Priscilla Lynch's presentation on "Free Motion Machine Embroidery: Painting with Thread." will be our next speaker
Byron Center, Michigan – The Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild’s first program meeting of the year is on Wed., September 6, featuring Priscilla Lynch on “Free Motion Machine Embroidery: Painting with Thread,” at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 East 8th St., Holland, MI 49423, starting promptly at 6:30pm with social time beginning at 6pm. Guests are asked to pay $10 toward the speaker’s fee.
Saugatuck
resident Priscilla Lynch will present a talk about using free motion machine
embroidery to create images on fabric. Lynch explains, “You don’t need
a fancy and
expensive sewing machine
to do machine
embroidery. By
dropping the feed
dogs (those jagged
little bars sitting
under your needle
that propel fabric
through the machine)
on virtually any
sewing machine, you
can turn your
needle and thread into a freely moving pencil or
paint brush allowing you complete control in creating your imagery.” Her talk will focus on work that she has done
with free motion embroidery, and techniques and tips that she has learned along
the way. In addition to her PowerPoint presentation, she will have many samples
and finished pieces on hand.
Lynch
has been working with fiber since a child, starting with sewing and knitting
and then learning to weave. For over 35
years she produced handwoven clothing that she sold in several regional
galleries. Later, she transitioned into
tapestry weaving and was the Educational Chair for the American Tapestry
Alliance. Her current work is primarily
in felting, art quilting and free motion machine embroidery. Throughout her fiber career, she has taught
and lectured in many venues and shown in juried and invitational shows locally
and nationally. Currently her work can
be seen at Good Goods in Saugatuck, MI and at the MI Arts Show at the Holland
Area Arts Council (8/25/17 -11/4/17).
The
Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild invites anyone interested in the textile fiber arts
to their monthly program meetings held the first Wednesday of each month at the
Holland Area Arts Council. For more
information, visit the guild’s blog at
http://lakeshorefiberartsguild.blogspot.com or contact jgould1526@gmail.com or
616-878-1526.
Jennifer
Gould, VP-Programs
Lakeshore
Fiber Arts Guild
435
Woodburn, SW
Byron
Center MI 49315
616-878-1526
jgould1526@gmail.com