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Think of the sewing machine needle as a pencil or paintbrush. That is the simple start of thread painting - guiding the thread the way a talented artist guides a paintbrush to literally 'paint' with thread. Leni Levenson Wiener's Thread Painting offers 17 projects, tips for getting the right image onto the fabric and advice on bobbins, thread tension and thread selection.
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Thread Painting
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Back Cover InformationTransform Your Machine's Needle into a Paintbrush Fabric is your canvas and needles and threads your brushes and paints. Gone are the days of searching endlessly for that 'perfect' fabric with the texture and dimension you are looking for. Unleash your artist within and get perfect results every time! Throughout the pages of Thread Painting, Leni Levenson Wiener shows you a new and easy way to 'paint' with thread using inkjet-printable fabric or ready-made fabrics to create artwork you can use with any sewing or quilting project. In addition to a step-by-step guide to thread painting and sketching, you'll enjoy:
The simple and timesaving techniques make thread painting as easy as painting by numbers or coloring in a coloring book. So add your own innovations and images and make your work uniquely yours!
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Table of Contents |
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| Acknowledgment | 3 |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Before You Begin | 7 |
| Tools of the Trade | 8 |
| Sewing Machine Basics | 10 |
| Techniques | 17 |
| Free-Motion Stitching | 18 |
| Thread Sketching | 20 |
| Lettering | 25 |
| Thread Painting | 26 |
| A Step-by-Step Guide to Thread Painting | 35 |
| Thinking Big | 44 |
| Thread Painting as Embroidery | 46 |
| Quilting Your Artwork | 46 |
| Projects | 48 |
| African Pillow | 49 |
| Baby Bib | 53 |
| Baby Quilt | 57 |
| Butterfly Quilt | 61 |
| Dog Quilt | 67 |
| Dragonfly Tote Bag | 71 |
| Evening Purse - Two Ways | 78 |
| Japanese Ladies Pillow | 83 |
| Nature's Kaleidoscope | 87 |
| Passport or iPod Case | 91 |
| Table Runner With Leaves | 95 |
| Teatime Redwork Quilt | 100 |
| Thread-Sketched Shirt | 103 |
| Sketched Portrait From a Photo | 106 |
| Zach's Tree | 110 |
| Denim Vest or Jacket - Two Ways | 113 |
| Fabric Postcards | 119 |
| Contributors and Resources | 122 |
| About the Author | 125 |
| Patterns | 126 |
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Free-hand Techniques
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 All About Machine Arts From Sew News, Creative Machine Embroidery, and C&T |
 Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidery by Pam Watts |
 The Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery by Val Holmes |
 Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads By Maurine Noble & Elizabeth Hendricks |
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 Thread Painting by Leni Levenson Wiener |
 Thread Painting Made Easy by Terry White |
 Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas |
Joyce Becker's Landscape Books/DVD
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DVD Joyce Becker Teaches you Landscape Quilting |
Book Beautifully Embellished Lanscapes by Joyce R. Becker |
Book Luscious Landscapes by Joyce R. Becker |
 C-Shell strong, flexible, thin, translucent CD case |
Ready to Paint Series by Search PressNOTE: Use Patterns for fabric painting with Fabric Paint & Mediums, Tsukineko Inks, Color Pencils, Shiva Sticks & Silk Painting |
 Ready to Paint Watercolour Flowers by Wendy Tait |
Ready to Paint Watercolour Landscapes by Terry Harrison |
Gourd Art |
 Gourd Art with Ink Dyes by Maria Dellos |
More Landscape & Nature Pictorial:
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48 Colors Tulle fine netting for art & pictorial quilts, applique overlay, quilting, crafts, & wearables |
  Paint by Number 2005 CD Being able to draw is NOT required! Turn any photo or image into a pictorial quilt! |
 The Art of Landscape Quilting by Nancy Zieman and Natalie Sewell |
 The Art of Annemieke Mein Wildlife Artist in Textiles by Annemieke Mein |
 Landscape in Contemporary Quilts by Ineke Berlyn |
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 Luminous Landscapes by Gloria Loughman |
 Machine Embroidered Woodlands by Alison Holt |
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 The Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery by Doreen Curran |
 Nature's Studio by Joan Colvin |
 No Stone Unturned Book 13 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
 Trees as a Theme Book 7 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
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 Thread Magic by Ellen Anne Eddy |
 Window Gardens in Bloom by Margaret Vant Erve |
Free-Motion EmbroideryFloral |
 Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt |
Book Coloring with Thread by Ann Fahl |
DVD Coloring with Thread by Ann Fahl |
 Cutting Garden Quilts by Melinda Bula |
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 Gardens and More Book 5 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
 Portraits from Nature by Jean Wells |
Out of Print Everyday Embellishments by M'Liss Rae Hawley |
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DVD
Threads & Inks Together Creating Synergy by Linda M. Visnaw |
Pattern w/ CD Christmas Dream Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD Autumn Splendor Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD
Daisy Chain Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD Hawaiian Surprise Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Free-hand Machine EmbroideryThemed Designs |
The Art of Annemieke Mein Wildlife Artist in Textiles by Annemieke Mein |
 Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes by Janet Edmonds |
 Celtic Inspirations For Machine Embroiderers by Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey |
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 Pillows by Christopher Nejman |
 Sculpted Threads by Janet Shipley Hawks |
Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas |
Thread Magic by Ellen Anne Eddy |
Out of Print |
Sulky Book Series & Supplies |
 Dimensional Concepts in Sulky by Sulky of America |
 Elegant Concepts in Sulky by Joyce Drexler & Louise Baird |
 Sulky Secrets to Successful Embroidery by Joyce Drexler |
 Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing by Joyce Drexler |
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