As planned I've pulled out the sashing top layer and colored my canvas with black fabric marker in the areas that are solid black to help hide the canvas "dandruff" where the bare canvas shows. If you are using another color than black, you probably don't have to do this but the contrast of the black thread on top of the colored canvas is just too much. The photo above shows some of the black areas marked with my black FabricMate chisel tip marker. It looks just like a magic marker but is a permanent pigment fabric marker that is supposed to dry to be permanent after 24 hours. The photo below shows some of the sashing restitched to show less dandruff.
You may not be able to tell in the photos but in person this really helps cut down on the lighter canvas showing up where stitches meet.
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2 comments:
I love your colors for this piece, very warm and earthy. There's always something we nitpick about, try not to be too fussy; this design and your stitching are so amazing nothing could detract from it.
You know, Madonna, you are right. We sometimes fuss over silly things. I'm glad you like these colors. I do, too.
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