Aussie Birds (Small Banner) -- Rosellas and Finches
Presented by Linda Sanders, Willunga, South Australia
TYPE OF CLASS: Sew Project CLASS SIZE: Class Size - 20 SKILL LEVEL: All Skill Levels CLASS LENGTH: Time dependent on banner selected....either one or two days...if you want to complete your project under Linda Sanders tutelage, sign up for BOTH Saturday and Sunday. TIMES OFFERED: Offered both Saturday and Sunday....enroll for one day (either Saturday or Sunday, or enroll for BOTH for a double helping of Linda! SIZE OF PROJECT: Small Project Banner is 9' 3" high, 1' 8" wide Fits either a 10 foot banner pole or a 13 foot banner pole with top section removed. (pole not included) WIND RANGE: Project flys best in daylight, any wind NOTE: Bring BLACK and YELLOW thread to the workshop. The yellow thread is for the spine on the leaves. All other work is black thread. Bring a properly sized banner pole for our GROUP PHOTO! | Join Linda as she launches her new series---Australian Wildlife! This is her first banners in her new commercial series. U-MAKE yours NOW! Small Project Banner is 9' 3" high, 1' 8" wide. Fits either a 10 foot banner pole or a 13 foot banner pole with top section removed. (pole not included) Linda Sanders' workshop will introduce you (or re-introduce you if you took her 2015 class) to her technique of inlaid appliqué. You will be working with 200 denier banner nylon, a heavy weight color fast fabric with deep rich colors that last. This fabric also boasts a special "Quiet" feature, allowing banners to be placed anywhere. This technique involves no back-cutting, and no fraying. Pre-cut fabric pieces will be assembled using the supplied paper pattern (reusable?) then hot-welded together with your own hot-dot-iron. (A soldering iron, HOT, with a biro-style point.) The stitch used for all the banner sewing will be zig-zag, 4mm / less than ¼” wide. Choose from Crimson Rosella and Adelaide Plains Rosella or a Gouldian Finch in several color schemes.  Or order several banners to have a flock! Supplies/Equipment Needed for class -- Sewing Machine, thread (BLACK and YELLOW for the Rosella's), ripper, scissors, regular sewing supplies including a marking pencil which is visible on green fabric, and a cigarette lighter to seal threads. Anyone with a light table may bring it, plus your own pole to fit (for group photo afterwards). Also needed is a hot-dot-iron (a soldering iron with a point-style point) and an extension cord. Several sheets of thick cardstock or poster board and clear packing tape to join them will aid you in having a smooth surface to hot weld on. |