Eileen Hull Art With Heart Challenge - New Release

Welcome to my second post of the month for Eileen Hull's Art With Heart Challenge and this month we have something special....a new release! You can find the whole release HERE. Our Challenge this month is A STITCH IN TIME and you can intepret in anyway you like.

The new products are due for release in November 2015. I decided to incorporate my pieces into an altered embroidery hoop.

I began by adding hessian fabric to my hoop and also added the die cut Embroidery Hoop from Eileen Hull.

I also die cut a dress from calico fabric which I altered slightly to fit my embroidery hoop. I coloured the calico lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and added a touch of stamping using the Vintage Fashion stamp set from Artistic Outpost. I then used one of the dies from the Chevron Stitchlits set to die cut the holes from the fabric. Prior to doing any die cutting from the fabric I did paint the reverse with a coat of Gesso to prevent the fabric from fraying too much. I left one set of the holes in tact, to just add a pattern/design to the fabric and added stitching to the other two rows.

The die cut Embroidery Hoop was coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, applying the ink to a non-stick craft sheet and then spritzing with water and picking up the ink with the die cut piece and then drying with a heat tool. I then dipped the hoop into any remaining ink and dried once again. I also applied Distress Ink to the edges of the hoop for definition. Tissue Tape adds a touch more interest to the design. I used the Chevron Stitchlits die once again to add detail and stitching.

I then began to layer my pieces together. I added the die cut Embroidery Hoop and my dress to the larger wooden Embroidery Hoop. I also added delicate splatters of Carbon Black DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic to the design for added interest.

Three small wooden spools were added for texture and dimension and I also added some stamping to the outside circle of the die cut Embroidery Hoop.

The sentiment is from the Artistic Outpost Vintage Fashion stamp set which I thought was the perfect fit for this piece.

I added vintage buttons to the hoop, stitched in place along with more layers of Tissue Tape.

I love the texture of this piece achieved from all the layers added to the design.

A few more random stitches complete my design.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x