Monday, 14 March 2016
ELENOR JEAN
An update and check to see if I am heading in the right direction with colours. The preparation is taking longer, because of the area to be covered. I think that Linda White basted her EPP with thread and can only imagine how long that must have taken. I am using glue and it seems to take forever, I am still really enjoying the journey
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Great colors for the borders. It works well with the other colors/prints. I can't wait to see more of it. The first EPP project I did, was thread basted. It felt like it took forever just to prep the pieces so I could stitch. Then I found the glue baste and boy what a difference. Now I glue baste all my EPP pieces.
ReplyDeleteKath most of my older EPP were thread basted, they were also a lot bigger pieces. These being 3/8" I can hardly hold them to baste them.....thank goodness for glue...:-)
DeleteYour progress is stunning, I wish I had the courage to even start! I have only ever used the glue method, I don't think I would do EPP if I had to thread baste. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, at the moment I don't feel daunted, but I am only beginning, ask me again in a couple of months...haha
DeleteGorgeous! The blacks, greys and whites make the colours pop!
ReplyDeleteI've tried glue and find it is slower than thread basting. I like to baste from the back so the papers just pop out easily and can be reused whereas I can struggle to get the glue basted papers out. Also thread basting is portable so I can take it with me everywhere I go.
Thank you for the comments Karen. I agree with you about thread basting and I did that all the time before I found the glue. It is so much easier to get the papers out when you baste from the back. The trouble now is that when I glue, I get a really sharp edge that I don't seem to get with thread basting. I am happy that I know how to do all three ways and can use whichever when I need to...:-)
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