Have you ever tried Flower Pounding ,well it is a lot of fun and I just happened to have some treated fabric left over from a retreat I attended many moons ago , so decided to do some pounding and this is my WIP for this week.
I gave myself permission to play with this little piece as when I pounded the leaves that are part of this flower they just kind of went mush so not all that attractive and I was going to toss it but then I sat down and did some work on it by thread painting and now this is what it looks like.I added extra leaves that came from a different plant and they pounded much better , you just never know what will happen and I did not have any test fabrics to try this out on first.
Far from perfect but lots of fun to do . I had one more piece of treated fabric left so this is my second attempt with flowers .
It is fun to see what colors will appear , as the both purple flowers were pink before pounding , the yellow was a little different color yellow but it was yellow , infact it is a black eyed Susan , the top purple flower is a petunia and the lower one is a geranium , the flower next to the geranium is a Queen Annes lace and the little yellow flowers at the top are weeds .I haven't done any stitching on this one yet but plan on it .
I am linking up today to the
Needle and Thread Network , be sure to stop by and see what everyone is up to this week.
Thanks for the visit and hope you are enjoying your day .
hugs Sheila
I've never tried that, but it looks pretty cool to me! I like them both! :0)
ReplyDeleteLovely work
ReplyDeleteI've not tried that yet. I really love the second piece. I'm sure the stitching will make it even better!
ReplyDeleteVery cool...I must give it a try before my flowers are gone:)
ReplyDeleteI have never tried flower pounding but I remember seeing it on an old Georgia Bonesteel quilt show on PBS. I like the thread painting part.
ReplyDeleteA fun technique - I haven't done this in a long time, so thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this technique. How interesting and looks like such fun to do.
ReplyDeleteLooks good. Very interesting idea. Hugs,
ReplyDeletelooks so fun sheila.... and I love the effect...
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Your work is stunning! You have created such wonderful pieces of fabric art...too cool! Love your enthusiasm to try new things...way to go!
ReplyDeletehow interesting Sheila i havent heard of this before,very clever you are.xx
ReplyDeletehow interesting! 'll have to try that some day.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of flower pounding! Is it colourfast after being heat set?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of it before Sheila...how interesting. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of flower pounding years ago but never tried it. Your results look a bit like you used crayons giving it that light pastel look. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I've read about it, but not seen anyone try it. Nice flowers!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of flower pounding, but I love the effects! Off to go searching for the how-to's.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of flower pounding before. Thanks for sharing -- your results are very cool.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of flower pounding before. Your results are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first introduction to Flower Pounding! So cool!
ReplyDeleteCarol
What fun! I have heard of this, but have never tried it myself. Your pieces look great!
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! Must admit I am not that creative ... but the black eyed Susan .. my favourite! Happy painting and stitching! Hugs, Daniëlle
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting process.
ReplyDeletethe stitching looks great!
By the way - I tried some flower pounding over the weekend - well actually, it was lettuce pounding (lol) and I really loved the brilliant green result!!!
ReplyDeleteI've heat set (although I'm afeared to wash as already discussed). But I really like the way they turned out. Thanks for a great idea!
I've never heard of thread pounding.....real flowers??? This is so neat, we need a tutorial!
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