About a Girl Supply List:

• 11x15 or 11x17 watercolor paper
• acrylic paints in various colors
• Matte medium (I like to use Liquitex Matte Fluid Medium)
• Golden Gloss and Matte medium
• half a yard of three different fabrics
• 1 yard of muslin (washed and ironed)
• assortment of beads
• half a yard of batting or felt
• black beading thread and embroidery floss
• sewing machine and sewing kit (scissors, extra sewing needles etc...)
• freemotion foot
• hand sewing needles
• HeatnBond lite iron-on adhesive
• black sewing machine thread and a bright colored thread
• thimble VERY IMPORTANT
• glue stick
• stencils/rubber stamps of flowers, leaves, texture
• ink pads that work well on fabric in browns and reds
• round brush or ink pad applicator
• collage papers, ephemera, sheet music, printed poetry, phrases, quotes, words
  
  
• recommendations:
  I suggest that you bring two sewing bobbins, one in black and the other in your chosen bright color....this will save time.
  
  
• Please feel free to bring what you have and don't go too crazy getting everything on the list.
  
  
• I will bring enough to share.
  
  
• Visit my blog for other samples of About A Girl portraits. www.almastoller.typepad.com
  
  
• If you have any questions, e-mail me anytime at: fabricartgirl@gmail.com