I spent Saturday afternoon trying to do the thread painting tutorial from Shirley's blog at learning fiber arts. And this is the result. Well, actually this is the second try at the poinsettia because the first one was awful. It's not so bad in the photo. I don't think poinsettias are my thing, but I was pleased with the holly stem. I just printed out the second and third tutorials she has for a candle, and the pine cones and holly. So I will be working on them this week. I am going to try the candle on fabric and peltex as she suggests.
The poinsettia was thread painted onto red fabric using three shades of red, where as the holly stem was done on 2 layers of tulle and 2 layers of solvy stablizer. You can see the difference in the thread painted effect. I will probably use them on Christmas postcards....or not. I need more practice and probably more thread! I had to pick up 2 more shades of red on Saturday. A lot of the effect depends on the right shading, and that takes threads in different values.
I finished up a tote bag for an exchange at the Christmas dinner for the Woodworker's Guild. I found a neat fat quarter in the fabric given to me by a friend of my daughter. I decided to use outside pockets on it. But the quilting was a nightmare...I had to change thread 3 times and needles twice to find the right combination. But I am very happy with the result.
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