Yellow and Black

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Wow, Barbara. You have a wonderful stitching talent. This is great.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Mon 27 Jun 18:02:27

Thank you, Adele for your lovely compliment. I decided to go for a really zingy background for a change!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Mon 27 Jun 18:11:23

Love that background. Very nice!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Mon 27 Jun 18:48:13

Very clever and very nice Barbara.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Mon 27 Jun 19:37:20

Thank you, Louise!

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Mon 27 Jun 19:37:47

So what is the lattice work in the background made from Barbara - is it paper?

Posted by Adele Elgood on Mon 27 Jun 19:55:21

Hello Adele, the background is a piece of cotton patchwork fabric. They come in a wonderful range of colours and patterns and are easy to sew in to.

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Mon 27 Jun 20:08:22

Thanks for the info Barbara - I would never have thought it was fabric!

Posted by Adele Elgood on Tue 28 Jun 08:40:38

Lovely, Barbara, I also at first thought the background was cut paper, it gives it a nice modern feel with an almost 3D effect.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 28 Jun 08:54:51

Thank you very much Jenny and Adele. I hoped the effect would be more contemporary.

Posted by Barbara Shaw on Tue 28 Jun 10:48:35

Hang on Studio Wall

27/06/2016

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Barbara Shaw

I hand-stitch many small scraps of fabric together in layers to produce textile collage pictures. I have been Artist-in-Residence at two National Trust properties (Chastleton House, the Cotswolds and Claydon House, Buckinghamshire). In 2016 I had a piece of work in an exhibition in Parliament and…

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