $7.00 (as of 06/02/2012)
A great selection of coloured tissue paper that can be used to cover plastic canvas.
Tissue paper can also be layered up in layered textiles pieces - I often use bits of paper in my textiles pieces.
Above: a textiles piece with a wooden frame. The frame was decorated with lengths of cord covered in tissue paper and painted.
Three-Dimensional Constructions
Plinths
Classic Statuary Plinth Bases - Large
Amazon Price: (as of 06/02/2012)
You could use anything to make a dramatic and fancy-looking plinth - how about an old biscuit tin or an old paint tin - both of which you could cover in fabric or papers or Model Magic.
I made this box by weaving threads and fabric in and out of a mesh frame.
In Raising the Surface, you'll learn how to make your own beautiful textiles boxes from scratch.
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- About this Lens
- The Book
- Making Backgrounds
- Raising the Surface a Little
- Raising the Surface a Lot
- Using Applied Motifs for High Relief
- Frames, Masks and High Relief Embroidery
- Three-Dimensional Constructions
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