Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
Tufting: Cut Pile Gun 2
A course by Trish Andersen , Fiber Artist
About the video: Tufting: Cut Pile Gun 2
Overview
“As I continue with the cut pile gun, you'll see how to drive your gun, how to apply proper pressure, and move your hands at the speed of the gun. You'll also learn how to tuft contours and organic lines.”
In this video lesson Trish Andersen addresses the topic: Tufting: Cut Pile Gun 2, 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
“pulling my tails out. OK, so I'm going to stand up now because I'm getting to a shape that needs me to be on a higher level. Again, keeping it perpendicular, prying a little bit of pressure. pulled seeing the trigger. So you'll see my hand I have, I'm on this holding this. So I'm also pushing a little bit with that. Just how you start to move with the tool and what works best with you. But I do push a tiny bit to help me guide the gun to where I need it to go. I'm going to sit my gun down and take these tails out and see where we're at on this shape. Okay, so at this point, a good idea to g...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
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Category
Craft -
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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