Here's a cute squinch being born!
The first stitches! Sewing is done directly onto water-soluble stabilizer, which forms the base. Adding many layers gives the squinch thickness and support for the ruffles. Switching colors gives the squinch depth and beauty.
Here's a almost-finished squinch! Isn't she pretty? I used pink and peach polyester machine embroidery threads, and the finished squinch is about 2.5" across. She has lots of ruffles and is slightly longer than she is wide. All that's left to do is wash away the stabilizer.
Here you can see two squinches layered on top of each other, which I'm thinking of using as an embellishment for this little clutch purse I'm working on. The clutch is a beautiful heavy silk remnant from my upholstery collection. I couldn't find any fabrics that worked well with this one - all of them detracted rather than adding to the beauty of the silk. So I did a little fun stitching in the middle to give some detail. I think adding the squinch flower will be the perfect finishing piece. The inside will be lined with the same material, and the edges will be rounded - not straight as they are in the picture. After thinking about it for a while, I'll be adding a top zipper but probably not a strap.
The first stitches! Sewing is done directly onto water-soluble stabilizer, which forms the base. Adding many layers gives the squinch thickness and support for the ruffles. Switching colors gives the squinch depth and beauty.
Here's a almost-finished squinch! Isn't she pretty? I used pink and peach polyester machine embroidery threads, and the finished squinch is about 2.5" across. She has lots of ruffles and is slightly longer than she is wide. All that's left to do is wash away the stabilizer.
Here you can see two squinches layered on top of each other, which I'm thinking of using as an embellishment for this little clutch purse I'm working on. The clutch is a beautiful heavy silk remnant from my upholstery collection. I couldn't find any fabrics that worked well with this one - all of them detracted rather than adding to the beauty of the silk. So I did a little fun stitching in the middle to give some detail. I think adding the squinch flower will be the perfect finishing piece. The inside will be lined with the same material, and the edges will be rounded - not straight as they are in the picture. After thinking about it for a while, I'll be adding a top zipper but probably not a strap.
2 comments:
Those are lovely!
Love the name Squinch and it looks fab. One day I may get around to trying a technique like this I hope. Thanks for showing it.
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