sewing with silk is very different from sewing with cotton or linen or anything else for that matter. it's a bitch actually. i decided to place these little silk shibori squares in linen fabric frames, to stabilize them and create surface contrast... and i am padding them to see if i can make them seem light and float them above the surface. the surrounding areas are quilted heavily to enhance the effect and the trapunto style pillows are forming nicely.
i am wonderig if i can make the frames even flatter by quilting with a single thread in between the existing double thread sashiko style stitches. to tie the fabric down further and create a variation in the quilted surface.
the small white squares are a heavier silk, handwoven from thailand. a more irregular and unruly fabric. but shiny.
to be continued...