Studio Blog Hop continues ... with Dale Rollerson

(c) Dale Rollerson

Dale Rollerson's studio is on view today, as part of the SAQA Oceania groups Studio Blog Hop. Dale will be well known to many of you through The Thread Studio. We're featuring a different studio space and artist every second day throughout May - tomorrow it will be time to join Averil Stuart-Head and I can't wait to see more of the Oceania group's creative spaces. Hoping that you too enjoy the ongoing tour.



Pocket challenge from The Thread Studio

Dale Rollerson is running a pick-a-pocket challenge through The Thread Studio. Apart from the "why not?" aspect, it seemed like another great way to stretch - so I gave myself a 6 hour time frame - and spent the first two going "nup" "no" and "oh dear"  and a variant of "blessed bovine" ... before finding a piece of fabric that lent itself to the double challenge! Using Madeira soluble a "shadow" dragonfly was created in black thread (actually it took two attempts)  and it was stitched to the pocket front - as if the source of light was coming from  the other side. The orange silk thread used to secure it was intended to diffuse the sheer black but it may just end up looking like really bad applique! Beads for berries and some green silk to define leaf veins .. add a 3-D leaf and butterfly. Lots of fun and anyone who would like to participate has until March 25 to create some pocket magic.(And apologies: the rules preclude me from sharing the finished pocket for now so here's the one from Dale's website)

Copper thread

Copper thread is absolutely gorgeous. I purchased a 1000m reel of it from a "closing down sale but still open" shop last year ...
Getting the thread wound onto the bobbin - that was challenging. Being able to stitch onto the black netting ... that was a thrill. Another exercise from Playways - it will be a while before I finish this one.