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Online Workshop—Seasons in my Garden—Winter
Welcome to my studio. All the threads needed to complete Seasons in My Garden—Winter are listed on
the Supply List. To avoid a huge thread bill, I have tried to use the same thread colors from one design to
another. The thread colors listed in the Project Information Chart are the ones I actually used to make the
original. Some students like to use the exact color pallet while others like to strike out on their own.
Thread colors are just suggestions – make the finished product your own if you wish and choose your
own color pallet.
Supplies Needed for Winter
6" wooden, plastic or spring machine embroidery hoop
Workshop pattern
Scotch or removable tape
Ultra fine point Sharpie or Pigma pen
40 weight thread as noted in Supply List (see next page for specific colors)
(1) 10" x 10" piece of Superior 4X Dissolve or Super Solvy—clear water soluble stabilizer film
(1) 10" x 10" piece of OESD Aqua Mesh or Aqua Magic by Pfaff – a water soluble stabilizer backing
that looks and feels like fabric
(1) 10" x 10" piece of crème color Kona cotton for background fabric
Sewing machine with open toe free-motion foot
Basic sewing supplies
How to use the Project Information Chart for each design
Every online workshop will have a Project Information Chart to guide you through thread painting
each area of the design. This chart will be before the instructions and photos for each area of the
design to thread paint. The following is an example of a sample Project Information Chart.
For example, look at Thread #1 below under Dirt Around the Flowers
Design—the area you will thread paint
Thread Manufacturer—mfg.& thread color, either Isacord (I) or Superior (S) thread colors used* Thread color—general description of the thread colors to use
Stitch type—whether to use a straight or zigzag stitch
Width—width of the zigzag stitch to use to thread paint that part of the design
Figure # - the photo reference for that part of the design. Scrutinize these photos—there is a lot
of good stuff here.
*It is not necessary to use the exact colors I used. I have noted the colors I used as a reference and in
case someone wants to use the exact colors.
Dirt Around the Flowers
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Stitch width Figure #
#1 Dirt color #1 I-0945 Medium brown Zigzag 2.0 mm Figure 1
Project Information Chart
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Seasons in My Garden
Winter Video Snippets
Alright, you have created a small Spring garden and you didn‘t even get your hands dirty. How
cool is that? Three more seasons and you are done - of course, the remaining seasons would be
summer, fall and winter!!
There are some repetitive plants and thus hoop movements in the remaining 3 seasons so it
would be counterproductive to repeat videos you have already seen. So, in the PDF documents
for each of the remaining seasons the first line in the instructions will refer you to one of two
Video Notes:
1. The first notes you will see are in blue and refer you to a specific point in the Spring video
you have already viewed. Should you need a refresher, simply click on that point in the Spring
playlist for a review.
2. The second video notes in red refer you to a Video Snippet for the Winter season which fol-
lows. Here again all you have to do is view the video then later click on the playlist for a re-
fresher should you need it. I know this sounds a bit confusing right now, but I think once you
see the PDF documents, you will see what I am talking about.
So let‘s get going.
Winter Thread Colors These thread colors are specific to Seasons in my Garden—Winter
Brown/rust/tan Olive green Red/orange/yellow Gray
0945-medium brown 5944-med dark olive 1913-medium red 4073-dark gray
1252-light rust 5933-medium olive 1312-red/rust 0142-light gray
0776-dark taupe 5822-med light olive 0713-bright yellow
0873-light taupe 0232-light yellow olive 0821-dark gold
0853-medium tan 1430-medium coral
0870-pale tan
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Online Workshop—Seasons in My Garden—Winter
Tracing & Hooping
See Tracing and Hooping in the Getting Ready for Online Workshops for instructions on how to trace and
hoop the design. This design fits completely in the center of a 6" hoop.
Thread # Design Thread mfg Thread color Stitch type Stitch width Figure #
#1 Dirt color #1 I-0945 Medium
brown
Zigzag 2.0 mm Figure 1
#2 Dirt color #2 I-1252 Light rust Zigzag 2.0 mm Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 2
←Thread #1
←Thread #2
1. Please view Thread Painting—Stitches with
Attitude at www.nancyprince.com for explana-
tion of the differences between the straight and
zigzag stitch.
