Does anyone else using painting and textiles in their work?

Question

I have had an idea to draw and paint beautiful dresses and then add on top small material pieces to accentuate areas or like a bow and sequin for a belt etc. Does any one do anything similar?

Also do you know what fabrics or canvases i should use to paint on and sew and use glue?

I am from England so, in the nicest possible way, please don't send lots of american website links. Thank you!

Answer 1

Try Hobbycraft.  They do ready assembled stretched canvasses in lots of sizes, and are quite cheap.  They also do lots of different types of paint, and all sorts of stuff to use for decorating and embellishing the work.  Go and have fun exploring the shop...