I am just starting my first art quilt and want to do some thread painting on it but have a few questions...Do you have to stabilize each section and hoop it to thread paint it as I have seen Nancy Prince do or can I just fuse the pieces in place and then thread paint? Do I thread paint a tree for example and then fuse it or fuse it first and then thread paint it? And do I need a special needle since it looks like I am going to have multiple layers of fabric in some places - is there any way to reduce this? Any other pointers would be appreciated.