Embroidery: machine stitch week one.

Week one of machine embroidery- spent developing the ideas I have been exploring through hand embroidery with machine techniques using machine feet 6 & 21.

set pattern 6 with machine foot no6- negative space drawing.

My most successful samples of the week would be this negative space piece, done simply with different kinds of stitches using the number 6 foot. The success of this sample is due to the way I've drawn around lines/shapes in the negative space too create a drawing, rather than simply stitching lines too represent lines. I think this technique could be developed a lot further with all techniques I'll be learning in machine embroidery.

Satin stitch with foot no6- negative space drawing.

Although this samples is a nice idea and the fabric i have create with the satin stitch feels and looks nice on the chequered fabric, I think that too improve on this, I should re-do it but instead of leaving the squares, draw around lines inspired by my map drawings as I have with the above sample. I think this will make it much more interesting and express my ideas and theme.

Cording with foot no26  and straight stitch with foot no6- mapping lines on sheer.

The least successful piece of the week, is this chiffon sample with cording. The marks and lines that the different stitch types and threads/yarns have created in this piece don't look effective enough, however I think that the folds the stitches have made are quite interesting and this idea could be explored in other samples.