The Sew Somerset Sew Scrappy Journal Wednesday 9:00 - 4:30 $130  
  Jane Eileen    


Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Project

 

    This is the journal that was on the cover of the summer 2009 Sew Somerset . If you ever wanted to make a journal with a twist or wanted to just make one with all your leftovers and not have to go out and buy anything, this is the answer. We will spend the beginning of class painting, splattering, and dripping on fabric which will later become the pages of our books. Next, we will experiment with mixing all kinds of materials including leftover fabrics, papers, transparencies, metals, unconventional goodies, etc. Then, we’ll be playing with a variety of textures , designs, and unusual color combinations, making something out of nothing, so to speak, something beautiful to a mixed media artist’s eye. The remainder of the class will be spent putting those things onto our pages and constructing the book. We will keep it funky and fun with spaces for you to go back and journal in your book. If you can sew an almost straight line on your machine, you have all the prerequisite sewing skills you need to be successful!

    Kit fee of $10 payable to Instructor at class time includes: access to a variety of liquid and iron on adhesives, a plethora of embellishment fabrics and net, miscellaneous sew on pieces, lace, trims, buttons, and decorative items, embroidery floss, threads in many colors, photos, pictures, transparencies, ephemera, pattern tissue, found objects and metal doodads, a variety of different types and colors of paints for fabrics, recycled and scrapbook papers, etc.

    Supplies Provided by Instructor: handout and take home pattern, a personalized sew on label for each person, a wide variety of mark making materials, and all other necessary supplies to complete the project
    Jane will also bring several other completed scrappy fabric books, other than the published one, for inspiration.

    Supply List:
  • paint apron or smock to protect clothing while painting
  • sewing machine with sewing machine needles and bobbins (a few will be available but if you prefer not to share or wait in line, bring yours, please)
  • fabric scissors
  • sharp embroidery needle if you wish to sew on buttons or to do any hand stitching
  • straight pins
  • 6 pieces of heavyweight canvas, denim or duck fabric for pages, each piece approximately 7.5 X 9”, 
  • 1 small inexpensive sponge brush for glue
  • 2 or 3 more small inexpensive sponge or bristle brushes for paints
  • water container
  • extension cord
  • thread

    Optional: if you want to write in your book in class: just a few fabric markers or markers that write on painted fabric without running - I use Fabrico fabric markers, Sharpie permanent, Bic Mark It permanent, and Zebra permanent.  Choose whatever tip width you wish. You can also bring some of your own scraps and leftovers if you want to pack them, but it is not required.

Questions? Email Jane Eileen at janeeileen@hotmail.com
Website: http://www. janeeileen.blogspot.com