For my embroidery, I decided to work into some of the textiles I produced yesterday, on top of the digital pritns. As I have never used the machine before, I had to have a full introduction to it; it turns out the machine is actually extremely simple to use, as long as the file isn't too complicated. As I have been getting more comfortable with the machine, I have gone from just a single colour to 4 different embroidery threads. I tried out a few different textiles to see which matched well with the embroidery, the machine found the faux leather quite difficult to deal with but the result was great, where-as the jersey was a little thin so the machine pulled at it causing rouching. I have found that Calico works best with the machine as it has a good tension, but there could be a better material, perhaps a cotton or denim.
To keep in theme and style of my previous work I have used the designs from the digital print, sometimes simplifying them slightly, and occasionally re-designing it to pick out shapes and colours that looked good. The main thread colours I shall keep to will be black, grey, orange and blue so to stay within my colour palette.
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