2. Dirt—See Thread #1. Pull thread to top of sta-
bilizer. With design facing you move hoop right
to left to fill in dirt area, Figure 1. Thread paint
slightly into each plant area.
3. Notice in Figure 1 that Thread #1 thread paints
over bottom of the left, right and center base of
stems.
4. See Thread #2 and Figure 2. Repeat Step 2
thread painting in the 2nd thread color between
the stitches already in place. It isn‘t necessary to
totally fill in the dirt. You want just a suggestion
of dirt around the flowers.
Now who would have thought you would be playing
with dirt—takes me back to my childhood!!!
Dirt Around the Flowers
Project Information Chart
©2008 Nancy Prince
VIDEO NOTE: See Seasons in My Garden—Spring
Dirt Around the Flowers for video instructions to
thread paint the dirt.
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Center Holly Stems, Leaves and Berries
1. Center Holly Stems & Leaves.—NOTE: Before be-
ginning any flowers or berries in this project, practice
the hoop rotations required to thread paint each flower
or cluster of berries. It is best to make any errors on a
practice piece and not the final one. See Figure 5 for
what the final flowers will look like—they are actually
just little blobs.
2. See Thread #3. Rotate hoop so stems are facing you.
Thread paint up the center stem pulling the hoop to-
wards you.
3. At the top make a small leaf (a very small oval) to the
left of the stem, Figure 3 and Diagram 1, come back to
the center and make another small leaf on the right side.
4. Continue pulling the hoop toward you until you reach
the 1st ―branching off‖ stem and repeat Step 3 to form
the branches and leaves. Come back to center stem.
5. Continue thread painting down the stem and repeat
Steps 2-5 until all Thread #3 stems and leaf colors are
complete. Notice that not all the stems and branches are
covered by Thread #3.
6. NOTE: Leaves and stems will infringe on other stems
and leaves. That is just what Mother Nature intended.
7. See Thread #4 and Figure 4. Repeat Steps 2-6 to com-
plete light olive stems and leaves, Figure 4.
8. Red Holly Berries—See Thread #5. Make very small
circles to thread paint the berries. The berries don‘t
have to be perfect; they just need to give a hint of a clus-
ter of berries, Figure 5.
9. To get from one clump of berries to the next raise the
needle, locate the next berry cluster and thread paint 2nd
group of berries. Remember to keep the berries in pro-
portion to the stems and leaves.
10. Repeat Steps 8-9 to thread paint all berries on all three
shrubs.
11. Cut connecting threads when they are in the way or
when berries are complete.
Figure 3
Figure 4
Diagram 1
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure
#3 1st stem & leaf color I-5933 Medium olive Straight Figure 3 & Diagram 1
#4 2nd stem & leaf color I-5822 Medium light olive Straight Figure 4
#5 Red holly berries I-1913 Medium red Straight Figure 5
Thread #3 →
Thread #4 →
©2008 Nancy Prince
← Branching off stem
VIDEO NOTE: See Winter Snippets Center Holly Stems,
Leaves and Berries for video instructions to thread paint the
stems and red berries.
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Right and Left Stems & Orange Flowers
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure #
#6 Right & Left stems—1st
color
I-0776 Dark taupe Straight Figure 5
#7 R&L stems 2nd color I-0873 Light taupe Straight Figure 6
#8 R&L stems 3rd color I-0870 Pal tan Straight Figure 6
#9 Orange flowers I-1312 Red/rust Straight Figure 7 & Diagram 2
Figure 5
Figure 6
Diagram 2
1. Right & Left Stems—See Thread #6. Rotate hoop so
left stems are facing you. Locate first stem to thread
paint. See Figure 5 for possible locations for Thread #6.
2. NOTE: You don‘t have to thread paint the same stems I
did – select the stems want, just remember to make the
stems random colors and that there are 3 thread colors to
be thread paint so don‘t make any one color too heavy.
3. Start at the bottom of the stem and thread paint the stem
by pulling the hoop towards you. Stitch to the top. Then
reverse the direction and thread paint back to where you
started.
4. To get from one stem to another (in the dirt area) move
the hoop north to south (this stitch is a bit like a vertical
zigzag stitch) in very short stitches until you get to the 2nd
stem.
