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Blending, Shading and Creating Texture with Thread
Nancy Prince
| Workshop Description: Want to have some fun with thread? This workshop will introduce you to a simple way of blending and shading with thread. The process might seem complicated, but my step-by-step approach will show you how choosing the right thread colors and the color-coded design makes thread painting the design a snap. It’s easy and way too much fun!!
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Thread Painting Thread - 40 weight rayon or polyester
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Coat – 4 shades of red from rusty orange to cranberry – there should be enough “steps” between color so that you can tell one color from another
 Colors as shown in order: - Isacord 2115 - Cranberry
- Isacord 931 - Rusty Orange
- Isacord 1514 - Dark Red
- Isacord 2022 - Dark, dark red
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Pants – 3 shades of blue – dusty blue, dark blue and bright blue
 Colors as shown in order: - Isacord 3902 - Bright Blue
- Isacord 3355 - Dark Blue
- Isacord 3953 - Medium Blue
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Gloves, hat and scarf – olive green, light olive green, medium taupe
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Boots – dark brown, white
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Bring additional rayon or polyester threads in greens, reds, browns, blue in your stash
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Pre-wind (1) bobbin each with black and white bobbin fill or 60 weight fine embroidery thread
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Invisible thread – available in class
NOTE: I am more interested in you learning a technique rather than having the right color of thread. If you don’t have the shades of red, blue and green requested substitute another color family. Thread colors above are the colors I used in the project and are provided to
give you an idea of what colors to pull from your stash. It is not necessary to have the exact colors.
Notions
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6" wooden or plastic machine embroidery hoop (available for sale in workshop)
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Basic sewing supplies – scissors, 70/10 or 80/12 machine needles, tweezers, etc.
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Sewing machine
- Please know how your machine works and make sure it is in good working order before class. For thread painting you will need to know how to drop the feed dogs on your machine, how to adjust your machine for free-motion machine embroidery, how to change the upper tension and know where to change the width on the zigzag stitch. If you are unsure of these machine adjustments, please check with your machine dealer before class. A solid sewing platform is recommended. You will need a zigzag throat plate. Thanks for checking this out before class.
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Open or closed toe free motion, darning or big foot. Open toe foot such as #24 or closed toe #15 for Bernina or a stippling open toe foot for Viking. It is important to see what you are stitching and where the next stitches are going so select the best foot you can for visibility. Visibility on machines with an oval clear plastic foot is practically zero. Cutting away between the two red lines on this type foot works on most machines. Check with your machine dealer for optional free motion feet.
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Black permanent ultra fine point marker
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Embroidery or extra bobbin case (if you have one)
Stabilizers - available for sale in workshop
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One piece 12" x 12" clear water-soluble stabilizer, such as Super Solvy or 4X by Superior (available for sale in class).
- Please have the stabilizers and fabric cut to size before class
Workshop Fee: $1.50 for (1) preprinted design
Items available the day of class*:
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$1.00 - Stabilizer
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$8.50 - 6" Wooden machine embroidery hoop
NOTE: The water-soluble stabilizer is clear and will be used to trace the design to thread paint onto. I will provide the tulle. No fabric is required for this project.
* Prices subject to change
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