Land of Ice and Fog

I loved this challenge because it's something I'm always trying to do anyway.
I decided to combine sheer synthetic and cotton thread, using the thread as a resist as I melted the synthetic sheer with a heat gun.

 first I quilted a piece of Ultrasuede that I had printed in a crackle pattern.

then I painted it in a few areas to increase the contrast when I overlaid the sheer on top.

 the sheer was stitched separately with no backing, just the material and thread.

 there were several pieces of it- I laid it on the ultra suede and sewed just around the edges, so it's floating over the base.

then I cut off the edges with a heat tool

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the dark areas in this detail are where the sheer has been burned away.

Land of Ice and Fog, 48x32"