306 - Beautiful Birches

Teacher: Lynn Payette
Class days: February 21-22, 2011 (Monday-Tuesday)
Style: Mixed media, multi-fiber Techniques
Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
Kit fee: US $75.50

‘Beautiful Birches’ (non-charted) uses paper, wooden dowels; threads, novelty fibers, sheer and opaque fabrics, fusible web, silk ribbons, veloura, Brazilian threads, and pearl cottons to create a light source, depth and perspective and cast shadows in a landscape. Stitches taught include outline, whipped outline, couching, loop, Japanese leaf, and whipped back-stitch, as well as working with silk ribbons and paper. ‘Beautiful Birches’ contains unique techniques, and gives the student opportunities for placement of stitches, colors, and media.

Design Size: 5 ¼” x 8 ½”

Student will Supply:

10” x 12” stretcher bars and tacks to mount the piece | small, very sharp scissors | paper scissors | tweezers | glue stick (not blue) | a variety of sharp and blunt needles including: #7 or #8 crewel needle, #22 and #18 chenille needle, #22 tapestry | scotch tape | sharpened pencil | bag or pillowcase to carry the work in progress | a ‘C’ clamp or other means of attaching the working frame to a table.

Kit contents

pre-drawn Congress cloth; pearl cottons | Brazilian threads | sheer and opaque fabrics | Wonder Under (fusible web) | complete instructions and color copy of the piece | Veloura | Kreinik metallic threads | floss | 4 mm and 7 mm silk ribbons | paper for trees | dowels | novelty Boucle threads.