Welcome
See Ellen's work at "Art from the Heart of the Indiana Dunes"
"Please come and join me at the reception on December 6th!".
Reception is from 11am to 3pm.
Showing running November 12th though Decmber 6th Hours 11am to 4pm Thursday though Sunday
Where: 2772 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
Late Summer at the Studio:
The last days of summer leave us rising into the changes of fall. Even for those who don’t send children to school, fall is the time of new beginnings. Ellen has new books, new classes, a new thread club, a new blog and new videos, all for you. Come join us!
Cotton Club presents a New Thread Club,
Ellen Anne Eddy's Hand Dyed Thread Kits!
You can have a different embroidery project every month with threads and patterns Ellen has selected for you. Let Ellen help you! She knows how hard it is to choose colors for a project. These thread kits will have 4 threads, a dark, a medium, a shocker, and a light, perfectly selected to shade a 4”-6” project, a pattern and shading instructions.
The Cotton Club is going to offer them as one of their fabulous clubs, or you can order them separately.
The first month is a Luna Moth in luscious mix of greens, yellows, purples, browns, and blues. The second month is Roses Red with a yummy mix of rosey reds, pinks, and greens. The third month is Golden Koi with a swirling mix of yellows, gold, oranges, teals, and ultra-violets. New kits coming each month.
Come Check out the Cotton Club !
NEW!!!
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
Extended Study Program: Thread Magic
November 2-5, 2009
Carmel, Indiana
Deadline: extended to Oct. 10, 2009
Class Fee: EGA members: $400
Non-members: $450
Kit/Materials Fee: $98
The extensive lists of teacher and student
provided materials will be mailed to registrants.
Level: Beginner to Expert
Location: The class site is north of Indianapolis
beltway, Interstate Route 465, at the
Hampton Inn North
12197 N. Meridian
Carmel, Indiana 46032
Student Lodging: Students are encouraged to stay at the Hampton Inn North, Carmel, Indiana, the site of the class. To take advantage of the rate for class participants, phone the Hampton Inn directly at 317-843-1100 by October 10.
Registration: To register, complete the form on brochure with a deposit of $150 and mail it to EGA. Balance and kit fee are due by October 10. Brad Cape, EGA Education Coordinator, will provide a list of participants, a list of teacher and student-supplied materials, and a letter from the teacher 30 days prior to the class.
Class Description:
Experience fabric empowerment by dyeing fabric to create the colors you seek through this creative process. Tie-dye and fabric painting will create the perfect surface for machine quilting, embroidery and embellishment.
We’ll build solid thread-painted images to add amazing punch to machine-quilted work. We’ll utilize reverse appliqué techniques, embroidery skills, and thread painting skills to create solid shaded images and 3-D appliqué with no size limitations and little or no distortion.
Then we’ll have thread magic, exploring all kinds of threads from rayons, metallics, and iridescents to pearl cottons and novelty yarns using a mixture of machine quilting, embroidery, thread sketching, embellishing, and machine beading to make a 18” x 22” hanging. You may also choose
to make a reversible jacket with stylish cuffs or a vest using hot quilting and embroidery techniques for a garment to flatter all figures.
Click to register
Thread Magic Studio Press is proud to announce new books by Ellen Anne Eddy.
One of the things I've felt was really important was to update booklets I've written in the past I've always believed in documenting what I do for students, so you can take it home to use in your studio or sewing room 10 years ago, the best that could be done were black and white booklets from the copy shop. The information was in them, but they were pretty bare bones. And I've learned so much since then that I want to share with you.
It's been my pleasure this summer to redo two of those booklets in a form I hope will be much more satisfying and useful. They're in color. They have full step by step instructions, and the dye booklet will be available with a DVD. Both these books have full source sections to help you find the tools and materials you need. Even if you have Ellen's original black and white booklets, there's so much more in these beautiful new color additions.
"Ellen Anne Eddy's Quick and Easy Binding Techniques"
Quick and Easy Machine Binding Techniques includes information I used to teach in my Ties that Bind book. But now it has a full step by step photographic section in color for each technique. It covers Rotary cut Bias Binding, Flip and Fold Bias, Corded Buttonhole Binding, No Sew Rod Pockets and even tells you how to deal with embroidered quilts that won't lie flat. All of these techniques can be done quickly, simply and easily completely by machine.
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"Dragonfly Sky"
For years you've asked me to do step by step projects for you. Here is my first one. This delightful dragonfly project focuses on bobbin work with thick and thin threads, angelina fiber, on soft edge appliqué. It has an inspirational gallery section, a full set of instructions, patterns, sources and tips.
$15 per booklet
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"Tigrey Leads the Parade"
You know I tell stories. This is the story about my first dog, Tigrey, who lead everyone in the town of Porter on a merry chase. It's a fun story, but the illustrations are a special treasure for anyone who loves red work, tea towels or bobbin work. Each illustration was done on tea towels with bobbin work and then hand beaded. It's a taste of the past with the techniques of the future. There's a pattern and how to section for both hand work and machine so you can try it yourself. $15 per booklet.
Coming soon! (Check website for availability)
"Ellen Anne Eddy’s Dye Day Workbook"
Ellen Anne Eddy's Dye Day Workbook gives a whirlwind class in color theory, has color charts throughout for both Dharma and Pro Chem, gives Ellen's particular recipes for her famous light source fabric and step by step instruction for both dyeing fabric and hand-dyed threads. It can be purchased with or without it's accompanying DVD.
$20 without CD, $25 with CD
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"Ladybug’s Garden"
A step by step project book that covers free motion zigzag appliqué, soft edge, hard edge, and cut away appliqué. Pattern, tips and sources included.
This booklet accompanies the Ladybug’s Garden workshop.
"Ladybug’s Garden"$15 per booklet
Own a famous quilt:
You know how much fun it is to see your quilt in print. As I’m doing quilts for these books, they’ll go up on the web site for sale. Buy one of these quilts and get a free signed copy of the book your quilt is in to put on your coffee table beneath it.
Thread Magic Studio has gone Technological!
Ellen’s been learning all kinds of new skills. Along with learning how to publish books, she’s been busy learning new ways to reach out through the wires!
New Blog! Do you miss Ellen’s stories? If you’ve been in class with Ellen, You know she tells stories. Ellen’s now telling the story of The Town of Torper and the Very Vulgar Day Lily on her blog at www.ellenanneeddy.blogspot.com. Ellen’s adding a bit to this tale each day. Also available on her face book account.
Watch Ellen on Youtube.
Ellen has her first video, Making Angelina Moons, on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBq0cxux-Q . Watch for more videos from Ellen.
