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tyvek fabric - creating texture

Tyvek fabric: heat distressed, painted stitched, glass beads
tyvek fabric painted with neopaque and lumiere paint
free motion stitching, using black thread
distressed with a heat gun
glass beads, painted detail for shadows

Tyvek fabric can be painted, cut, stithced and heat distressed. our first image shows our finished "bark" sample.  The tyvek fabric was painted with a mixture of brown neopaque and gold lumiere fabric paint.  Once dry, free motion stitching using black thread was stitched into zig zag deisgns inspired by peeling bark found on trees. 

Underwater scenes - retreat

detail of underwater scene
detail: tyvek beads, texture magic rocks
Fabric barnacles made with wire form
details: silk rods, silk cocoons

 Spend a day working with fibre and creativity. Enjoy a workshop, learn new fibre art techniques, visit other fibre artists and enjoy the many sites and sounds that Salt Spring Island has to offer. 

Creating Organic Shapes

Detail of underwater scene
Texture magic, stitched to bali fabric.
free motion stitching using a varity of threads
silk rods, silk cocoons, embellishments
lutradur: painted, heat distressed

This underwater scene  was created from a variety of materials assembled into a collage, including lutradur, free motion stitching, texture magic, and silk fibres.  We have developed a kit, complete with instructions,  for those wanting to learn how to use these products. Below are some excerpts from it. 

Woodland Textures - retreat

Heat distressed kunin felt, painted cheese cloth, nylon scarves, glass beads
Free motion stitching, painted fusible adhesive
free motion thread work on water soluble stabilizer
free motion thread work on water solubule stabilizer
nylon scarves, lutradur, cheese cloth, kunin felt

Spend a day working with fibre and creativity. Enjoy a workshop, learn new fibre art techniques, visit other fibre artists and enjoy the many sites and sounds that Salt Spring Island has to offer.

Tyvek

Tyvek fabric, stitched to wire and heat distressed
Distressed tyvek fabric on a base of distressed kunin felt
Tyvek paper beads and distorted shapes
Tyvek paper beads, wrapped in wire, distessed with burning tool

  Many people ask us about working with Tyvek.  Although in the same family as the tyvek found on the outside of houses, the tyvek paper used by fibre artists is not as heavy.  Tyvek fabric also comes in a variety of weights, but a medium weight product is sufficient for most applications. We recommend applying color to both sides of the piece as the heat process will cause the tyvek to distort and shrink and you may prefer one side over the other.

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