Unlock Your Creative Potential!
Be your own expert at thread sketching, thread painting and artful appliqué.
Use these tutorials to learn how to get started in creative free motion stitching and art quilting, and take your work to a new level.
Begin an exhilarating journey into the world of thread sketching and thread painting – an unlimited world of texture, colour, design, and imagination.
Regardless of whether you’re just starting out, or have experience under your belt, it is easy to feel intimidated by all the ‘talent’ that surrounds you. But the belief that you need ‘talent’ is a myth.
My passion is to offer inspiration and education in thread sketching, thread painting, and artful appliqué techniques.
I often don’t follow conventional routes, and I encourage students to explore new methods and push personal boundaries.
Getting Started in Creative Thread Sketching, Thread Painting, and Freestyle Machine Embroidery
Browse through the list of tutorials below — you’re sure to find what you need! Even if you’re completely new to free motion stitching, you can get started with just the basics: a sewing machine that can have a free motion foot fitted, some fabric, thread, and imagination!
Recommended articles for beginners
- Are you wondering what the difference is between thread sketching, thread painting, and free machine embroidery? Find out here.
- And if you’re just getting started…dipping your toe in the ‘thread sketching pond’ for the first time, you can’t go past this comprehensive article: A Beginner’s Guide to Free Motion Machine Embroidery.
- Watch this detailed video tutorial about how to set up your machine for free motion stitching.
- And if you really want the full beginner’s guide to thread sketching, check out my book, Creative Thread Sketching. It’s the only book that deals exclusively with thread sketching and thread painting for beginners.
