Here is the finished piece and process photos while she was being made. the first step was to cut rectangles. It turns out there were 1100 pieces give or take a few. I then washed them to encourage the fraying of the edges. They came out of the dryer a mess of tangled threads and scrunched up pieces.
I cleaned them up and frayed the edges a bit more then applied fusible to the back of each piece avoiding the soft frayed edges. I didn’t do all the pieces at the same time. With each batch I was sure I hade enough of each value to finish, but I kept having to cut more and more and more! I enlarged my original approved sketch and placed it under a piece of white cloth, then started layering the rectangles. .
I enlarged my original approved sketch and placed it under a piece of white cloth, then started layering the rectangles.
Then I stitched. Here she is finished. 62” by 114”. They will stretch her on a frame to finish at 54” by 108”.
She was made to hang behind a concierge desk in a NYC midtown Manhattan hotel. Once she is hung, I’ll post more photos and give the name of the hotel. It’s been very exciting and such an honor! I can’t wait to see her in her new home!