Thread Painting Made Easy [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Terry White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2008

More and more quilters are using thread to add texture and excitement to their quilts as colors, types, and styles of threads abound! Here is everything you need to know to get started. This longtime quilter shares all the tips and tricks she has gleaned from years of experimentation with free-motion machine stitching with threads. Here is a complete guide to the tools, supplies, and stitches you will need. Sewing machine setup, needles, thread, fabric, stabilizers all are covered. The author's Get set up and GO! attitude will have quilters jumping into the wonderful world of machine thread painting. Her encouraging, right there-beside-you style will give quilters all the confidence they need. A companion video to this book, Thread Painting Made Easy Companion Video by Terry White, Item# 7720; ISBN-13: 978-7-72000-000-8 is sold separately. In the video, Terry will guide you step-by-step in creating beautiful threadpainting stitches. Consider purchase of both this book and the companion video.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Couldn't wait to receive it and it lived up to all my expectations. It is a wonderful new hobby which I am hoping, with the help of this book, to eventually conquer. Very informative and inspiring. -Pamela A. Gaskell

About the Author

Terry has designed and worked embroideries by hand since elementary school. In 1996, she learned free-motion embroidery and has spent the time since developing her techniques and designs so she can create new needlework by machine as beautiful and texturally interesting as work done by hand. She teaches across the country and is known for helping students develop their own style of this very easy form of needlework.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: American Quilter's Society; Ill edition (May 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574329502
• ISBN-13: 978-1574329506
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful techniques, January 4, 2009

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Cindy H (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thread Painting Made Easy (Paperback)

I had the pleasure of taking Terry's class and this book reflects that class perfectly. Her easy-going personality shows in the book and the pictures of examples (I think they're actual size} make it so clear that you can easily tell if you're doing the techniques right. The photos of her work are very impressive and the book is very good quality. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in beginning thread painting. I fell in love with it early in her class and the book (and DVD) are very easy to follow.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best free-motion embroidery book available., November 16, 2009

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GrandmaG "GThornbro" (Kansas) - See all my reviews

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The best free-motion embroidery book available. Very helpful with the technique and problem solving on thread and fabric. Excellent examples and how-to's.

35 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thread Painting Made Easy, June 28, 2008

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Pamela A. Gaskell "Pastel Pammy" (Queensland Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thread Painting Made Easy (Paperback)

Couldn't wait to receive it and it lived up to all my expectations. It is a wonderful new hobby which I am hoping, with the help of this book, to eventually conquer. Very informative and inspiring.