Showing posts with label thread painting. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Freestyle Machine Embroidery: Techniques and Inspiration for Fiber Art Review

Freestyle Machine Embroidery: Techniques and Inspiration for Fiber Art
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Carol Shinn is a master at freestyle machine embroidery and shares her techniques and methods for creating beautiful works of art with thread. Beginning with an overview to help the reader understand the process she moves into color mixing and how layering threads and understanding gradation can add depth, interest and complexity to your finished pieces. Then she takes you step by step through her process for creating a piece starting with choosing a subject right through to presenting and framing the finished piece. Clear close up photos of the steps make it easy to understand and follow the written directions and makes this book an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to explore or expand their knowledge of the techniques in this book. You'll find it hard not to be inspired by the wonderful clear color photos of Carol's work that appear throughout the book. This book is an outstanding guide to the art of freestyle machine embroidery. Highly recommended.

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Explore the possibilities of freestyle machine embroidery and its applications for quilting and fiber art with this inspirational guidebook for all skill levels. This overview of all the basic methods and stitches for each technique includes step-by-step photographs and illustrations, diagrams, close-ups of sample swatches, troubleshooting tips, and design guidance, altogether elevating crafters’ skills to an artistic level. Beginning with an introduction that includes a list of necessary supplies, chapters cover adjustingthread tension, understanding fabric distortion as it relates to stitching direction, and caring for a sewing machine. This comprehensive guide is sure to move crafters beyond the basics of the stitching process to using color and texture creatively in unique designs and professional-grade finishes.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Dancing with Thread: Your Guide to Free-Motion Quilting Review

Dancing with Thread: Your Guide to Free-Motion Quilting
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In this book Ann Fahl has generously shared her wealth of knowledge.
Beginning with an inspirational gallery of work we are led from the basics of supplies, tools and threads, through the complexities of getting the best from your sewing machine to the point at which the "Color Dances" begin. The book ends with projects of varying intricacy and a troubleshooting guide.
All in all a comprehensive book that manages to instil good practice, inspires experimentation and is still a good read!
This book is staying very close to my machine!


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Free-spirited Quilting Techniques Gives You The Freedom To Create the Perfect Design. Create decorative quilting designs on any sewing machine that fit your quilt the best. Use the troubleshooting guides to solve common free-motion quilting problems. Create stunning designs using your own doodles as patterns. Add movement, personality, and texture to your quilts. Discover the beauty and ease of working with decorative and metallic threads Are you looking for a faster way to create custom quilting designs? Then you'll love free-motion quilting! Not only is it relaxing and calming, but the free-style approach is so much fun you'll want to make a quilt for everyone you know!

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