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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Jumpstart in Hand Stitching Workshop

Heidi Z: Textures and Layers on hand painted fabric.

It's been a little over a month since I last blogged. January slipped by! Two trips away and I am still regrouping!

Here is student work from the weekend workshop, Jumpstart in Hand Stitching, that I held in early January at the Art League School in Alexandria, VA. In this fast track version of my Hand Stitching class, students get to play with line, pattern, texture and layers. The color palette is limited to keep students focused on the stitches themselves and their mark-making potential.

On day #1, we spent a couple of hours painting and printing our own fabric backgrounds...including cotton, linen, silk and cheesecloth. Later on that first day, students stitched samplers to try out some stitches.

On day #2, students were able to use their painted and printed fabrics. The focus on the second day was texture and layering. We covered applique and reverse applique techniques along with weaving fabric strips. Students really took off with the layers and textures!

Ellen T.

Heidi M.

Heidi M.: A challenge using a commercial cotton fabric as a jumping off point for her stitching.

Heidi M.

Holly W.

Megan P.

Nancy M.

I'll be teaching a three evening version of Jumpstart in Hand Stitching at the Art League School, starting the first Wednesday evening in April. If you'd like more information, please feel free to leave a comment.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Hand Stitching (Fall 2017) Part 2

Susan S: A line can be...feathery!

This is the second of two blog posts about my Fall Hand Stitching class. To see the first post...go here. The class focused on using a selection of hand stitches in unique ways...learning to stretch! Themes covered included: line, pattern and rhythm, texture and layers. First time students worked in a limited palette. Students painted and printed their own fabrics to use in class.

Susan S.: Line Challenge

Susan S.: Layers Challenge

Susan S.: Surface Darning sampler

Susan S.: Line Sampler

Susan S.: Line Sampler with beads.

Susan S.: Layers and Textures

Susan S.: Layers and Lines.

Susan S.: Layers and Textures.

Susan S.: Pattern Challenge

Susan S.: Combining it all!

I also had two continuing students who took the class as an independent study. Jan B. referenced photos from a summer trip with family to Yellowstone and the Tetons. Susan G. continued work on her Healing Cloths that are "portraits" of family members.

Jan B.

Jan B.: Buffalo made for handmade paper.

Jan B.

Susan G.: Healing cloth

Seeing results like these reminds me of why I love to teach!!

I'm teaching a fast track version of this class this weekend called Jumpstart in Hand Stitching. Leave a comment if you'd like more information!

Monday, September 4, 2017

Summer Wrap-Up #1: June, July and August 2017 Stitch-Ins

Barbara C.: Little hand-woven indigo boxes

It's so hard to believe that it's Labor Day today! I've been neglecting this blog in favor of Instagram! But...I promise I'm now back! I'll be spending the next few posts focusing on creative summer activities starting with images from Stitch-Ins from June through August.

Ann Z. took a machine embroidery class this summer at Artistic Artifacts...

Ann Z.

I love this sweet bird!

Ann Z.

Barbara C. started her line of hand-dyed thread and is calling her new company Studio Amaranthine.

Some of Barbara's hand-dyed threads. I've been using them on projects this summer. They are really wonderful to stitch with!

Here's a hand-dyed top using some of her threads.


Here's a fabulous Indian textile that Barbara bought while she was in London. Very inspiring!

Cheryl C. continued working on pieces she started in my Jumpstart in Hand Stitching workshop. She's planning to bind these and other pages into a cloth book. I'm teaching the five-session class in Hand Stitching at the Art League School starting on September 20.

Cheryl is a landscape architect. I love this printed and stitched "floor plan"!

Cheryl C. : Here Cheryl is using reverse applique to create a layered piece representing 3D forms.

Cheryl C.: Detail

Mary Louise M. continued exploring the mark-making with stitches that she started in the Jumpstart in Hand Stitching workshop.

Mary Louise M..

Holly C. continued to work on her expressive black and white stitched samples that utilize both machine and hand stitching. She mounted them on linen table runners she purchased at Ikea!

Holly C.

This piece is white hand stitching on a black linen table runner. She says that she was inspired by Australian Aboriginal art!

Holly C.

Jodie F. brought in a number of stitched works. I love this map piece with its wide variety of stitches.

Jodie F.

Jodie used a number of fabrics inherited from her mom to create a small stitched book.

Jodie F.

I love this combination of drawing and stitching.


Jodie F.

This is the piece that Jody brought to work on. Reminds me of Zentangles!

Jodie F.

Judy M. brought in her completed Story Cloth quilt featuring all the pieces she created in my class, To Tell a Story with Cloth: Impressions, Connections and Memories. Her stories were about her grandmother and times spent at her grandmother's cabin. I'm teaching this class again at the Art League School starting on September 27.

Judy M. talking about the stories behind her story cloths.

Judy M.

I continued work on my Mom's 85th birthday celebration cloth. Each "moon" represents a decade...8 and a half moons in total!

Julie B.

Jutta M. continued work on her healing cloth from my Patching, Stitching, Weaving: Creating Healing Cloth workshop. She's planning to add some stitched stars to the patchwork. I'll be teaching this workshop at the Art League School on September 9 and 10.