Inspirational Indigo - Janice Gunner
Indigo is such a magical colour, there is no other quite like it! Having dyed or bought the fabrics, just how are you going to use them? I will give ideas and inspiration to begin planning or stitching your own indigo work of art. Machine or hand piecing, appliqué, quilting and finishing techniques will all be discussed, demonstrated and worked.
Students requirements
· Indigo dyed Shibori or similar fabrics
· Any other indigo fabrics you may have and a little contrast fabric in red, green or rust colour works well too.
· Rotary Cutter, Mat and ruler/rulers
· Sewing Machine (Don’t forget your instruction book and power lead and foot pedal!) and needles – I use top stitch 80’s, they are easy to thread!
· Sewing kit – scissors, pins, stitch ripper etc
· Dark blue sewing thread for piecing
· 2-3 reels machine quilting thread (include a blue, gold or copper coloured metallic) or hand quilting thread (thicker, sashiko style works best)
· ½ metre minimum each of backing fabric and wadding (the wadding can be used as a design wall while you are planning your piece)
· ½ metre maximum of Bond-a-Web in case you want to applique (optional)
· Note Pad and pencil
· Digital Camera (optional)
· Masking tape
