August 2025 Betsy Habich

Join Betsy to learn about thread painting!

Betsy Habich will bring kits for students ($30 payable to BH at time of workshop). 

Supply list

1. Sewing machine in good working order.  I recommend you bring the sewing machine you are most familiar with and that you have it serviced within the 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. 

2. 1 package size 14 Topstitch needles

3. 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)

4. 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!   

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

Participants

20 Students

Cost

$55 Member/$85 Non-Member

Date & Time

August 20, 2025

9 am-4 pm

Location

Plymouth Congregational Church
925 Vermont St.
Lawrence, KS 66044