Workshop Description: Have you ever wanted to give thread painting a try, but thought it looked a bit intimidating? Then this is the workshop for you! This workshop follows a paint by number sequence that guides you though the design. It couldn’t be easier! You will learn how to blend thread so it looks like paint, plus you will discover that manipulating the hoop can give you a range of diverse looks.

Thread Painting Thread - 40 weight rayon or polyester

• Flowers – Light yellow, medium bright yellow, bright yellow gold, medium gold, medium orange, rust (thread kits available for sale in workshop)
  
  Colors as shown in order:
  • Mettler (or Isacord) 660 - light yellow
  • Superior Highlights 713 OR Mettler 713 - medium bright yellow
  • Superior Nature Colors 734 OR Mettler 800 - bright yellow gold
  • Superior Highlights 728 OR Mettler 822 - medium gold
  • Mettler (or Isacord) 0932 - rust

• Stems & leaves –At least 3 shades of complementary green (thread kits available for sale in workshop)
• Bring additional yellows, golds and greens in rayon or polyester threads from your “stash”
• Pre-wind one bobbin each with black and white bobbin fill or 60 weight fine embroidery thread
• Monopoly invisible thread – available in class

Note: Yellow and gold threads should be in the same color family and at least two shades apart. I will bring pre-wound bobbin thread kits for the flowers and leaves. These bobbins fit on the upper spindle and are NOT for the bobbin. 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

• 6" wooden or plastic machine embroidery hoop (available for sale in workshop)
• Basic sewing supplies - scissors, 70/10 Microtex sharp machine needles, tweezers, pins, 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. Thanks for checking this out before class.
  • Machine should be equipped with the zigzag throat plate.
• 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 (if you have one)

Stabilizers - available for sale in workshop

• Two pieces of 11" x 12" water-soluble stabilizer, such as Super Solvy or 4X by Superior. Cut to size before class.
• Please have the stabilizer cut to size before class

Workshop Fee: $3.00 for (2) color preprinted designs

Optional items the day of class*:

• $2.25 - Stabilizer kit. Kit contains 2 pieces of water-soluble stabilizer
• $13.95 – Flower petal and leaves thread kits (yellow to dark gold and green thread)
• $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