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I’m so pleased!

May25

It took me two episodes of NUMB3RS, all of Finding Nemo and the first 30 minutes of the Thomas Crown Affair to stitch all of the lines on the “solvy fabric.”  I did a grid first and then loopies all over, more densely around the edges.  Here’s what it looked like when I took it off the machine:

I rinsed out the solvy in warm water in the bathtub.  I was surprised at how fast it dissolved!

It’s currently hanging to dry on the line outside.

I am beyond words to describe how excited I am about this.  I’m already planning out how to use this as an insert or an overlay in future pieces.  Mrs White may have godets in her skirt made out of various white yarns and fabrics.  It’ll also make a really good scarf or wrap for future pieces.  Overlaid over dupioni or a shimmery taffeta would be amazing.  And I’m curious to try the bottom layer as silk organza with solvy only on top to keep things from getting tangled around the hopping foot.  That wouldn’t need as much stitching, either, which might mean I could avoid the grid and just do the loopies.  Another option would be to do the grid and then stitch an overall design (Free-Motion Feathers or Leaves?) in a different color.

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