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Thread Painted Landscapes 2 - A Quick Peek at Thread Painting
Nancy Prince
| Workshop Description: Thread painting my way is as simple as 1.2.3. Whether this is your first thread painted workshop or you want to add or advance your thread painting skills, then this is the workshop for you. This quick peek into thread painting will show that just by changing the direction and speed of the hoop that the look of the stitch completely changes.
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Thread Painting Thread - 40 weight rayon or polyester
3 Hour Workshop
- Tree trunk - Variegated medium brown
- Tree canopy - 2 shades of complementary greens
6 Hour Workshop
Tree trunk & canopy – same as 3 hour workshop
House flowers – medium and dark brown (for dirt), dark, medium and light green (stems & leaves); medium yellow, lavender, dark purple, rust (flowers)
Bring additional rayon or polyester threads in green, brown, and pastels in your stash
(1) bobbin each of black and white bobbin fill
Notions
- 6" wooden or plastic machine embroidery hoop (available for sale in workshop)
- Basic sewing supplies – scissors, 70/10 or 80/12 machine needles, tweezers, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Black permanent ultra fine point marker
- Embroidery or extra bobbin case (only if you have one)
- ¼" foot
- (1) 3" x 16" piece of muslin or scrap fabric
Fabric and Stabilizers - these items are available for sale in workshop
- One 12" x 16" piece of light colored fabric, such as green batik
- Two pieces 12" x 12" medium tear-away or water soluble stabilizer backing (such as Aqua Mesh by OESD or Aqua Magic by Pfaff) for tree only
- One piece 10" x 12" clear water-soluble stabilizer, such as Super Solvy or 4X by Superior (for 6 hour workshop only)
- Please have the stabilizers and fabric cut to size before class
Workshop Fee:
3 hour workshop - $1.50 for (1) preprinted design
6 hour workshop - $3.00 for (2) preprinted designs (for 6 hour workshop)
Items available the day of class*:
3 hour workshop:
$3.50 – Stabilizer kit - Kit contains (2) pieces of water-soluble stabilizer backing
6 hour workshop
$4.50 - Stabilizer kit - Kit contains (2) pieces of water-soluble stabilizer & (1) piece of water-soluble stabilizer film
For All Workshops - Optional
$9.95 – Custom printed background fabric (as shown below)
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.
* Prices subject to change
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