No paint, no pencil, no pen. Just material, my machine and me!

In our one-day, beginner level class, Mary Jane will guide you to create your own version of a bumble bee through thread-painting by machine.  All techniques you will learn in this class can be applied to other forms of machine thread-painting.

Previous experience: It would be helpful if you already know how to use fusibles and have done some machine thread-painting previously but this is not essential.

You will need

- Fabric Scraps: some suitable fabric scraps in white/cream/beige/yellows. Also a scrap of light coloured leaf fabric or hexagon fabric in similar colours (optional).

-  Single side fusible stabiliser

- Water soluble fabric that can be drawn on 

- Waterproof marking pen - pigma micron 0.03 or 0.05

 - A sewing machine that can drop the feed-dogs, and a machine foot for free-motion sewing

Notes on this class

• This is a theory and technique class.
• The theory part of the class will very briefly discuss copyright, and some basic design principles.
• You may not complete this piece in one day but I will supply notes on the process and techniques so you can finish it later.
• The bumblebee will be based on a drawing I provide. 
• The finished piece will be about 9” x 11”. When finished it can be matted (as shown above, with a hole for an 8” x 10” image) and framed, or framed without a matboard. If no matboard is used, the frame needs to take an 8” x 10” image.
• If you wish, you can bring a suitable frame +- mat. You may or may not have time to frame it in class.

Mary Jane Sneyd is an experienced and celebrated textile arts teacher and artist. We are excited to have her visit us for a week in October to teach 3 classes. She will also be our guest at our Trunk Shop evening on Tuesday 3 October 6 - 8pm, where she will talk about her work, have a mini exhibition and you will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Programme for the week

Monday 2 Oct, 9:30 – 4:30: Thread-painted Bumblebee on Free-Form Applique Class

Tuesday 3 October. 6 - 8pm: Trunk Show with Mary Jane Sneyd. Bubbles and nibbles included.

Wednesday 4 Oct, 10 – 4: Beginner one-day Fabric Art class. Values and Shadows.

 Thursday 5 Oct 10 - 4: Landscapes in applique and machine thread sketching