https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process This is a non-linear documentation of my sewing process for my Craftivism compendium slip-on cover. The images are categorised by the individual 10 letters of 'craftivism'. en-us 2022-04-24 20:32:09 UTC 2022-04-24 21:17:57 UTC hello@padlet.com samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525354 I started with something simple, by weaving the thread through the mesh gaps, creating the fill for the letter 'c'. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525354 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525387 2022-04-24 20:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525387 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525487 2022-04-24 20:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525487 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525766 But I did not like the flatness of the letter as compared to its companions, thus I proceeded to explore with some weaving and some extra beading, making the beads form little flowers floating around the letter. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525766 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525787 2022-04-24 20:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525787 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525822 2022-04-24 20:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155525822 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526698 For 'r' I used a simple cross stitch technique to create the mini 'x's. However using the mesh was tedious as I could not work with the usual square grid that regular cross stitch fabrics would have. I had to improvise and manually count the gaps to create the stitches that follow the mesh. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526698 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526719 2022-04-24 20:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526719 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526736 At this point I felt playful and wanted to do some beading for the 'r' to make it a bit more 'princess-y'. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526736 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526761 2022-04-24 20:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155526761 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527394 'a' was a an interesting letter with a round part. Thus I thought it would be a good chance to try embroidering a coloured yarn onto the mesh. This creates a spiral shape forming the 'a'.]]> 2022-04-24 20:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527394 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527473 2022-04-24 20:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527473 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527486 At this point I did not like how the tail of the 'a' looked. Thus I removed the thread to redo the curvature.]]> 2022-04-24 20:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527486 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527529 2022-04-24 20:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155527529 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528074 For 'f' I used the same technique as 'c', where I weave through the mesh. But instead this time I weaved horizontally instead of diagonally. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528074 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528104 I thought it would be interesting to use the cross stitch pattern as a 'shadow' for the letter. I used 2 threads to create this pattern on the side of the 'f'. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528104 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528140 2022-04-24 20:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528140 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528156 2022-04-24 20:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528156 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528303 When I was cross stitching 'r', I found the back side of the pattern really interesting and I ended up flipping the project over, and explored cross stitching from the inverted side. This resulted in a different pattern, using the same technique. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528303 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528329 2022-04-24 20:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528329 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528356 2022-04-24 20:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528356 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528381 I saw an opportunity in using the loops created to weave another colour thread through. This then helped to create another interesting pattern! ]]> 2022-04-24 20:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528381 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528406 2022-04-24 20:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528406 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528553 I explored with using the same cross stitch technique, but change the scale of the crosses. I then used two colours of yarn and thread to create the cross pattern.]]> 2022-04-24 20:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528553 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528569 2022-04-24 20:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528569 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528853 The 'i' looked very naked at this point, so I gave it a shiny 'cherry on top' with a blue beading.]]> 2022-04-24 20:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155528853 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155529313 I really liked the inverted cross stitch pattern from 't', thus I used it again for 'v'.]]> 2022-04-24 20:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155529313 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530074 But this time instead of weaving a thread through, I wanted to explore using beads to outline the letter. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530074 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530474 2022-04-24 20:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530474 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530575 2022-04-24 20:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530575 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530650 2022-04-24 20:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155530650 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531049 I initally wanted to use the wooden 'i' here and use the thread to wrap around, creating a puffy letter. 
But I thought it would be a waste to not use crochet in the cover. It was a technique I have not applied here yet! ]]> 2022-04-24 20:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531049 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531083 So I decided to proceed with the crochet 'i' instead. This time, for the top of the 'i', I gave it a little flower with a beading in the centre. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531083 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531138 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531138 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531139 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531139 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531140 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531140 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531141 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531141 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531142 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531142 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531143 2022-04-24 20:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531143 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531390 2022-04-24 20:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531390 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531391 2022-04-24 20:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531391 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531392 For 's' and 'm', I wanted to try using techniques that I have not used yet! This was similar to the technique used in 'a' but instead of a thin yarn I used a thick cord string as the skeletal structure for me to wrap the thread around. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531392 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531393 2022-04-24 20:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531393 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531967 Lastly for the 'm', I thought it would be cute to add a finishing touch of something sweet and pastel. I felt this piece of ribbon was suitable and I finally found a purpose for it, because it was too-pretty-for-me-to-use-so-I-kept-it-for-so-long. ]]> 2022-04-24 20:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531967 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531968 2022-04-24 20:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531968 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531969 2022-04-24 20:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531969 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531970 2022-04-24 20:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155531970 samanthasoh https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155540110 I really liked the results, especially with the newly added subtle tone-on-tone texture. ]]> 2022-04-24 21:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samanthasoh/Sewing_Process/wish/2155540110