5. Repeat Steps 3-4 to thread paint all remaining Thread #6
stems on the left side. Repeat for the right side.
6. See Thread #7 and Figure 6. Repeat Steps 3-5 to thread
paint 2nd thread color on left and right side.
7. See Thread #8 and Figure 6. Repeat Steps 3-5 to thread
paint 3rd thread color on left and right side.
8. Evaluate stems and touch up if necessary.
9. Orange Flowers—See Thread #9, Diagram 2 and Fig-
ure 7. Rotate the hoop so the stem is parallel to the table
edge (it is just easier to make the flower this way).
10. To form the flowers move the needle north then south no
more than 1/16" then back north, then south – you are
basically making your own little short zigzag stitch.
Thread paint right over the stem. Vary the length of
each flower so that all the flowers are not the same
length. See Diagram 2 for stitch suggestions. See Fig-
ure 9 for an up close view of finished flowers.
11. To get to the next flowers, raise the needle and move to
the next flower location. Repeat Steps 9-10 to thread
paint all remaining flowers up right and left side.
12. Cut connecting thread when the threads are in the way or
the design is complete..
Thread #6 →
Thread #7 &
#8 →
©2008 Nancy Prince
VIDEO NOTE: See Seasons in My Garden—Spring Right and
Left Stems for video instructions to thread paint the right and left
stems.
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Foreground Rocks and Rock under Coral Cactus
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure #
#10 Outline rocks I-4073 Dark gray Straight Figure 7
#11 Rock 1st fill I-0142 Light gray Straight Figure 7
#12 Rock 2nd fill I-0853 Medium tan Straight Figure 8
Figure 7
Figure 8
1. Rocks—For video specifics see Seasons in My Gar-
den—Spring the Rock section, frame #?????
2. See Thread #10. With straight stitch outline rocks in-
cluding interior inside rocks, Figure 7.
3. Repeat outline if it isn‘t dark enough. Outline all
rocks.
4. See Thread #11. With rocks facing you move hoop
right to left to lightly fill in foreground rocks and also
rock under coral cactus, Figure 7
5. NOTE: I have used a light colored fabric so some of
the crème background can show thorough. If you use
a colored background fabric, you might want to fill in
the rocks with Thread #11 and 12.
6. See Thread #12. With straight stitch fill lightly inside
area of rocks between stitches already in place, Figure
8.
↑ Thread #10 & 11
↑ Thread #12
©2008 Nancy Prince
Coral cactus →
VIDEO NOTE: See Seasons in My Garden—Spring Rocks
for video instructions to thread paint the rocks.
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Christmas Cactus— Stems, Coral & Yellow Flowers
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure
#13 Right & Left cactus leaves I-5933 Medium olive Straight Figure 9
#14 Coral Cactus flowers I-1430 Medium coral Straight Figure 10 &
Diagram 3
#15 Yellow Cactus flowers I-0713 Bright yellow Straight Figure 10 &
Diagram 3
Figure 9
Figure 10
Diagram 3
1. Cactus Leaves—NOTE: The leaves on the cactus have
been drawn as individual small leaves. If you can fill in
each small leaf with the straight stitch, then great. If these
leaves are too small for you, just concentrate on thread
painting the whole column of cactus leaves as a filled in
straight line.
2. See Thread #13 and Figure 9. Start with left Christmas
cactus leaves (coral flowers). Outline each leaf and fill in
the oval following the shape of the leaf. Since the leaves
are very small, this is very quick. If you are making a
solid line from the top of each leaf to the bottom, thread
paint to the bottom of the leaves and back up to the top,
filling in the center of leaves as you go.
3. Continue filling each leaf on the first column until you get
back to the top.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 to complete left cactus stems.
5. Evaluate all the stems and if there are any large holes near
the top, make small ovals to fill in the holes.
6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to form the leaves on the right (yellow
flowers) cactus.
7. Coral Cactus Flowers—See Thread #14, Figure 10 and
Diagram 3. To make coral flowers, thread paint a hori-
zontal line about 1/8" long. At the right end of the line
make a short vertical south direction line, then back to the
horizontal line. Thread paint to the left a nano amount
and make another south vertical line. Then thread paint
back to the horizontal line. Then thread paint to the left
end of the horizontal line and make another south vertical
line—stitch is like a comb, Diagram 3.
