Showing posts with label Biro sketches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biro sketches. Show all posts

24 February 2017

More Gum Arabic Transfer onto Fabric

Further Gum Arabic Transfer printing using photocopies of Biro sketches.


If you are interested in learning this technique I bought a fabulous leaflet explaining the process from Sue Brown. She also runs courses check them out here.

04 March 2015

Mr Punch Doodle

I am getting ready to start a new series of embroideries.


17 December 2013

01 June 2012

More design doodles

I have invented a crocopotomus! 
More doodles done on construction paper while babysitting.







28 March 2012

Free Machine Embroidery Sketching Again

I have designed the most enormous impossible automaton which I have no idea how to make. So while I'm puzzling and suffering I have gone back to drawing with my sewing machine to keep myself sane. Still trying to replicate biro sketches and I still haven't bought myself a fineline pen. Here is the latest effort.




He is fairly large 50x100cm and needs an iron (sorry). I am intending to stretch him on a frame as a canvas although he will most likely end up adding to my growing collection of strange cushions featuring bad drawings. I am so tempted to make one of Rod Hull and Emu or/and Keith Harris and Orville.