Introduction to Tufting: Learn to Paint with Yarn
Care Tips
A course by Trish Andersen , Fiber Artist
About the video: Care Tips
Overview
“Here I'll share with you a few tips for caring for your artwork, such as how to clean, preserve, and store the piece.”
In this video lesson Trish Andersen addresses the topic: Care Tips, 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
“For this lesson, I just want to go over a few care tips and different things to think about once you have your final artwork completed. As far as care is concerned, one thing to think about, consider where you're hanging it on the wall. And, or if you're making this for someone, let them know of this too. You're not going to want to put this in a place that's in super extreme direct sunlight all the time, because the yarn will have a tendency to fade. You'll lose some of the intensity of the color over time. Also when you're hanging it. Be sure that you're using the adequate anchors and sup...”
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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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