Black Hole Art Studio: altered embroidery hoop

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Dragonfly Embroidery Hoop Redux with ColourArte

Hi everyone! Today, I want to share a mixed media project that I made a couple of years ago, but I was not really happy with how it turned out. I just could not figure out what I needed to do to improve it. Fast forward two years, and here is my "new and improved" redo. Okay, I am very easily entertained, but when you see the "before" and "after", you will have to admit that it is now much more colorful. I have also added much more texture and interest to the piece.

Here is my video tutorial where I show you what I did differently. Mainly, I used the ColourArte Vivid Ultra Metallics, which did not even exist at the time of my first video.

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If you are interested, I have also included my first video process here. In it, I show you how I stiffened the fabric with Paverpol, and attached it into the embroidery hoop. You may, also, learn a few techniques and uses for some of the other ColourArte products.

ColourArte Supplies Used:
Vivid Ultra Metallics
Black Cherry
Burnt Umber
Moss Green
Daffodil
Bolivian Blue
Douglas Fir
Radiant Rains Colour Concentrate (Dabbers)
Mediterranean
Nutmeg
Plumeria
Yellow Rose

Other Supplies Used:
Liquitex White Gesso
Prima Metallique Wax
Vintage Gold
Bronze Age
Clear Glue Pen (Paper Studio)
Gold Mini Glass Beads
Metallic Jade Glass Beads (Judi-Kins)
Beadazzles (Suze Weinberg)
Macarena
Jazz

Whether you prefer my redo or not, I hope you enjoyed watching the processes used, and perhaps I was able to inspire you to make a canvas using only a simple embroidery hoop and a piece of fabric. You can pick and choose the techniques and/or products you prefer, and most importantly, you can have a blast while you do it.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you will consider subscribing to my channel so that YouTube will let me continue to bring more videos to you.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!!!

Barbara

Friday, April 15, 2016

Altered Embroidery Hoop with ColourArte and Paverpol

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you are ready for a wonderful weekend. In fact, just to get you started, I want to share this fun video tutorial using the amazing ColourArte products and Paverpol, a fabric hardener product that is new to me. I enjoyed experimenting with it, and I hope you get some ideas and inspiration to give them both a try.