Painting with Thread

By Venice Kichura

“Painting with Thread” is an article, containing more than 5,000 words, that provides useful tips and information on using embroidery to create realistic needle art in subjects such as birds and flowers. It describes materials, stitches, design transfer methods and other ideas in thread painting. Prominent thread artists and featured, besides photos of both finished and unfinished projects. References and links are noted at the end of the article.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Venice Kichura
• Release date: Nov 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465702258

Venice Kichura

Venice Kichura is a freelance writer who writes for several websites and has been published in print media. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Venice holds a Bachelor of Science in English and History. She started her writing career as a feature writer for a South Florida newspaper where she also wrote a weekly column. Venice has been published in several print publications, including “Connecticut Parents Magazine", “God Allows U-Turns”, "Pentecostal Evangel","Sonlight Christian Newspaper" and others. She’s written more than 1,000 internet articles which have been published in sites such as Suite 101 and Associated Content. As a writer for Demand Media since 2008, she's written numerous articles for websites such as "Garden Guides" and others. Venice has a passion for encouraging others in their Christian walk and has written book reviews for the Christianity section of About.com.

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Painting with Thread

By Venice Kichura

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Painting with Thread

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Copyright 2011 Venice Kichura

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Introduction * What is Thread Painting * Advantages of Thread Painting * Choosing Fabrics * Choosing Threads for a Project * Embroidery Needles * Types of Hoops and Frames * Finding Designs * Transferring Designs * Determining Stitch Direction * Starting and Ending Threads * Outlining Stitches * Filling Stitches * Laundering a Finished Project * Finishing Ideas * Prominent Hand Embroidery Artists * Photos of Finished Embroidery * Photos of Works-in-Progress* References and Links * About the Author

Copyright 2011 Venice Kichura

Introduction

There’s nothing that’s more relaxing for me than stretching out in my living room recliner as I work on an embroidery project. Hand embroidery is a popular needlecraft enjoyed by a wide range of ages and people in many different cultures. Besides offering a creative outlet where stitchers can escape from a hectic world, this hobby results in producing