Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Thread Painting




I fell in love with a photograph that Tammy Lang had on her blog. Tammy has some lovely pictures there so be sure and take a peek.
Anyway I went ahead and did a thread painting of the one i really liked. I did a sketch and roughly painted it with fabric paint. The next step was to put it in a hoop with a stabilizer backing..... and then just go nuts with the thread....
I haven't done this for awhile so I felt a bit rusty, but I like the results.
When I got it finished I made it into a fabric post card....

11 comments:

*~tabby~* crooked heart art said...

hi miss magpie!
i cannot believe how your postcard looks so much like the pic i posted:)
how nice that you enjoyed and turned a piece of mom natures work into your own:)

Anonymous said...

Hi Mags.... fabulous thread painting of Tammys photo!..you are amazing, dont care how many candels you have on your cake LOL

Anonymous said...

Maggie, your thread painting is absolutely glorious and a wonderful tribute to mother nature and her impecable dress sense. Is there anything that you can't do!! :-)

Gypsy said...

I was wondering how that worked...it is surely a work of art, now, and not just of Mother Nature and Tammy, but of Maggie, as well!
Do you EVER sleep, Maggie???

girlgonethreadwild said...

Hi Maggs, just stopped by Tammy's blog and nearly fell off my chair because of her red dress doll story. What a hoot! Threadplay... what fun! This is so awesome, thanks for sharing! ~Monica

Maggie R said...

Hi everyone... Thanks so much for the lovely compliments on my work.
I have such a love for everything named fibre and beads!!!! I want to try it all and as my knowledge expands my time for each thing is at a premium... Ah sweet mysteries of life yet to be explored!
((((hugs))))
Maggie

Maggie R said...

And Yes GYPSY!! I do sleep, gosh at least 4 hours a night!!
I'm dancing as fast as I can!! VBG
((((hugs))))
Maggie

*~tabby~* crooked heart art said...

dancing???
heheee at the rate you go maggie its more like a jig-ity-jig:)

Maggie R said...

jig-ity-jig Tammy?????
tee hee.... with a cane?? VBG

Cathie said...

Hi Maggy - I found your blog. Thread painting is my number one "fun time" right now. Did you see my squirrel???? That was my first attempt and I'm working on another - a landscape - right now.
Yours is gorgeous! So is the beaded doll. I must try one of those soon.

Maggie R said...

Hi... I looked for your squirrwl but I couldn't find it!! Will try again, I looked at your needle felting and you have some beautiful pieces. I know I could get addicted to it!!!! Like everything else....
Thanks for stopping by... and your nice comments... Don't be a stranger :-)
((((hugs))))
Maggie