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   Sawblades 11   •  Giny Dixon view larger image

 Sawblades 11

Strong, rocky landscape colors with innovative stitching exaggerate the spiky blade images. I photographed big lumber cross cut blades used in the redwood industry, traced the patterns of various types of saw blades in the historical exhibit at the county fair and made rubbings of modern blades at the hardware store.  Some of these images have been used to dye-paint my fabrics used in this piece. I find humor in using a free form takeoff of the traditional sawtooth block design combined with the saw blade images in my fabric.

Materials: Procion dyes on cotton and linen fabrics, cotton batting, commercial cotton backing, cotton threads

Techniques: Dyepainted fabrics utilizing antique and modern sawblades as a resist, other dye processes, free form cut, machne pieced and machine quilted


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