Module 1: Chapter 3: Texture - additional

When I went back to the post for Chapter 3 to add in something I'd forgotten, I found that a lot of the photos were missing.  I don't understand why, but they do appear in the published blog.  I don't want to 'edit' that post to add in the following in case the existing photos disappear - hence this additional post.

At the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show in Exeter this September, I did a short workshop using a product called Powertex.  It is a liquid that, when worked into the fibres of a fabric, dries to a rigid finish.  I bought the transparent version of this liquid and experimented with it on dyed silk and dyed crepe bandage.  I cut the bandage into the shape of a tree with roots, and scrunched the silk to make an uneven woodland floor.  The fabric is indeed rigid, and the 'tree' stands up on its own.  After 3 weeks, the fabric is even weatherproof and may be used for garden ornaments.

This method has some potential - bowls, vases, ornaments etc.