Module 4 Chapter 7 - Decorated Grids by Slashing, Punching and Melting

Sample 1. Nylon organza, with melted holes and a variety of stitches.

Sample 2. Clear plastic vinyl, with punched holes - stitched with various overlapping threads and ribbons.

Sample 3. Long slashes are made in two pieces of felt, which are twisted and stitched together.

Sample 4. Melted felt, embellished with a variety of stitches. This piece was given dimensionally by taking stitches from one area to another, causing the felt to curl.

Sample 5. Two pieces of felt are slashed diagonally, interwoven and stitched to form holes.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Slashed Holes

Slashed holes - made with a cutting wheel.
Sample 1. Frayed diagonal slashes form the holes for this grid.

Sample 2. Slashes, parallel to the weave, form the frayed outer holes. Diagonal slashes form four holes in the center. Only three of the four quarters were frayed in the center - giving a diamond-shaped pattern in the fabric.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Melted Holes

Synthetic organza - melted into a square pattern (with straight lines), offset circles and random squares.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Melted Holes

This grid was made by machine stitching Kunin felt with metallic thread. A heat gun was then used to melt the felt, some felt residue remains around the metallic stitching.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Wrapped Frames

In the first sample, a 'Z' shape was machine stitched, binding the two-way wrap of floss and silk ribbon. Random hand-stitching was added, over the 'Z'.

The second sample was wrapped with floss, in one direction, and machine stitched. Scrim was added - in a mirrored 'V'. More floss was wrapped and machine stitched over the scrim, in the other direction.

For sample three, strips of felt were wrapped in one direction and hand-stitched with 'X's. More felt strips were wrapped and stitched, in the opposite direction ,forming a structured grid. Envelope button closures were added at the intersections and threads were wrapped around the buttons, in an 'X' pattern. This made the grid smaller.

Module 4 Capter 7 Grids by Other Means - Wrapped Frames

The first image shows machine threads wrapped at an angle on the frame. The second image is after hand-stitching. Blanket stitch was used, in a 'V' pattern (or maybe it is a 'W'), in two colours - one stitched over the other.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Wrapped Frames

Frayed fabric strips were wrapped once around the frame, in one direction; the strips are held in place with 'V' shape metallic stitches. A second layer of strips was added and stitched in the same way. Paper fasteners were added to the intersections and placed through both layers of fabric.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Wrapped Frames

Two colours of floss were wrapped around a circular frame. Straight machine stitching, worked in a spiral, holds the floss together. The 'grid' is dense in the center, but more open towards the outer edges.

Module 4 Chapter 7 Grids by Other Means - Wrapped Frames

These samples were made using very stiff card frames. The first sample was wrapped with decorative fibers, in one direction, and the fibers were machine stitched together with satin and zigzag stitches - forming an irregular grid.

Sample 2 was made with two colours of silk ribbon, wrapped over the frame in two directions. A decorative machine stitch holds the ribbons in place; this was stitched on the diagonal with different coloured threads.