Stenciled Jacket

Dharma Trading company has a waterfall jacket that I thought would be fun to embellish. The first step is stenciling using paintsticks and a stencil from www. embellishmentvillage.com. I pressed the edge of the jacket to freezer paper for stenciling. It helps stabilize the soft-handed rayon.

Next step will be to add an elastic casing to the sleeves, they are way too long for me and my short arms.   Also this will make for a nice ruffled effect.

Final step will be to embroider around the edges with blue perle cotton; maybe a buttonhole stitch.

Who knows, if I like the way this turns out I might make a whole wardrobe of these. I think with the next one I'll try my hand at shibori!

Comments

[Karen]

You will look artistically fabulous!!!!!!! Love it!

[Bee]

I love what you have done so far! I can't wait to see the finished jacket.

[Karen]

Beautiful! and so creative! Now I want one also! LOL! If you do a shibori jacket, I would love to see a photo or two or thre of the process. Fascinating stuff!

[maggi]

Fabulous jacket and you are doing a great job of transforming it. A shibori one sounds like a good idea.