Course Supplies

MAD ABOUT MOTIF
Pat Pauly

Equipment: (put your name on everything if you can)

Old clothes to wear, apron, rubber gloves

2 Table sized pieces of plastic – to wrap up wet pieces at the end of class

30” x 60” (used) cotton or polyester low-density batting to pad print table (or flat blanket)

4 washcloths or towels sized as washcloths for cleanup

Small high density foam paint roller 4-6”, optional large foam paint roller about 8”

3 Wide scrapers 4”– 6” –like Bondo brand putty scrapers (paint department of home store)

8 long handled spoons (approx. 10”) like kitchen baking size – to stir dye. NO Stir sticks!

Partial Roll of blue masking tape, roll duct tape for taping silkscreens

Two sharpie markers

8 yogurt or plastic food containers (quart size) with lids (tall, not shallow containers)

Scissors for cloth and paper, optional rotary cutter for paper or plastic

Notebook, pencil/pen, 6 sheets of copy paper

Camera, phone camera, or something to remember processes!

Optional if driving: One small 2-3 gallon bucket, Dust mask N95
Things for printing: 1-2 yards of string, thin plastic premade stencils, cutouts from plastic (under 1/16”). Please just bring a handful – not a boxful!

Notebook of ideas for motif IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME READY See my Pinterest board https://www.pinterest.com/patpauly/motif-for-surface-design/

Silk screens 4 (or more) 16” x 20” or similar size. (order from Dick Blick http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-cord-stretched-frame-with-110-monofilament-polyester-mesh/) or purchase $35 from Pat Pauly at the class. Try your luck, or send Pat an email to reserve patpaulyart@gmail.com

Fabric: 15 yards minimum, cut 5 in ½ yard pieces, leave 10 whole (feel free to bring more like 20 yards) of pfd 100% cotton. I order from Test Fabrics #419 or #400M. Call for prices and availability.

To prepare fabric for printing for this class: To see videos on my blog piecesanresistance.blogspot.com , search in the group of words at bottom of blog for “video” to see all the printing videos, and suggestions on how I soda soak.

Smooth by hand and fold. They do relax and are fairly flat. Don’t worry about wrinkles! We’ll talk about how to deal with that, so ironing isn’t necessary.

This is really important! BEFORE SODA SOAKING YOUR FABRIC (step 2) Sew tags with a sewing machine (not pinned or stapled) to your fabric with tyvek (old US mail envelopes, add in sharpie marker your first name and last initial. These tags should hang off one corner, can be larger than 3” x 4”, but not smaller.

Soda Soak. Make ahead of class, soda soak your fabric. In a large bucket add one gallon warm water to one cup sodium carbonate (soda ash), add fabric loosely (a few pieces at a time) to this solution and soak 15 minutes or more. Longer is ok, so chill! Also, please use gloves for anytime you handle soda soaked fabric, both wet and dry! The soda ash is corrosive to metals like aluminum, but doesn’t effect glass, plastic. It will dry your hands considerably, so wear gloves wet or dry.

Ring out by hand, hang on a line to dry, do not dry in dryer. Here’s a tip: after soaking, ring by hand slightly, then place in the bottom of a laundry tub or bathtub or shower, or similar (I’ve even used an empty bucket) to let “drain” for a while or overnight, and then when hanging up fabric there is a minimal drip of soda ash solution.

DESIGNING FROM PHOTO TO IMAGINATION
Vicki Conley

Equipment: (put your name on everything if you can)

A selection of photos printed out 8.5 x 11

IPad or another tablet (optional)

Sketch book – no lines.

Pencil with eraser and Black Sharpies, fine point and regular point.

Tracing paper and Scotch tape

Parchment paper

Freezer Paper

Iron /ironing surface.

Small mat and rotary cutter and ruler

Xacto knife or craft knife with new sharp blade.

