Chapter 8 - Not What it Seams!

 extra fabric inserted into seam and frayed

 the reverse of the previous sample also gives an interesting, much neater 'piped' effect

 a further experiment with 'neat' inside a tatty seam / frayed fabric added to a 'neat' seam / 'neat' inside a tatty seam

 extra fabric frayed, then cut and pieced to experiment with joins

 wider fabric added and heavilt frayed. This could be knotted or beaded to give further interest.

 extra fabric added to seam, then cut into strips, The extra fabric was then cut at an angle, frayed, and machined down. The strips were then pieced together.

 short strips of frayed fabric sewn into seam.

knotted string

 

 folded triangles of contrasting fabric

 this zip would have had much more impact if it had metal teeth

 tabs; these could have cord running through - see below

 frayed scrim

 Ribbons

The top one is decorated with machine stitching, the bottom is different widths of fabric, layered and stitched together.

Cords

knotted,

 twisted & machine zig-zagged,

several fabric strips twisted & machine zig zagged (this was probably too chunky as the zig zag stitch was not quite wide enough to stitch across the twisted strips),

knots in a bunch of fabric strips,

twisted & machine zig zagged, then knotted

Toggles