So it turns out not all vintage 1950s cotton pillowcases are created equal when it comes to upcycling them for embroidery fabric. There I was happily working through my latest batch of new designs I had transferred to my roller frame. Couple days later… it appears this permanent iron-on transfer pen is fading.
But my chair is right in front of the window and we have just had our 4 days of summer, so maybe I thought, I have been lax in covering up my work and have myself to blame for the sun bleaching.
That would be a fair assessment had I not then rolled the rest of the fabric down and seen all the other, covered up designs, faded away too. Not just faded, bleeding, and even imprinted on to the covering fabric.
My guess? 60-odd years of greasy heads on this particularly fine pillowcase has imprinted it with oil, despite being Lenor-fresh. Nice.
But dear reader, that is not the disaster of this story. Here is the lovely little Human Femur 2.0 I just completed in single stranded split stitch:
When I took it off the roller, what did I find?
UNEVEN TENSION! Shock horror. Maybe once I put it into it’s tightly fitting little brooch mount it will be ok?
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i Dont think I’ve ever done instruction for it on the blog, but if you ever had to stretch canvas or paper for a level art its pretty much the same thing – wash the piece then pin it to a board whilst wet and leave it to dry completely – it will stay the shape you stretch it into.
careful wet stretching?
Yes I’m sure you’re right. Must overcome my impatience!
I have the same problem – which is why gareth does all the stretchign for me. can you train your other half?
Quite possibly…I may have to scan your blog for instructions though – i’ve always been a ‘frame-and-go’ kind of girl.