Tuesday 1 May 2012

Fabric Tag

A week or so ago I showed some oiled paper on my desk which I was getting ready to stitch onto and make into fabric tags for a swap. I finished them this weekend. The 9 tags are all very similar.

Side 1 uses the oiled paper and this side of the tag is paper based. The oiled paper is made from ordinary copy paper which I have coloured with spray inks in various greens. Once dry I have brushed this with baby oil and then crumpled it repeatedly until it becomes very soft and 'fabric like'. I then iron my paper between newspaper sheets using a hot iron to blot out most of the oil. This paper can then be stitched easily. The flowers (mainly Paperartsy stamps) are stamped onto tissue paper, backed onto fusible webbing and then cut out. Free machine stitching is used to finish off.


The other side of the tag is all fabric and I have used stamped images, some scrim to add texture and free machine stitching to add detail.


Stitching the tags back to back neatly was a challenge! but they turned out OK. It was a time consuming project.

I have packed these up to send and re-read the oringinal instructions - both sides were meant to be on light coloured fabric - oh dear - I really can't face doing them again - hopefully the recipients will like them!

12 comments:

  1. Well I think they're gorgeous!

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  2. Oooh gorgeous Jacque, especially the bottom one xxx

    Sam xxx

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  3. Just gorgeous Jacqui - love your free form stitching, I hope mine gets that good! Thanks for explaining the oiled paper, love the sound of it, will give it a try TFS Julia.x

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  4. The tag is stunning - both sides :-)
    Anne x

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  5. Both sides are lovely. Must put that oiled paper idea on my list of things to try.

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  6. Amazing! I love both sides - they were worth the time and the recipients will love them too!! xx

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  7. Hi
    Stunning fabric art. I am particularly drawn to the muted shades of the second tag. Quite in awe.
    Wishes
    Lynne
    Thank you so much for visiting and commenting on my mixed media wall hanging (and card)

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  8. So here I am! What lovely things you have here. I am always astounded when I visit 'stampers' blogs. the techniques are incredible and there's so much inventiveness. I wouldn't know where to start. Please forgive me for not visiting you more often. I am a bad blogger.

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    1. Thank you for looking - fully forgiven - bad blogging has become my habit too! To be honest I need to do less 'surfing' and more doing.

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  9. Your tag is stunning, Jacqui. I am going to have to try this technique ... once I've finished the studying of course!

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    1. Thank you - love your pages - what are you studying?

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  10. Hi Jacqui,
    Thanks for becoming one of my blog followers today. I really like this tag you have done a lot of lovely work on it. You have some great informative sidebars.
    I hope you will enjoy what you read about me and the Doodly Birds.
    Kind regards
    Lynn

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