Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
Preparing the Wool and Fabric
A course by Trish Andersen , Fiber Artist
About the video: Preparing the Wool and Fabric
Overview
“I will now show you how to prepare the wool and how to tighten the fabric onto your frame so that you can start working on your tufted artwork.”
In this video lesson Trish Andersen addresses the topic: Preparing the Wool and Fabric, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn. Discover how to combine tufting techniques like cut pile and loop pile to create colorful and expressive pieces of textile art.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Preparing the Wool and Fabric In this lesson, we'll go over how to prepare your yarn and get it ready for tufting and how to set up your primary backing cloth onto the tufting frame, so we're ready to curate our artwork. Before you start preparing the yarn, you may wonder how much you need to create your project. I wish I had a definite answer for you, but it's a bit all over the place. It depends on different elements like how high your pile height is, what style pile height you're doing, cut or loop, how thick your yarn is, and how far apart the lines are in your tufting. It is impossib...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Interior Decoration, Punch Needle, Textile Design
Trish Andersen
A course by Trish Andersen
Trish Andersen is a fiber artist from Dalton, Georgia. She first started experimenting with crafts when she was diagnosed with leukemia at just two years old. During her three-year treatment, she used art as a way to interpret the world around her. She later began studying graphic design at Savannah School of Art and Design before moving on to interior designer, where she discovered a love for fiber art. After graduating, she moved to New York in 2005, where she created displays for Anthropologie and later started her own studio in 2007. In search of a new creative outlet, she came across tufting and began sharing her work online.
Trish now works full-time creating fiber art for clients all over the world including Coca-Cola, who commissioned her to create a piece of artwork inspired by her hometown. She also continues to share her work with over 100K followers on Instagram.
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