October
Meeting: Friday and Sunday, October 3rd &
5th
at Duncaster - Bloomfield, CT
Needle
Painting Class with Tanya Berlin
2
day workshop -- beginner to advanced embroiderers
Choice of two designs; wild rose or burrowing owl
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In this class, the student will work the needle painting design using a single
strand of DMC embroidery floss in the needle at one time, in the method of
long and short stitch. This is an intriguing technique, using the threads
as your paints on a closely woven fabric to create a realistic picture.
Several professional stitching techniques will be covered when we work the
design, i.e. starting and finishing thread, the use of a split stitch line,
and working the design as a 3-dimensional piece. Different embroidery
stitches will be used, i.e. split stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, and
long and short. Most importantly, the technique of blending long and
short stitches so that they shade beautifully and how to position the stitches
so that they lay smooth will be covered in the class. The student goes
home with the knowledge of how to design a piece, transfer the design onto
the fabric, and all the information required to complete the embroidery.
Schedule for Friday and Sunday:
9:30 AM to 12:15
PM Morning class
12:15 PM to 1
PM
Lunch, show and tell, and announcements
1 PM to 4
PM Continuation
of class
What to bring:
A sharp pair of small sharp
embroidery scissors
2 pairs of 9" stretcher
bars
Tacks
at least 50
A mechanical HB pencil nib
size 0.5 or 0.7 or a sharp HB pencil
Optional: Light and magnifier
and frame stand
*Tanya
recommends bringing a light with an extension cord
as
it will be easier on the eyes
Anything you'd like to share
for show and tell
Here are directions to Duncaster: (Official address
is 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield, CT, but we would like you to enter the building
on the Mountain Avenue side)
84 Westbound [from Manchester]:
Take Rt. 291, exit 61. Follow Rt. 291 to Rt. 218 exit. Take left
onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3 miles. Take right onto Rt. 189
and follow to the center of Bloomfield. Take a left on Rt. 178.
Continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4 miles. To use the new front entrance,
turn right onto Mountain Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance
on the left into Duncaster. From the Loeffler Road entrance or the
Mountain Avenue entrance, once on the campus, visitors should follow the
signs to the Aquatics & Fitness Center Entrance.
84 Eastbound [from Farmington]:
Take exit 41. Go left on South Main Street [which becomes North Main
Street at West Hartford Center] for 4.6 miles to Rt. 185. Turn left
on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles. Turn right on Rt. 178. To use the new
front entrance, after about ½ mile turn left onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
91 [North or South]:
Take exit 36. Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles to the center of
Bloomfield. At the traffic light continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4
miles. To use new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Ave. and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
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