All levels
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17 min 18 sec
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00:25
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06:09
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10:44
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Taught by Heidi Parkes
This class will be available to view on December 18, 2024.
Darning is an artful technique that goes far beyond simple mending. Heidi Parkes, a skilled fiber artist from Milwaukee, often uses darning to embellish her beautiful and unique quilts. She adds texture to her creations by weaving threads in neat, straight lines or manipulating the warp and weft to form intricate, decorative shapes. With just a needle and thread, Heidi demonstrates how darning can be a quick and effective way to add dimension to any textile art, or even just a piece of clothing.
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Darning is an artful technique that goes far beyond simple mending. Heidi Parkes, a skilled fiber artist from Milwaukee, often uses darning to embellish her beautiful and unique quilts. She adds texture to her creations by weaving threads in neat, straight lines or manipulating the warp and weft to form intricate, decorative shapes. With just a needle and thread, Heidi demonstrates how darning can be a quick and effective way to add dimension to any textile art, or even just a piece of clothing.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Needle - Heidi likes the Dritz milliner's multi-pack
- Thread - Heidi is using DMC pearl size 8
- Embroidery hoop to fit the size of your darning
- Scissors and snips
- Thimbles, Heidi uses pushing and pulling/gripping thimbles
- Removable marking tool
Downloads:
- Hand sew a weaving with warp and weft
- Thread weave a square and circle
- Extend your darning with running stitch
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1 users recommended this class to a friend
Faith Hale
The examples Heidi showed at the end got me so excited about the possibilities of this stitch. That dandelion?! So precious!
4 days ago
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