Author: Alison Holt
Binding: DVD
Format: Multiple Formats
Release Date: 01-02-2012
Details: Product Description In this 3+ Hour Workshop DVD from Studio Galli, Master Embroiderer Alison Holt demonstrates her most requested techniques for producing flowers, foliage, and landscapes -- equally effective on plain and hand-painted fabrics. Working with just Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitches, Alison shows how to achieve artistic results with a basic sewing machine. She then goes on to develop depth and contrast in her work by incorporating painted backgrounds. Finally, Alison brings all of her teaching skills together to achieve a wonderful landscape, Penylan Lane (cover image), incorporating a variety of stitch techniques, silk painting, and developing a palette of thread colors for highlights and shadows. A wonderful workshop for those who want to learn how to paint with stitches -- a must-have companion to Alison's wonderful books in print! CHAPTER LIST Part 1: Getting Started - What You Will Need - Adapting the Sewing Machine - Stretching Fabric in the Hoop - Basic Stitch Techniques Part 2: Stitching Techniques for Flowers & Foliage - Straight Stitch: Astilbes, Alliums, Delphiniums, Foxgloves, Roses & Poppies - Zigzag Stitch: Delphiniums, Achillea & Cow Parsley, Daisies, Iris & Foliage Part 3: Silk Painting - Creating Depth & Contrast - Stretching Silk on a Frame - Painting a Background for Foxgloves - Painting a Background for Poppies - Embroidering the Foxgloves - Embroidering the Poppies Part 4: Creating an Embroidered Landscape - Transferring the Design onto Silk - Painting the Background - Selecting the Threads - Starting the Embroidery - Presenting Your Finished Work About the Actor Alison Holt was born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. She completed a Foundation Course at Alison Holt is the author of three books on machined embroidery (also available from Amazon.com): Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers, by Alison Holt (Search Press, 2006) Flowers and Plants in Machine Embroidery, by Alison Holt (Search Press, 1998) and Machine Embroidered Landscapes&by Alison Holt (B.T. Batsford, 1990) About the Director Andrew Galli is a Director and Producer of Arts and Crafts Films. Educated in the US and in the United Kingdom, Galli works with talented artists in producing educational films on a wide array of hobbies and crafts. Andrew Galli is as well an avid composer and a member of ASCAP. Each film carries his own original music. He lives in California, USA.
EAN: 0837101358712
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English