Earth
This is one of my favorite classes to teach, because it has just about everything, and you don't have to bring a sewing machine to class! This has fused or painted background trees, fabric rocks, Tyvek rocks, Puff Paint rocks, leaves made with Lutradur or Fiber Etch, sheer fabrics cut with a woodburning tool, painted melted cellophane, Angelina and Tintzl fibers, iridescent cracked ice waves, touches of fused flowers, and you end up with your own, unique, woodland scene; your idea of Earth. Don't worry if your piece does not look like mine - the idea is to make every piece different and special. Learn to combine these techniques according to Linda's Down and Dirty Design principles to create the illusion of a tiny Eden in fabric.
In this class, you will gain a greater understanding of design principles as you work with a wide variety of techniques and products to thoroughly explore the possibilities open to us today. This class takes you from where you are…to someplace else. Please click on this link for the supply list: /earth-element-supply-list.html
This is one of my favorite classes to teach, because it has just about everything, and you don't have to bring a sewing machine to class! This has fused or painted background trees, fabric rocks, Tyvek rocks, Puff Paint rocks, leaves made with Lutradur or Fiber Etch, sheer fabrics cut with a woodburning tool, painted melted cellophane, Angelina and Tintzl fibers, iridescent cracked ice waves, touches of fused flowers, and you end up with your own, unique, woodland scene; your idea of Earth. Don't worry if your piece does not look like mine - the idea is to make every piece different and special. Learn to combine these techniques according to Linda's Down and Dirty Design principles to create the illusion of a tiny Eden in fabric.
In this class, you will gain a greater understanding of design principles as you work with a wide variety of techniques and products to thoroughly explore the possibilities open to us today. This class takes you from where you are…to someplace else. Please click on this link for the supply list: /earth-element-supply-list.html
Wind
Let the Wind carry you up into the sky, making storm clouds with batting and sheers, fabric paints, pastels, Tintzl, Angelina fibers, and create lightning with bobbin work and a sun from Angelina fibers. My original cloud design was one that I saw from a plane as we flew up and past the clouds creating a thunderstorm down below, with the sun shining brightly above, and the plane jumping up and down in the wind currents; but your wind could be completely different. What kind of wind do you want to create? The whispers of breezes at Dawn? Twilight calm? Hurricane winds blowing in from the coast? Tornadoes in the midst of wheatfields? This class will show you how to create clouds, ckises, lightning, and more. Come play with roving, Angelina fiber and Tintzl, bbobbin work, chalk and tulle to create your own, individual wind piece. Please click on this link for the supply list: /wind-element-supply-list.html
Let the Wind carry you up into the sky, making storm clouds with batting and sheers, fabric paints, pastels, Tintzl, Angelina fibers, and create lightning with bobbin work and a sun from Angelina fibers. My original cloud design was one that I saw from a plane as we flew up and past the clouds creating a thunderstorm down below, with the sun shining brightly above, and the plane jumping up and down in the wind currents; but your wind could be completely different. What kind of wind do you want to create? The whispers of breezes at Dawn? Twilight calm? Hurricane winds blowing in from the coast? Tornadoes in the midst of wheatfields? This class will show you how to create clouds, ckises, lightning, and more. Come play with roving, Angelina fiber and Tintzl, bbobbin work, chalk and tulle to create your own, individual wind piece. Please click on this link for the supply list: /wind-element-supply-list.html
Fire
Living in California, the fires can be frightening, devastating, and a constant thread; on the other hand, fire in and of itself is beatuiful, with the crackling noises, the sparks rising high, the renewal of the earth to follow the devastation. It burns brightly, brightly, with flame and shimmer and vibrant color. For some people, fear of fire can be overpowering, but more than one of my students who lived through a fire has said that making the fire itself was theraputic and very freeing, letting them be in charge and control the fire and see its awesome beauty. This is a class that deals in layers upon layers. The background is painted wavering trees, then come the fused trees, the flames, the sheer fabrics and Angelina and Tintzle fibers fused with Bonding Agent 007, then the final layer of the foreground burning branches, all fused under tulle, then quilting down. No sewing machine is required for this class, since the only sewing is the final quilting. Please click on this link for the supply list: /fire-element-supply-list.html
Living in California, the fires can be frightening, devastating, and a constant thread; on the other hand, fire in and of itself is beatuiful, with the crackling noises, the sparks rising high, the renewal of the earth to follow the devastation. It burns brightly, brightly, with flame and shimmer and vibrant color. For some people, fear of fire can be overpowering, but more than one of my students who lived through a fire has said that making the fire itself was theraputic and very freeing, letting them be in charge and control the fire and see its awesome beauty. This is a class that deals in layers upon layers. The background is painted wavering trees, then come the fused trees, the flames, the sheer fabrics and Angelina and Tintzle fibers fused with Bonding Agent 007, then the final layer of the foreground burning branches, all fused under tulle, then quilting down. No sewing machine is required for this class, since the only sewing is the final quilting. Please click on this link for the supply list: /fire-element-supply-list.html
Water
My astrological sign is the Crab, so I relate to water. I was born in Trinidad (an island off the coast of Venezuela), lived on Virginia Beach until I was six, then moved to Minnesota (Land of 10,000 lakes), then down the East Coast and then California, where it's a one hour drive to the ocean. In this class, I show you how to create Water with fabric paints, painted melted cellophane, sheer fabrics and melted fibers; make burnt edge appliquéd rocks, and quilt it all with metallic and opalescent threads. We'll make waves and crashing surf, beaches with the tide coming in, and harsh rocks to anchor the whole thing. You will learn to paint fabric, melt sheers and iridiscent cracked ice, burn the edges of rocks, and create a shimmering water scene, to your own design, using my Down and Dirty Design Principles. Please click on this link for the supply list: /water-element-supply-list.html
My astrological sign is the Crab, so I relate to water. I was born in Trinidad (an island off the coast of Venezuela), lived on Virginia Beach until I was six, then moved to Minnesota (Land of 10,000 lakes), then down the East Coast and then California, where it's a one hour drive to the ocean. In this class, I show you how to create Water with fabric paints, painted melted cellophane, sheer fabrics and melted fibers; make burnt edge appliquéd rocks, and quilt it all with metallic and opalescent threads. We'll make waves and crashing surf, beaches with the tide coming in, and harsh rocks to anchor the whole thing. You will learn to paint fabric, melt sheers and iridiscent cracked ice, burn the edges of rocks, and create a shimmering water scene, to your own design, using my Down and Dirty Design Principles. Please click on this link for the supply list: /water-element-supply-list.html
