Mixed media overcoat with fitted dress and statement earrings
Overcoat: The Fjord of time
Artist: Joyce Huard
Description: Mixed media overcoat with Felted body, knitted & crochet sleeve, and woven panel made of hand spun yarns. Embellishments of hand spun art yarns and wool curls needle felted, accompanied with free motion machine embroidery.
Media used: 100% various sheep wools (merino, cotswold, lincoln, blue faced Leicester, karakul, mohair), 100% alpaca. Metallic thread, acid dye.
Techniques used: wet felting, needle felting, free motion machine stitching, weaving, knitting, crochet, hand stitching, hand spinning, vat dyeing.
Total hours: 150 hours
Dress: Vast Depth
Artist: MJ LeBlanc (dress & construction)
Artist: Richard Brophy (natural dye)
Artist: Richard Brophy (natural dye)
Description: Halter neck natural dyed dress with hand crochet linen accent, renege hem and finish with a mussel shell embossment.
Media Used: 100% raw dupion silk, natural dyes (Indigo, logwood), 100% linen yarn, Mussel Shell.
Techniques used: natural vat dying, shibori stitching, pattern drafting, draping, machine sewing, hand stitching, hand crochet.
Total hours: 51 hours
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