Scissors – fabric and paper

Colored pencils – NOT water soluble

Elmer’s washable glue stick disappearing purple (small not the fat one)) (2-3)

Design wall or Foam core design board 20 x 30 (available at craft stores)

Light box- this one is a great value.

https://www.amazon.com/LITENERGY-Ultra-Thin-Adjustable-Streaming-Stenciling/dp/B07H7FLJX1/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lightbox&qid=1641332339&sr=8-3

Sewing machine that does zigzag stitch. (if you want to bring a Featherweight you can do the zig zag stitching when you get home)

Small sewing machine needles Microtex sharp 60/8 or 70/10 recommended for invisible zigzag, and average piecing needle.

Seam ripper and pins.

Optional Appliquick Tools
https://www.amazon.com/Apliquick-Rods-Tools-Turned-Applique/dp/B07CGGK68Z

Stiletto

Piecing thread

Invisible clear thread – polyester –NOT nylon (Superior Monopoly or Sulky Poly) Both available on Amazon

To achieve a bold poster style solids or gradation solids are best. Various fabrics for your chosen landscape – lights mediums and darks. About 1 yard of gradation blue fabric for the sky. (Or 4 different values of blue solids)

Fabrics for the small mini rock quilt. They can be wild colors if you want.

Floriani Stitch N Wash fusible tearaway stabilizer – available for purchase from the teacher. ($4.00/yard)

You can order stabilizer and Ombre fabrics here:
Floriani Stitch-n-Wash Fusible Stabilizer =

https://www.aquiltingstitchuation.shop/shop/c/p/FSWF1510-Floriani-Stitch-N-Wash-Fusible-15x10yds-x37264016.htm
11216 307 Gelato Ombre = https://www.aquiltingstitchuation.shop/shop/c/p/11216-307-Gelato-Ombre-x38004436.htm
Other ombre fabrics can be found on Etsy. Maywood Fabrics also has nice gradations.

A few bucks to cover enlarging and printing your pattern. Hopefully there is a printer onsite that I can use to print your patterns. If doesn’t work out we will need to go to a copy shop to resize.

STITCH PLAY
Julie Booth

Equipment: (put your name on everything if you can)

Base Fabric: Cotton, linen, or cotton-linen blend (Essex): White/light neutral = ½ yard

Black/dark neutral = ½ yard.

We will be cutting most of this fabric into 6” squares so if you have smaller pieces in different light or dark neutrals (versus a full half yard) you can put together a variety.

Stabilizer Fabric: I suggest a soft stabilizer for easy stitching. Some choices: Wool blend felt, cotton flannel, a soft linen, wool felt, wool fabric, thin cotton batting. ¾-1 yard total. Again, we will be cutting most of this into 6” squares. You will attach one stabilizer square to each base fabric square.

Threads: Pearl cotton threads in sizes 12 and 8 in black, white, neutrals. Also, in your choice of size 12 or 8: a small assortment of your choice of colors (I suggest including variegated threads). Sewing thread for basting and stitching. Optional in your color choice: Embroidery floss (some skeins will be provided in your kit), wool, metallic, silk, linen, thin ribbon.

Needles: Your choice. (I will be providing a needle packet in your kit)

Pins: Your choice.

Removable Fabric Marker/Pencil: Suggest you have one you can see on light color fabrics and one for dark fabrics. I like Frixion pens removable by heat for light color fabrics.

Black Permanent Marker: Fine weight for writing on some samplers and for journaling. Examples: Micron Pigma, Faber-Castell Pitt, Fine Sharpie.

Optional: Color pencils, color markers, permanent fabric markers in colors for journaling and coloring fabric.

Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook: Choose something that you’re comfortable writing and sketching in. It does NOT need to be fancy or expensive. It will be the place where you’ll take notes, sketch designs and stitch variations, consider what you’ve stitched and directions you wish to take.

Scissors: Fabric and embroidery (small, sharp)

Rotary Cutter/ Self-healing Cutting Mat: Bring if you have.

Clear Gridded Ruler: Bring what you have. If you need to purchase: It should be at least 9” long.

Create a 6” square cardstock template with a centered 4” square window.

(1) sheet of white printer paper (8.5” x 11”)

Optional: 

Task light

Yarns

Assortment of textural scraps and sheers including tulle and painted cheesecloth

Needle packet with two needles each of Crewel Embroidery sizes 3 and 5 and one Chenille size 22.

Dice