8. Raise needle and repeat Step 7 to thread paint remaining
coral Christmas cactus.
9. Yellow Cactus Flowers—See Thread #15, Figure 10 and
Diagram 10. Repeat Steps 7-8 to complete yellow cactus
flowers.
10. Cut connecting threads when they are in the way or the
section is complete.
↑ Thread #13
←Thread 14
©2008 Nancy Prince
Thread #9 →
VIDEO NOTE: See Winter Snippets Christmas Cactus—Stems,
Coral & Yellow Flowers for video instructions to thread paint
the leaves and flowers.
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Sections 1-3 - Light Green Fan plants
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure
#16 1st plant color I-0821 Dark gold Straight Figure 11
#17 2nd plant color I-0232 Light yellow olive Straight Figure 12
#18 3rd plant color I-0870 Pale tan Straight Figure 13
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
1. Sections 1-3 Light Green Fan Plant—See Master
drawing for section locations.
2. See Thread #16 and Figure 11. Rotate hoop so Sec-
tion 1 is facing you. See Figure 11 for illustration of
stitch direction. The stitch is like a fan—start the first
stitch at the dot in Section 1 and rotate the hoop coun-
terclockwise to about 9 o‘clock.
3. Then rotate the hoop back clockwise to the dot—don‘t
thread paint over the line you just thread painted.
Again rotate hoop counterclockwise to just right of the
first stitches. Rotate back to dot again.
4. Continue rotating the hoop until the stitches above the
center are straight up and down. Now rotate the hoop
clockwise in an arc to fill in lightly to the right side of
the previous stitch. Continue arcing the stitches until
you reach 3 o‘clock.
5. Raise needle and move to Section 2 and repeat Steps 2
-4 to complete Section 2.
6. Raise needle and move to Section 3 and repeat Steps 2
-4 to complete Section 1-C.
7. See Thread #17 and Figure 12. Repeat Steps 2-6. The
3rd stitches falling between the stitches already in
place.
8. See Thread #18 and Figure 13. Repeat Steps 2-7.
The 2nd stitches falling between the stitches already
in place.
9. Evaluate design and touch up as necessary.
↑ Thread 16
↑ Thread #17
←Thread #18
©2008 Nancy Prince
← Section
← Section 2
Section 3 →
VIDEO NOTE: See Seasons in My Garden—Spring Sections 2 & 4,
Light Olive Shrubs for video instructions to thread paint Sections 1-
3, light green fan plants.
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Sections 4-6—Dark Green Fan Plant
Thread # Design Thread mfg. Thread color Stitch type Figure
#19 1st plant color I-0853 Medium tan Straight Figure 14 &
Diagram 4
#20 2nd plant color I-5933 Medium olive Straight Figure 15
#21 3rd plant color I-5944 Medium dark olive Straight Figure 16
Figure 14
Figure 15
Figure 16
1. Dark Green Fan Plant—See Master drawing for
section locations.
2. See Thread #19 and Figure 14. Sections 4 and 6
have one plant per section and Section 5 has 2 plants
in each section. Refer to the Master Pattern to locate
the dots for each section.
3. Locate Section 4. The stitch is like a fan – start the
stitch for Sections 4 and 6 at the center dot and arc
the hoop counterclockwise until the stitch reaches
about 6 o‘clock and overlaps the rock below, see
Figure 14 and Diagram 4.
4. Then rotate the hoop back in an arc clockwise to the
dot – don‘t thread paint over the line you just thread
painted . Again rotate hoop counterclockwise to just
right of the first stitches. Rotate back to dot again.
5. Continue rotating the hoop and stitching until the
stitches at the center are straight up and down. Now
rotate the hoop clockwise in an arc and thread paint
to the right of the previous stitch. Continue rotating
the hoop clockwise until you reach 6 o‘clock overlap-
ping the rocks below, Figure 14.
6. Repeat Steps 2-5 to thread paint Section 6.
7. Raise needle and move to Section 5. Repeat Steps 2-
5 to thread paint Section 5 remembering that there are
2 dots (plants) in this section. Stitches from 2nd
plant will infringe on stitches already in place from
plant 1
8. See Thread #20 and Figure 15. Repeat Steps 2-7 to
thread paint 2nd thread color for all 3 sections..
