Free machine embroidery on vanishing muslin over Kunin
felt. Zapped with a heat gun. Teasel brush used to removed scorched muslin
fibres.
Source picture
From this article in the Saturday Guardian 21/03/15:“Elizabethan tapestry map to be displayed at University of Oxford's Bodleian library. Map of Worcestershire from 1590s describes mysterious event in the hills near ‘The Worldesend’”
Close-up of the map. Photograph: Graham Turner
Sample design
I liked the idea
of a distressed textile map, and way the rivers were so exaggerated –
emphasising their importance relative to the roads which hardly show up. Not
wanting to attempt a copy complete with settlements, I just used the natural
features - rivers and hills/trees. Quite pleased with the trees, the vanishing muslin gives them a nice worn tapestry effect, but I should've used a darker blue for the rivers.
1 comment:
Beautiful, the blue is fine, imagine the light changing. Love the parasols, too! Your explanations are great.
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