Interested people should contact the instructor through North House. Techniques include cross stitch, pulled work and drawn work. The latter two are done with white linen thread and include basic hemstitching plus many variations. Emphasis is on themes from nature and the use of natural materials. The option of designing individual student pieces is encouraged.
Students progress at their own speed, planning as many projects as they wish in the time available.
Learn the basics of stitching beads to a foundation material for embellishing garments or other items such as pins, bags, etc. In the workshop, students will learn basic stitches as well as a wealth of information about tools, materials, and the variety of beads available. Participants will decorate a plate, then have the opportunity to apply the same techniques to the creation of Christmas ornaments. Learn the basic design and construction techniques for making a landscape wallhanging quilt. In order to create your pictorial quilt, a variety of surface design, fabric manipulation and sewing machine applique techniques will be taught along with use of fusible web and fabric pens.