Textile Art Techniques | Winging It Week 22 | Learn The Art of Fabric Manipulation

It’s Week 22 of Winging It and as May is a five week month, we are going to look at textile art techniques. This time we are learning all about Fabric Manipulation.

We are going to learn 11 different Fabric Manipulation techniques to create a cute coral reef scene. This is the longest video I’ve ever made and I really hope you enjoy the page we are going to create. I had so much fun making this piece and am really excited to share it with you.

You can download the template free of charge at:
www.featherstitchhouse.co.uk/shop

To stitch along, you will need:

20x20cm piece of felt with a 1cm border marked on all sides
Scissors
Needles
Pins
Embroidery threads
Machine cotton
A candle or lighter
A selection of fabrics including at least one synthetic fabric and one polka dot or gingham
Toy filling
Heat erase pen
A circle template or a small circular object to draw around

Don’t forget to post your creations at #fshwingingit and#fshwingingit22 so that we can see each other’s versions. I can’t wait to see what you make.

Happy Crafting
Love
Rebecca

Visit my shop: https://featherstitchhouse.co.uk/shop

Nails: Essie 1000 – Aim to Misbehave

You can skip to the sections you are interested in here:
00:00 Intro
02:06 What is Fabric Manipulation?
04:50 Trapping Threads
11:42 Melting Your Fabric
17:15 Create Textue With Padding
27:01 How to Add Dimension With Gathering
31:36 No Iron Pleating
46:00 Have Fun With Twisted Strips Of Fabric
51:25 Create Depth With Folded Circles
57:17 How to Use Smocking
1:09:00 Create Bubbles Of Fabric
1:18:58 How to Avoid Distortion With Trapunto
1:25:06 Create A Fabric Ruffle
1:31:15 Complete Fabric Manipulation Project - The Finished Piece