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Post by MTRuth on Aug 19, 2014 20:07:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 22:45:09 GMT
Hello Ruth, thanks for the great tutorial. I always wonder how this technique was done and now I know. I love the scene of your project. It reminds of the Grand Glaicer National Park.
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Post by MTRuth on Aug 19, 2014 22:59:49 GMT
This is one way to do it. Many people thread sketch without using any guidelines at all. But I thought this way would be easier for people who are just starting out. We are 45 minutes away from Glacier National Park  |
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Post by Pandagirl on Aug 20, 2014 0:09:09 GMT
This looks like a great way to practice free motion stitching. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by lyn on Aug 20, 2014 10:05:58 GMT
Never mind practice - if this method works for you then use it all the time!
'Free motion stitching' just means that you, not the machine, control the length of the stitches and the direction in which the stitches go.
Whether you follow lines or make it up as you go along doesn't matter - it's all free motion stitching.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 12:27:08 GMT
I find "free motion Stitching" difficult unless I have lines to follow. I really love Ruth's tutorial. Like I said I had always wonder how this was done...
Ruth I have been to Glacier NP 2 times. Such a Glorious park. I did a bit if hiking and the "Going to the Sun" road is an adventure to drive and the scenery is spectacular. Our 3rd attempt to the park was stop by Spring floods from the East end. I think it was in 1991 on our drive to Alaska. We had to stay at a lodge and all night big machines were trying to take the big logs out of the river so the bridge into the Glacier NP would not be torn apart and they were also worried about the lodge being flooded too so we had a sleepless night. Such great Memories.
You live in a most beautiful state.
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Post by Pandagirl on Aug 20, 2014 14:09:13 GMT
Never mind practice - if this method works for you then use it all the time! 'Free motion stitching' just means that you, not the machine, control the length of the stitches and the direction in which the stitches go. Whether you follow lines or make it up as you go along doesn't matter - it's all free motion stitching. You're right Lyn. I haven't tried this method. I guess my first experience with the flower vase and thick felt has made me a bit gun shy. I do intend to do more of this since I love the effect. I just have to stay home a while to have the time. :-) |
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Aug 20, 2014 14:54:14 GMT
Thanks for the tutorial, Ruth, on thread sketching. I got turned off to free motion stitching when I took a master embroidery class a few years ago, because there was more emphasis on the machine than creating the design (maybe just my personal taste). I really should give it another try sometime, but I am too busy felting. One thing I am intrigued by is using text in creating designs with thread. Not yet ready to tackle that!
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