BOBBIN WORK CAN BE CREATED IN AN EMBROIDERY MACHINE AND A STANDARD SEWING MACHINE. IN THIS CLASS WE WILL USE THE STANDARD SEWING MACHINE TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC DESIGNS USING THOSE DIFFICULT THREADS THAT ARE EXTRA THICK AND WILL NOT FIT INTO A SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO SET THE TENSIONS FOR THE NEEDLE AND THE BOBBIN CASE TO BE ABLE TO USE THESE AMAZING THREADS.
SUPPLIES--
MACHINE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER (CLEANED IT LATELY?)
MACHINE CORD, PEDAL, EXTENSION CORD, EXTENSION TABLE IF YOU HAVE ONE
BRING AN ASSORTMENT OF OVERSIZED, THICK THREADS TO USE IN THE BOBBIN
BRING EXTRA BOBBINS TO WIND THE THREADS ONTO
FREE-MOTION QUILTING FOOT
THROAT PLATE FOR STRAIGHT STITCHING AND ZIGZAG STITCHING
BRING A SPECIALITY BOBBIN CASE FOR BOBBIN WORK OR IF YOUR MACHINE DOES NOT HAVE THIS SPECIALITY ITEM, BRING A SECOND BOBBIN CASE THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE TENSION ON WITHOUT RESETTING YOUR EXISTING BOBBIN CASE
ASSORTMENT OF FABRICS IN VARIOUS COLORS FAT QUARTERS IN SIZE (SOLIDS WORK BEST FOR THE STITCHES TO BE SHOWCASED)
PELLON 806 TEAR-AWAY STABILIZER (1 METER IS ENOUGH)
505 SPRAY ADHESIVE
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES (TOPSTITCH NEEDLES SIZE 12, 14, AND 16)
ASSORTMENT OF THREADS IN ALL COLORS FOR THE NEEDLE INCLUDING SOME 80-WEIGHT AND 100-WEIGHT THREAD
MARKING PEN/PENCIL THAT WILL SHOW UP AGAINST THE FABRIC COLORS OF YOUR CHOICE
INSTRUCTOR WILL PROVIDE SOME EXTRA SPECIALITY THREADS AND PRINT DESIGNS TO TRACE WITH THREAD
Skill Level: | Beginner |
Skill Details: | All skill levels welcome |
Requirements: | Machine is in good working order. Bring all your sewing feet, a bobbin work bobbin case if you have one for your machine or a second bobbin case that you can adjust the tension on without disturbing your standard bobbin case. |
Instructor: | Yvonne Menear |
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