Chapter 1 - Texture in Landscape

Collecting Textured Items

Sponge

Lichen

Shells

Pebble

Photographs of Textured Surfaces in Landscape

Trees

More Trees

Building Structures

Sand and Stone

Fallen Leaves

Prints in Snow

Water

Stone

Man-made

PhotoShop Effects

Bark

Trees From Windsor Great Park

Water

Waves From Lake Windermere

Chapter 2 - Exploring Textures with Papers

Paper Relief Investigations

Paper Test - Rip, Fold, Scrunch

Top L-R Printer Paper, Tissue Paper, Kitchen Roll

Middle L-R Crepe Paper, Plastic Bag, Brown Paper

Bottom L-R Stabliser, Greaseproof Paper, Freezer Paper

Manipulated Paper

Manipulated Paper using a Pleater

Chapter 3 - Texture in Paper Relief

Textures created from photographs and altered images

of Water and Trees

Chapter 4 - Fabric Investigation

Fabric Samples

Natural

Man-made

Fabric Investigations

A selection of man-made and natural fabrics

each tested with the same treatments

Edgings using natural fabrics

Edgings using man-made fabrics

More man-made edgings

Chapter 5 - Quilting, Padding and Stuffing

Quilting

Patterned Quilting

Abstract Patterns

Free Machine Quilting

Padding - Shaped Quilting

Top: Rubber Circles, Beads, Card Discs

Middle: Straws, Buttons, Rubber Bands

Bottom: Card, Strips of Cards, Paper Clips

Quilting Using Stuffings

Quilted using soft toy filler and trapunto wool

Corded Quilting

Chapter 6 - Tucks, Pleats & Gathers

On going work in tucks and pleats, gathers to come shortly...it's a long piece of fabric!

Chapter 7 - Textural Contrasts

Calico fabric manipulated into contrasting reliefs