Nancy Prince Thread Painting

Welcome to Thread Painting with Nancy Prince

Award Winning Quilter
National Teacher and Lecturer
Best Selling Author
HGTV 'Simply Quilts' Guest
PBS 'Creative Living' Guest

  
Thread painting and I had a natural love affair from the first stitch. Being able to capture a favorite photo or familiar scene in thread and fabric has been an amazing adventure for me, one in which I would like to share with you. I invite you to stay a while and explore the world of thread painting.







Nancy's New Book is Here!
Thread Painting with Style

 

Thread PaintingIn this comprehensive reference guide, Nancy shows you how to thread paint with style.  This highly detailed instructional book walks you through thread, supplies, stitches, methods shading, blending, highlighting, sketching and distortion and includes a very useful trouble shooting section.  This ultimate thread painting techniques book concludes with six projects so you can practice everything you need to know about thread paint and thread sketching.


For those who have already purchased this book

  Background Fabric

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  Free Quilting Details

Quilting details for Searching for Butterflies and four circle quilts

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Placemats and Napkin Holders



The January/February 2012 issue of 
Designs in Machine Embroidery showcases one of the vistas from my Sketching the Seasons embroidery CD used to create a cute placemat and napkin holder.  Read more...



 

Machine Embroiderers A Unique New Concept!

Sketching the Seasons 



If you are a machine embroiderer looking for an exciting new way to create eye catching projects, my new product, Sketching the Seasons could be just what you have been looking for!  I spent two years perfecting these heartwarming landscape scenes that will bring a whole new excitement to your favorite projects.  The CD includes files for all popular embroidery machines.  For Bernina 830 Series 8 and multi-needle machine owners, the designs will fit in a jumbo hoop! 
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Videos          

 What is Thread Painting?                                                                               (free)

Anyone can do it!!  Nancy shows you how thread painting can add a new dimension to your quilting and sewing projects!

 2
Minutes

 Video Workshop - Stitches With Attitude!                                      (free)

This is the first step in learning how to thread paint.  Nancy will show you her secrets to using the two "paint brushes"!

 9 1/2
Minutes

 Video Workshop - Setting Up Your Machine for Free Motion          (free)

In this workshop you will learn how to adjust your top and bottom tension so that the bobbin thread will not pop its pesky head to the top.

15
Minutes

 Video Workshop - Seasons in My Garden                                   (Preveiw)
 
A great project for beginning students or seasoned thread painters alike.  This 90 minute plus video features stitch-by-stitch close ups of four seasonal garden vignettes – each season of the year depicting flowers and shrubs relevant to its season.   (Learn More)

90+
Minutes





Nancy's Store

Need some new quilting, thread related items or thread painting kits?  Looking for fun and exciting new sewing projects?  Click here to visit my store.




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