| Ann Fahl Teaches You Coloring with Thread | 
 enlarge | Brand: C&T Publishing
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 208982
Media: Office Product
MPN: 52095
Model: 52095
UPC: 734817105800
ASIN: B000VTHO9A
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| Features:
| • | Ann Fahl Teaches You Coloring With Thread | | • | Say it with thread - create fabulous free motion embroidery without drawing, templates, or stencils | | • | Learn all about threads, needles and stabilizers, so you're successful every time | | • | Use any sewing machine with feed dog drop | | • | 90 minutes DVD |
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Product Description
Ann Fahl Teaches You Coloring With Thread 90 minute DVD
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Good Beginning-- April 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'll preface this review by saying I've been doing machine embroidery freehand for over 25 years. 'Way before the passive, computer-based embroidery machine stuff that's popular now.
Ms. Fahl's DVD is for people interested in this more active freehand embroidery. There was no resource like this when I began, only a few books. This DVD covers the basics. It may not sound like much, but keep in mind that 99% of what's for sale is for the more passive, embroidery machine based work.
I was particularly impressed by Ms. Fahl's demeanor and her soothing voice. I've seen some sewing presentations on DVD/tape where the speaker is so squeaky and wound-up that it became quickly irritating. Ms. Fahl has beautiful modulation and cadence of her presentation. As a public speaker on occasion myself, I know how easy it can be to accelerate!
Also, the lighting on this DVD is excellent. It is very easy to see in her overall views. Additionally, her close-up work with the machine is beautifully lit and is very easy to follow. No, not all of these instructional presentations are this well-lit. Again, Ms. Fahl stitches quite slowly for those who don't already know this. She would be going much faster if we weren't watching.
She alludes frequently to quilt-making using this technique, but of course freehand embroidery doesn't require any quilt backing at all. Most of my own creations have been framed without any backing or padding.
More people will probably do freehand embroidery on top of cut fabric pieces as Ms. Fahl does. My work is more thread painting, either on a neutral background or combined with painted cloth backgrounds. So, this is not all-encompassing. But that's all right, that would take several DVD's!
Yes, I knew already the technique(s) that Ms. Fahl has used here, but that's all right, too. There are so few resources for this type of creative work that this is a valuable addition to the library. I was just in a fabric store in Houston recently, buying some fabric and a bunch of thread, and got started talking with a woman next to me in line. She wasn't even aware of freehand embroidery of this type! She had one of the passive computer-based embroidery machines out now. I just happened to have one of my works in the car and we walked out and looked at it after our purchases. She immediately saw the difference between this type of embroidery and what she'd been doing. She was floored that any zigzag machine can do this, without buying a megabuck machine and a bunch of computer software. As I explained to her, I work with laptops all day long; when I want to create to relax, fiddling with computer software is the last thing I want. I place this traditional freehand embroidery in the same category as weaving, crochet, etc. The difference between this technique and the newer passive embroidery is the same as an artist painting on canvas and one fooling with PhotoShop and then printing out a picture.
For anyone interesting in developing their freehand technique, and without having to invest in a passive embroidery machine, this will be an excellent resource, and at a very reasonable price. Ms. Fahl also has an excellent book out, but given the choice, I'd buy the DVD if I could only afford one.
 Lots of basics November 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ann goes through the basics very throughly, in too much detail. When she finally gets to the thread painting it only lasts a few chapters. I will review the several chapters that are relevant but most of the DVD is very basic information.
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