9. See Thread #21 and Figure 16. .Repeat Steps 2-7 to
thread paint 3rd thread color for all 3 sections.
NOTE: Evaluate the entire design and touch up any areas that
might need a bit of tweaking.
↑ Thread #19
↑ Thread #20
←Thread #21
©2008 Nancy Prince Diagram 5
Multiple
Diagram 5
Single
← Section 6
Section 4→ ← Section 5
VIDEO NOTE: See Seasons in My Garden—Spring Sections
2 & 4, Light Olive Shrubs for video instructions to thread
paint Sections 4-6, dark green fan plants. The only difference
is that these plants are upside down. The technique is the
same.
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1. Remove the project from the hoop.
2. Cut away the top and bottom stabilizers to within 1/2" of the design. Be cautious—don‘t cut into the
fabric.
3. Run cold water (check with the manufacturer‘s recommendations for water temperature for your
brand of stabilizer) over the design. As the water breaks the stabilizer down, it turns the stabilizer
into ―goo‖.
4. Continue rinsing the design under running water until all the ―goo‖ is gone from the front and back.
5. Take some soap (bar or hand) and rub it into the design on the front and back. The soap will help to
break down the stabilizer trapped inside the stitches.
6. Place the project into a sink of cold water and let soak for about an hour.
7. Rub the top and back of the design between your thumb and forefinger. If your fingers are tacky, the
project needs to soak longer. Change the water and continue soaking until there is no more tackiness
and the stabilizer is out.
8. Leaving any residue in the design will leave it stiff so try and get the all of the stabilizer out.
9. For the last soak, put some fabric softener into clean water and soak for another 30 minutes.
10. Blot and allow to air dry. Press the design from the back to press out any wrinkles.
11. The Clover triangle iron works great to press out the wrinkles near the edge of the thread.
12. Use a pressing cloth over the thread if you want to press from the top. Don‘t press right on the
thread.
Thanks so much for spending time with me today. I hope you have fun thread painting your project. As
a reminder—remember thread painting can be addictive. Ask me how I know that? Until we meet again,
have fun thread painting.
Removing the Stabilizer from Fabric
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Website: www.nancyprince.com * email: [email protected].
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Congratulations!! You have completed Seasons in My Garden—Winter. The stabilizer can be washed away
now or you can wait until all four projects are complete. The written instructions are below. Complete
video instructions for Removing the Stabilizer are listed last in the Play List.
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Seasons in My Garden—Winter
Congratulations you are done!!! Use the photo above as a quilting reference. The fabric was ac-
cented before quilting with Tsukineko inks. I used an ink pad, color Cosmic Copper for around
the dirt and Aegean Blue for accenting around the sky. I used a 1/2‖ shader brush to apply the ink.
©2008 Nancy Prince
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Congratulations!! You are finished!!!
Some suggestions for completing the top.
Add borders, backing and binding to make a small quilt perhaps for your guild‘s silent auction or as a
gift for a special friend.
Add a mat and frame the design.
Make a special label for a special quilt
Make a postcard for a friend
Tea towels or towels—how cute would that be
Or wait for the other three Seasons in my Garden (summer, fall and winter ) online workshop to arrive.
Hopefully after this little project, you will be as addicted to thread painting as I am. My goal is that each
of you are happy with the online workshop and are anxious to give another one a try. Please do not
hesitate to contact me if you have any comments—either positive or negative. If there is something
‗broken‘ with the workshop and no one tells me, I can‘t fix it. So don‘t be bashful if you have something
to say. Let me hear from you
As a side note, I use two methods to thread paint, one of which you learned today—the direct method. I
also use another method where the designs are created ―off‖ the quilt, cleaned up and stitched to the quilt
top once the quilt is quilted. This method will be showcased in a future workshop.
I would also love to hear your thoughts on what you would like to see offered for upcoming workshops.
Would you like:
Printing on fabric
A landscape project—snow scenes, fall scenes, spring scenes, summer scenes
A project that has its own custom printed fabric
Continuing projects
Projects with people or animals
Portraits
Large flowers
Thread sketching
Quilting a Landscape Quilt