The piece above was created by using a gel medium or UTEE with embossing powder and a rubber stamp to emboss into the surface.
As Pauline explained, there are several different methods of creating an embossed surface and that we all should ‘have a play around” to see the possibilities. She recommended this book as a starting point. It is in our library.
Pauline McKenzie led the group through the process of using embossing powders, rubbers stamps and a medium or paste to enable the powders to adhere to the fabric.
Gel medium applied to fabric, then embossing powder sprinkled over the top.
Heat applied to the surface
Lumiere paint brushed over the stamp to create a contrast colour in the embossing.
Stamp pressed into the heated surface
The finished piece, not quite dry, note the copper colured embossing powder with the contrasting gold lumiere paint.
This is created by using a rubber stamp with medium brushed over the stamp, pressing it onto the fabric and then sprinkling the stamped image with embossing powder. The piec is then heated with the stamper heat gun and the embossing powder bubbles or puffs up to create the embossed surface.
Pauline had many other samples for us to look at, and impressively had them all in a notebook with notes and explanations of the techniques used.
This book that Jill Owen made caught my eye.
Jenny Bakos is still working on her small stitch library of cards and had finished a machine embroidered cover for notebook, destined for our stall at the exhibition in October. 
