For those participating in The 100 Day Project, we're 12 days into it. I'm doing two Projects: 100 Days of Textile Collage and 100 Days of Hand Lettering.
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| Second page composition. 100 Days of Textile Collage, 2023. |
100 Days of Textile Collage project parameters
My 2023 plan for The 100 Days Project: Textile Collages is to
- use fabric scraps and various threads to create small textile collages.
- I prepared 20 fabric squares, 9" x 9" each, from yarn-dyed cotton quilting fabrics [by Diamond Textiles].
- Each composition will be worked for 5 days, adding layers, details and stitch.
- The small collages will ultimately be made into a textile book/journal using a slot and tab bookbinding technique.
Modifying the process
I've completed two pages of stitched textile collages and am working on the third. After the first collage declared its completion after Day 4, I abandoned the 5-day time allotment.
Lesson learned: Making art takes as long as it takes.
If a textile collage is finished in 4 days... or 3 days... or in a day... I move on to the next. If I must cut more fabric squares, I can do that.
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| Textile collage, Days 1 - 4. 100 Days of Textile Collage, 2023. |
The materials needed for this 100 Day Project are minimal and portable. I like this.
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| Textile collage tools and materials. |
Last year's stitching project was a self-contained daily exercise. Working on a composition over several days allows for more detail, more thinking, and more time for the fine tuning and details, if needed.
Intuitive stitching
This is the third collage, currently in progress. Sometimes the fabric inspires the stitching. Sometimes the stitching defines a design or shape.
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Using paper templates to define contours with stitches. |
No predetermined plan. Just intuitive stitching.
