I’m often asked if my instructional dvds are compatible for use in countries other than the US. The answer to that is…

Absolutely!

In fact my dvds are scattered all around the globe – the US of course, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, and Asia!

What’s Different About My DVDs?
For those not familiar with my dvds, they are actually presented a little differently to most other types of instructional dvds which usually contain only full length videos similar to what you find on a movie dvd. And it’s worth noting that I only use the dvd format because I always give you waaaayyyy too much information and it simply all won’t fit fit on a standard cd.

On each of my current series of dvds I share with you my very favorite techniques for each topic, and I give you dozens of different techniques on every dvd. In order to best present the information, each dvd contains multimedia content – a combination of video, images and pdf documents. To help you easily find what you’re looking for, this means that I have to use a different method of presenting the information than that used for traditional video dvds which doesn’t support pdf documents or jpeg images, and I do this by compiling the information in a pdf document and then I use an interactive menu with links – all created using Adobe Acrobat. (Adobe Acrobat has very advanced features to make your information look spectacular.)

For you, this means that the problems usually associated with playing dvds from other countries don’t exist because you use my dvds on your computer with Adobe Reader which uses a standard format regardless of what country you live in.

So How Do The DVDs Work?
When you first insert the dvd into your computer’s dvd player, this is what you see …

It doesn’t look much like any pdf document you’ve every opened and is in fact an interactive menu and when you click on the links it takes you to similar looking pages with additional links to your pdf documents and images.

If you’d like a real-life demo, you can download one here. (Right click and save to your desktop) The demo is in a zipped file and is approx 7mb so for those of you with dial-up internet service it may take a while to download.

What’s included on the DVDs?

• Video
  Each dvd contains a series of videos that are edited and narrated. I zoom the video in as close as possible so you get a good view of what’s going on. I then edit out all the boring stuff and then add voice over narration to clearly explain the technique, so the information you get with each short video is relevant and clearly explained. I do it like this so you don’t have to spend wasted time winding and rewinding a long length of video to find a particular scene. You simply click on the link to the technique you want to see and there it is.
• Sample photos
  I provide LOTS of photos of my samples so you can close up how a particular result should look. I don’t hide anything and I’m not always perfect about doing things, just like you.
• Printable Lessons
  Lessons are provided in pdf format so you can print them out and put them in your workbook. I always encourage students to keep a workbook for future reference.

For individual details of what’s included on each dvd please visit the store.

Let’s Have Some Fun
I now have four dvds (with more to come – probably next year) …

• Felt-Punch-Embellish – An exploration of techniques and applications for using your needle felting machine.
• Fabulous Free Motion Quilting – An exploration of techniques and applications for making your free motion quilting “FABULOUS!”.
• Titivations – An exploration of techniques and applications for making your embellishments simply “titivating”.
• Exploring Digital Grounds on Fabric – An exploration of techniques and applications for printing images on fabric using Golden Products Digital Grounds.

This week I thought it would be fun to visit each topic in turn and learn a little more about each. I’ll share some of my videos, some photos, some resources and links to other places on the web where you can find additional information. I’m passionate about what I do and I want you to be also!

So please join me tomorrow when we visit the wonderful world of Machine Needle Felting.

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