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Learn the Buddhist Art of Silk Applique with Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo | Applique with Machine Embroidery with Sarah Vedeler

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(Show 3307) When textile artist, teacher, and author Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo traveled to India as an economic development volunteer she had no idea that a trip for a few months would change her life and result in a stay of nine years. Learn how this determined woman embarked on a full-time four-year apprenticeship and became a master in the rare Buddhist art form of Tibetan appliqué known as Thangka. In the show, Leslie demonstrates couching with horsehair and the Tibetan method for assembling an appliquéd lotus flower. Then Sarah Vedeler, the queen of Machine embroidery, shows you how to appliqué flowers with machine embroidery.

Applique, Machine Embroidery, Handwork, Silk, Silk Applique, Thangka

Product List:
Threads of Awakening: An American Woman’s Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art by Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Unique Stitch Glue
Methyl Cellulose Starch
Acrylic Gel Medium
Madeira Rayon thread
Silk-Satin Fabric
Poster Tack
Varanasi India - 2 Ply Silk thread
Tapestry Needles
Chenille Needles
Leather Thimble
BERNINA Tweezers
Angled Scissors
Heat & Bond Light
Havel’s Double-Curved Embroidery Scissors
Cricut Easy Press
Meaning of Life

Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

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Sarah Vedeler

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Carol Grant
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What is the significance of using the horse hair vs using the 2 strands of thread?
Beautiful work!

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Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo    Carol Grant
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Hi Carol,

The horsehair has just the right balance of stiffness and flexibility to form smooth curves and sharp points as called for. The thread is wrapped around the horsehair to make colored cords. And the same thread is then used to couch...

Hi Carol,

The horsehair has just the right balance of stiffness and flexibility to form smooth curves and sharp points as called for. The thread is wrapped around the horsehair to make colored cords. And the same thread is then used to couch those cords along the lines of the design. I separate the two strands of my two-ply silk thread in order to create the smoothest wrapping around the horsehair.

Hope that answers your question. Sorry it took me a while to get to it.

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Dawn Carson
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Absolutely fabulous technique. Thank you for bringing this type of couching and appliqué to your membership.

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