Thoughts about Chess by Post
Ideas for creating sketchbook and textile work are emerging. For the chess game I can see pieced backgrounds, made of perfect or imperfect squares and the notations of the moves stitched over the surface. This presents a few challenges. One aspect of this project that needs consideration is format and size. Postcards of the “Golden Age” are typically 5 7/16 by 3 7/16 inches, I’ve seen some smaller variations to this, rarely anything larger. That’s a rather small and strange size to work with, dividing either measurement equally is a challenge. Rounding up both measurements to 6 by 4 inches works better for creating a base shape. The next challenge is the overall surface area is not huge, stitching everything on the postcard onto the fabric shape if I use the 6 x 4 format is going to be too hard on my eyes. Trying to stitch the tiny words will reduce their impact as it would very fine thread. I have a couple of options: make larger pieces based on multiples of 6 x 4 inches, abandon...
