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WIP Dragon Wall Hanging

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This is a very old piece from when I did my A-level textiles...urgh, 7 years ago! Damn that makes me feel old.


A lot of this piece is still unfinished, I ran out of time in my textiles exam (I ran out of time in EVERY exam) and what with going to university and general life it got put into storage for 7 years and was discovered while moving things into my new house. Looking at it again now I have made so many mistakes it is just laughable.

It is quite large, it was laid out over my bed for this photo so it is the same width as a duvet but slightly shorter in length.

Now that it has been unpacked I am determined to finish this properly. All the material, except for the hessian, was hand dyed before the exam and a batik technique was applied to the legs and tail to get the "dragon skin" patterns. I then added beads and embroidery thread along the edges of the batik patterns to add to the effect. The top of the wings, back of the neck and dragon flames are all machine embroidered. The purple area of the neck, back legs and tail are all stuffed so that they stand out and give the piece more depth...why I thought it would make sense to stuff the back legs and not the front legs I really don't know.

The first thing I have to do with this piece is to edge it with some kind of boarder to stop it from fraying, something I failed to do during my exam. I also need to redo almost all of the edges around everything that was appliquéd as apparently I couldn't stitch in straight, smooth lines. The body and tail need a lot more embroidery and beads added. The front legs and body could also do with some stuffing so the back legs and tail don't look so silly. The right hand wing top also needs to be taken off completely and then restitched. I also feel I have to do something with the big shiny mess of those wings...maybe add in some suggestion of bone structure. Then once I'm happy with the front I'll line the back to hide all the horrible tangled up threads and holes I'll need to cut and then seal up to add the stuffing.

Hopefully by the time I'm finished it will be good enough to hang up for all to see in the lounge, if not it will be hidden away in my bedroom.

Yes the photo is shoddy, no I don't care because this is a WIP. ;)

This design belongs to me. Please do not steal or I will feed you to my dragons.
Image size
1704x2272px 851.62 KB
Make
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Model
u30D,S410D,u410D
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/3.1
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
125
Date Taken
Sep 8, 2012, 4:30:41 AM
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