Rusted silk paper

An `ancient' book, it just needs a distressed cord or something to finish it off. The outer cover has a lovely leathery feel to it but as the paint and activator diddn't soak through the paper, the inside is still soft and silky. I used some gold and copper metallic rub-on too which looks good, although it doesn't show up well in the photo

Rust, silk paper and stitch

This month we were experimenting with silk paper and Dorset buttons, creating a piece that looked like metal.
I do believe we achieved this effect with very quick results.

Many of us also had fun making traditional Dorset buttons and we looked at Dorset farmers smocks and had a go at smocking

This month proved a really good mix of both experimental and traditional embroidery.