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....
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11 comments:

  1. *~tabby~* crooked heart artOctober 26, 2007 at 3:26 PM

    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:)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 27, 2007 at 3:50 AM

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

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  3. AnonymousOctober 27, 2007 at 4:38 AM

    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!! :-)

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  4. GypsyOctober 27, 2007 at 7:10 AM

    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???

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  5. girlgonethreadwildOctober 27, 2007 at 3:05 PM

    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

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  6. Maggie ROctober 28, 2007 at 1:05 AM

    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

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  7. Maggie ROctober 28, 2007 at 1:06 AM

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

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  8. *~tabby~* crooked heart artOctober 28, 2007 at 11:11 AM

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

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  9. Maggie ROctober 28, 2007 at 11:32 PM

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

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  10. CathieNovember 12, 2007 at 6:57 AM

    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.

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  11. Maggie RNovember 13, 2007 at 12:28 AM

    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

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