Thread painting tip and doll lace detail from the book Creative Cloth Explorations by Patti Medaris Culea

I have a tip and a little detail to share with you today from Creative Cloth Explorations.

The tip is: when thread painting, load several bobbins with the decorative thread so that you don't have to stop mid-project to load a bobbin.

 

And now the cool detail:

The woman's outfit on the left is made from real lace. I love this idea because it adds dimension and is a great use of a textile that has an irregular edge. Click on the image to enlarge so you can check it out closer.

This page is from the book:

Creative Cloth Explorations
Adventures in Fairy-Inspired Fiber Art

By

Patti Medaris Culea

This book is the fifth installment on making creative cloth fiber arts from popular art doll designer, fiber artist, and workshop instructor Patti Medaris Culea, following Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture, and Creative Cloth Doll Beading. Readers will learn to make flat figures, fabric books, and a fairy-style fan.

This book builds on the previous four by delving into how to make fun and elaborate-looking projects using similar materials for unique projects and book structures. Culea covers the basics and provides new techniques–such as using Shiva paint sticks and stencils, working with silk rods and waste, and using lace and trims–while teaching you to how create a flat-figure doll, a memory journal with embellished cloth pages, and a beautiful fan. Professional tips, ideas for embellishments, cutting-edge techniques, and complete patterns for all the projects are included.

Patti Medaris Culea studied art in Los Angeles and Japan and began as a painter and portrait artist. She has a full-line of cloth doll patterns and her work has appeared in books, magazines, and galleries. She is the author of Creative Cloth Doll Making, Creative Cloth Doll Faces, Creative Cloth Doll Couture , and Creative Cloth Doll Beading.

If this looks cool you should watch Patti's video in the upper right side to see how to make a fabric movable doll or on her name below for more inside peeks into her books.

Comments

[Roberta]

These look georgous...can't wait to see this book. Love the top on loading bobbins...I was sewing this week and nothin' is more of a pain then when you have to stop and load a bobbin...I keep several in white and black, my main colors when sewing for the house in a bobbin case, ready to rock n' roll. Have a great Easter Stef

[Janel]

This looks like a beautiful book. I love the fairies. I have a friend who is a quilt artist and I am always amazed at what she can do with fabric and thread.

[Shari]

I would love to get a copy of this book for Mother's Day! What a treat that would be. I love to thread paint with hand embroidery, using many of these same ideas. Want to know more about the Shiva sticks.