Threadpainting Workshop

Cost: $55 member/ $85 Non-member

Date/Time: Wednesday August 20th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The thread painting workshop will begin with a series of skill-building exercises. Participants will be able to choose from one of three kits: the Autumn Leaf, Hibiscus, or Blue Bird. See pictures above.

In addition to the cost of the workshop, participants will need to purchase a kit from Betsy (payable to Betsy at time of workshop by cash, check, credit card [square] or Venmo). Kits for the Bluebird, Maple Leaf or Hibiscus are $25. If you choose the 4th option (See below towards the bottom of the page) the kit cost is $30.

Student Supply List:

• Sewing machine in good working order.  I recommend you bring the sewing machine you are most familiar with and that you have had recently serviced. In this workshop, we will be running our sewing machines at a rapid speed for extended periods.  This is tough for many machines to sustain, and if a machine is not feeling well, it may hiccup, make thread nests, and otherwise mis-behave.  This happens more often when students bring their “workhshop” or “travel” machine.  I know it’s more cumbersome to bring your ‘good’ machine, but I want each student to have a good workshop experience.  If you have both straight-stitch and zig-zag throat plates, bring the zig-zag plate.

• 1 package size 14 Topstitch needles

• Free-motion embroidery foot, similar Bernina’s #34 foot.  A clear plastic quilting foot is OK.  I want you to be able to see exactly where the needle is landing so you can achieve crisp edges.   (see photo below)

• 50 weight, 2 play (e.g., 50/2) thead in all the colors you can see in an Autumn Leaf, including 2-3 reds, 2-3 yellows, 2-3 oranges, mossy and bright greens, a medium/dark brown, plus colors for the background (sample has a blue and white stripe, but I’ve seen a picket fence, and it could be anything from a single solid color to polka-dots, to “echo-quilting” like lines (Roy Lichtenstein, anyone?) etc – if you want to try something unexpected, I’m happy to help you! Pro Tip: I like and use Aurifil thread.  It is low lint, and the finished work has a really nice, soft sheen.  Mettler, Metrosene, and Gutermann are also fine.  If you have a large stash of shiny embroidery thread and you like the look of it, have experience working with it, and want to use it, that’s fine, but personally I do not care for the way it looks, and so have no experience working with it.

• 5-7 bobbins, loaded with about a third of the colors you are bringing

A FOURTH  BETSY HABICH OPTION!!!!!

Those people who wish to do their own photo must send Betsy (betsy@betsyhabich.com) two or three (no more, please) possible photos that have the following:

1. A clear subject (pet, flower, tree, building) or a simple landscape,

2. Accurate color

3. Good  resolution (not grainy).

 She will advise which photo is likely to be most successful (more on this in her lecture!) , and do some simple editing (sharpening edges, cropping, minor color adjustments). 

Your “own photo kit” will cost $30 in addition to the cost of the workshop.

If you want to use your own photo, you must send pictures to Betsy by: August 4th