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DEBRA
DANKO
DD/2 - THREAD
ART-Machine Embroidery Surface Design
6-hour workshop –
all levels
This
exciting intensive workshop explores the different stitching techniques
of machine embroidery. Students will develop a sampler suitable for
a purse or small quilt or can create individual samples. Learn to enrich
your quilt or garment surfaces with beautiful thread techniques that
add surface design and texture. You'll use many weights of threads and
decorative yarns and your sewing machine bobbin to stitch bold, decorative
designs and will discuss fabric, thread choices and preparing fabric
for embroidery. Techniques include: beautiful bobbin drawing; couching
and couched fabric strips; free machining; satin stitching and satin
stitch cords; free cutwork with lace filling; double needle; garnet
stitch and more.
Supply
List :
-Sewing machine: with all manuals and accessories,
free-motion foot or darning foot, assorted zig zag feet and pin tucking
foot. (With a twin needle of the same size.) The feed dogs should lower,
please be familiar with your machine and have it in good working order.
-Threads: various weights of rayon, cotton, poly or
acrylic and bright colors for matching and contrast with the fabric,
invisible thread and some thick threads and decorative specialty yarns
such as metallic, variegated, Sliver and Perle cottons, cords (or more)
-Bobbin Threads: Bobbinfil, Aerofil, Superior, Metrolene,
Superior, Clotilde, YLI in white or a dark color.
-Machine embroidery needles: #90/14 Topstitch, #90/14,
#80/12 & #70/10 Metallic and or Metafil, #2.0/80 or #2.5/80 twin
needle size or any size, #80/12 Microtex, Jeans or universal.
-8" or 10" wooden machine embroidery hoop with adjustable
screw, or Susan Bates brand plastic hoops with adjustable screw (available
at craft stores)
-Basic Sewing Supplies including scissors and appliqué scissors,
straight pins, permanent fabric pen, pencil, note/sketch paper, chalk
marker, litter bag
-Extra bobbin case (or you will be adjusting the one in your machine),
extra bobbins
-Extra light, extension cord and multi-plug
-Iron-with table top ironing pad or full ironing board for 2-3 people
to share
-Optional: Three ring binder with lightweight sheet protectors,
for display and storage of stitched samples.
-Machine quilting gloves and cushion for chair
-Supplies for cleaning machine: cotton swabs, or 2 chenille stems (soft
pipe cleaners) and lightweight sewing machine oil.
Fabrics:
-One fat quarter sized 18” x 22” for the sampler or eight
to ten 12"--14" (approx.) cotton fabric squares in solid colors,
batiks or small prints. (Or both.) Include at least one very dark or
black and a bright. (We will be trimming these samples later to fit
into sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder, for your reference and storage.)
-Three fabric scraps, about 11", to coordinate with your other
fabrics
-Stabilizer: Iron-on tear away stabilizer or freezer paper
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