Easy Bobbinwork Techniques

Ellen Osten – fiber artist and sewing educator – shows you how to play with different thread types to embellish a cute clutch with bobbinwork.

In Easy Bobbinwork Techniques, Ellen Osten- fiber artist and sewing educator- shows you how to play with different thread types to embellish a cute clutch with bobbinwork. Ellen makes learning this technique a snap, so if you’ve been hesitant to explore bobbinwork in the past, this is the perfect time to try it out. Take advantage of this great learning opportunity and you’ll receive some extra professional tips and tricks along the way!

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Run Time: 27:26

You’ll love this sewing video if you:

• Like to create and sew accessories
• Like to make gifts for yourself or others
• Want to add to your sewing skill set

In Create a Tank Top Combining Knit and Woven Fabrics, you’ll learn how to:

• Use your bobbin as the top thread
• Prepare the fabric for embellishment
• Use metallic threads and silk ribbon
• Transfer the pattern onto a stabilizer using a variety of methods
• Assemble the clutch

About the Expert:

Ellen has decades of experience sewing and teaching professionally. She is contributor to several Sulky of America books and is the creator of the pattern line, Sew… What’s New. Ellen has been with Sulky of America, Inc. since 1988 as a National Sulky Educator. A few years ago, Ellen became the Sulky fulltime National Education Director. She travels the country giving lectures, demos and hands-on classes. Ellen helps develop projects and techniques for Sulky’s Certified Teacher Training programs, consumer shows and trade shows. She enjoys teaching all skill levels and instructs in many subject areas, including free-motion thread painting, computerized embroidery, pattern fitting, bridal, tailoring, cutwork and beading. Among other settings, Ellen has taught at the American Quilter’s Society, the American Sewing Guild, the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Martha Pullen Licensings, South West Tech and the Sew for Fun Cruise in 2005.