Machine Embroidery

Over the past 3 weeks I have been learning various methods of machine embroidery. We were asked to make black and white samples using the embellisher, limited hand stitch, and machine stitch with the standard embroidery foot, tailor tack foot and pin tuck feet. The materials I chose to work with included wool, lace, netting and tracing paper; they all add texture to samples, and can be layered to create delicate, ethereal effects. Some samples were based on directed drawing, while the final batch were based on photographs of architecture in manchester, pertaining to my journeys project.