Experiments with thread
First I used layered of thread to just glue onto the page, I used colours that had quite dark and cool tones and left the background white, making the thread the center of the foreground. I used some tracing paper to layer onto to create some shadowed lines and threaded the thread through the tracing paper also. I used varying thicknesses of thread in order to add some variety but by using similar colours it doesn't look to busy or clash. Next I tried to use embroidery thread onto fabric to write 'Rangoon Falls' I found this rather tricky as I've not done much hand stitching before but I tried. It took be about an hour to stitch just those 12 letter, which is a long time. I think that could be lessened by more practice. Once I'd finished that I burnt the edges to create a more distressed look, to mimic what happened in 1942, when they had to burnt Rangoon down in order to prevent it falling into the enemies hands. I then added in into a c...