Thread Painting (CALIMESA)
Discover skills and techniques to create a fun pet portrait collage. I will teach you how to draw shapes
to create a template from a photograph, understand the importance of value in selecting fabric choices, and
learn successful color complements. You can use these elements to create a portrait that has interesting
design and color combinations that pop! We will lay down fabrics on our substrate, then use free-motion
embroidery with a domestic sewing machine to adhere the fabric and create texture to bring your portrait
to life.
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Good working knowledge of your sewing machine |
| Requirements: | Photo: I provide the reference photo to teach from which you will also use for your free motion embroidery project. I’ll email it to you right before the class starts. Fabrics: White cotton fabric - 1 yd. Assorted colors, values, and prints of cotton fabrics for the body of the animal. I mostly use brightly saturated prints from the Kaffe Fassett collection and other scraps laying around. Fabric for background - 1 yd. Choose a fabric to compliment the subject. Neutrals work when in doubt. (You can purchase the background fabric when you have the subject close to completion.) Lightweight tear-away stabilizer - ½ yd. Other supplies: Straight sewing pins with heads Small sharp scissors - I love the 6” Karen Kay Buckley scissors (blue handled) with micro-serrated blades Freezer paper Pencil Black Sharpie permanent pens (fine and ultra-fine) Elmer’s Washable School Glue or Aileen’s glue Microbrushes Sewing machine with open-toe foot and table Sewing machine needles - I use Schmetz Microtex 130/705 H-M 90/14 Various cotton thread colors, include off white, light gray, medium gray, and black - I use 50 wt. Aurifil cotton Small (9x12) A4 LED copy Board Light Tracing Box Ultrathin if you have one. I got mine from Amazon and it was relatively inexpensive. You’ll need a wall outlet adapter for the USB cord too if your board light requires it. Small iron Ironing surface (some ironing boards will be available in class) Tracing paper and 1” blue painters’ tape (optional) You will need a sewing machine with feed dogs that can be dropped. It is helpful to have a working knowledge of your sewing machine. Remember to bring everything for your machine including foot pedal, cords, machine manual, etc. *Students will also need come to class with an enlarged photo of the subject provided. Instructions for this will be emailed before the workshop. Don’t stress! We will have time for a lunch break, so either bring your own or choose from several restaurants in the immediate area. Oh yes, and there will be chocolate! Please feel free to email with any questions. |
| Instructor: | Debbie Pekarcik |
| Instructor Bio: | Debbie teaches textile classes in Southern California as well as exhibits her paintings and textiles at the Mountain Arts Gallery in Lake Arrowhead, CA and Redlands Arts Association and Gallery. She believes that combining painting with her lifetime hobby of quilting makes for magical outcomes. “Enjoying the process is just as important as the finished piece of art. It really is about the journey because that’s where we improve our creativity and further develop important skills.” |
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Price includes tuition only. Supplies sold separately. No same day sign ups. You must pre register for the class.
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