09 Stuffing

The combinations of fabric and stuffing is vast so I decided to create mini samplers of various fabric types where each compartment has a different stuffing.

9.1	Fabric: man-made felt. Twisted paper strips Strips of calico Knotted string Tissue paper Wadding Shredded gift wrap Beads Shredded paper Needs chunky filling such as beads to make any surface impression. Good for rounded, padded effects.
9.2	Fabric: Nylon chiffon Small pieces of kebab stick Lace Small pieces of string wadding Bubble wrap Pipe cleaners Shredded paper Cotton threads Good for showing effects created by underlying padding
9.3	Fabric: Crystal organza Pipe cleaners Bubble wrap Shredded paper Wadding Cotton threads Shredded gift wrap Plastic canvas pieces Novelty knitting yarn Good for showing effects created by underlying padding
9.4	Fabric: Soft feel packaging. Bubble wrap Pipe cleaners Scrunched-up tissue paper Shredded paper Cut up cotton tape Wadding Beads Shredded gift wrap Padding can be seen through top fabric but it's more of a soft focus effect.
9.5	Fabric: Fine silk Trial pieces of twin needle padding Lace Scruched up tissue paper Wadding Bubble wrap Shredded gift wrap Kebab sticks Shredded paper Good surface effects created from padding with raised surfaces - the embroidery sample was especially interesting.
9.6	Fabric: Netting Wadding Novelty knitting yarn Shredded gift wrap Beads Shredded paper Knitted fabric Kebab sticks Bubble wrap Completely transparent. Would be good to use if the padding was to be the main feature. Padding can be felt through the netting.
9.7	Fabric: Knitted dish cloth Beads Shredded gift wrap Scrunched up tissue paper Calico strips Knotted string pieces Shredded paper wadding Pipe cleaners Nice surface effect from knitted fabric. Stretches and distorts with underlying padding.
9.8	Fabric: Muslin Lace and tissue paper Wadding Knotted string Pieces of plastic canvas Tissue paper Shredded paper Bubble wrap Shredded gift wrap Fabric gives hints of underlying padding.
9.9	Fabric: Firm cotton Beads Wadding Scrunched up tissue paper Plastic canvas pieces Wadding Shredded paper Calico strips Twists of paper Needs chunky filling such as beads to make any surface impression. Good for rounded, padded effects.
9.10	Fabric: Plastic Beads Wadding Scrunched up tissue paper Cotton tape Wadding Shredded paper Shredded gift wrap Pipe cleaners Completely transparent but texture of padding is muted by plastic.Reminds me of bubblewrap sample in Module 4 where bubblewrap was stuffed with embroidery and hardened with PVA glue.

Other samples:

9.11	Twin needle stitching with knitting wool padding
9.11a	The reverse of the sample above looks good too!
9.12	Knitting wool threaded through channels in the fabric.
9.13	Twin needle stitching with knitting wool padding on knitted dish cloth material.

In the samples below, I used three diffferent fabrics and sewed channels of varying widths and at varying distances apart. I then stuffed the channels with the following:

• String
• Tissue paper
• Novelty knitting yarn
• Plastic carrier bag
• Muslin
• Bubble wrap
• Various threads with knots along length
• Beads threaded onto pearl cotton
• Kebab stick
• Knitting wool

9.14	Fabric: Firm cotton
9.15	Fabric: Muslin
9.16	Fabric: Silk