I worked on the dimensional grid project and really didn't like how it was coming out. So I stepped back and just took a break. I had used a black yarn with a slub in it. The thought was that it would add interest. Nope, it just looked messy.
So I took a different yarn/thread and tripled it to couch over the existing lines. Here are the two threads.
I went back in and couched right over the slubby thread. (since this is an experimental piece I am NOT ripping out all those zigzag couching stitches.)
I think it looks better. Can you tell which lines I haven't done yet?
Now, do I couch all the other lines? Do I use the black or perhaps try to match the color in the blocks? Hmmmm... time will tell. Feel free to let me know which you think would be best and why.
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5 comments:
Hmmmm - VERY interesting!! I don't think I would couch the rest of the seams - but I might "quilt" lines using black thread. That way they would "show" but not overpower the ones that are couched. But I'm more interested in what YOU are going to do with it - that artistic brain of yours always comes up with something wonderful - ;))
I like the way the extra black yarn looks. It makes each section really stand out. So I think I would continue using it.
I like the couching but I could never imagine doing it by machine. I. too, wonder how this will end up.
Interesting effects. No clue what to do next. If you don't like the end result, at least you've learned some things, and, it can be used for something else (jumbo hot pad, part of a bag, etc).
It looks good like it is but I think I would couch the rest with the extra yarn, but that is just me. I definitely wouldn't take the first yard out!
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