Julie B Booth: stitch play

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Sunday, April 7, 2024

Exciting News! My Website is Up and Running! New Classes! QSDS Conference!

Hi there! I've been having loads of fun stitching over these past few months. I really feel like my stitching has taken a whole new turn!

Finally, after much procrastination, I have a very straightforward website up and running. I still need to do some tweaking (adding more artworks to the gallery and captions for said artworks) but most important, you can now see my Online and In-Person Class schedules. I will always post a flyer of the most recent online class offerings and a place where you can click for printable PDFs. You can also plan ahead as I have the list of upcoming classes through 2024 along with the dates. Registration times will be announced closer to class start dates. To get to my new website- go to threadborn.com

I'm excited to let you know that you can take a whole week's worth of IN PERSON classes with me at Quilt and Surface Design Symposium (QSDS) in Columbus, Ohio! I'll be teaching Stitch Play from Monday, May 27 to Friday May 31 and my much beloved Talisman Pouch class on June 1 and 2.

For more information on these classes and how to register, please click this link.

Stained Glass Doily patch using Surface Darning. Each optional kit will come with a vintage hand-dyed doily from Artistic Artifacts.

Registration for Visible Mending Stories-- my mid-June Online (Zoom) offering starts tomorrow, April 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM Eastern USA time (check the time in Washington DC). You MUST email me at threadborn@gmail.com to register. After reviewing the choices on threadborn.com, for this class, please specify the class section and if you want an optional kit. I am only offering a limited supply of 40 kits for this class (one per student) due to time constraints. Cost is $40 plus shipping and I am willing to ship international.

Reverse Applique Window patch with Boro-Style Stitching

In this new class, we'll follow up on the original Intro to Visible Mending workshop with a focus on creating elaborate patches that can then be arranged on a fabric base to tell a visual story or applied to clothing to enhance and mend.

Free-form patch with couching, needle lace, beads and sea glass Shisha attachment

Patches will include Stained Glass Doily or Lace patch, a multi-layered Reverse Applique Window patch, Free-form patch with couching, needle lace, beads and Shisha-style attachment of sea glass, Woven Donut and Ruching patch and a Peekaboo hinged door patch.

Hope you'll consider joining me! Again-- here is the link to the information.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Stitch Play! Mid-February to Mid-March Zoom Class with Julie B. Booth

Using adjectives to describe stitch quality: Chain Stitch by Julie B. Booth

2/4/23 Update: SEE ENROLLMENT UPDATES BELOW...only one space left in the Tuesday morning class!

What is Stitch Play?

It's a concept I initially developed in 2020 as a lesson for the TextileArtist.org Stitch Club. Originally conceived as a way to play with Buttonhole/Blanket stitch by randomly choosing from a list of adjectives to describe stitch character and format, I further developed the class in 2021 into a multi-session Zoom course. I'm excited to be offering this Zoom course once again!

Playing with stitch tension to create dimension by Julie B. Booth

In this four-session Zoom class, you will explore the potential of hand stitches through a series of stitching "games" that are designed to get you thinking about stitching in new ways. Each class session focuses on a playful approach using concepts such as maps, wordplay, random choices, stitch combos and stitching the "wrong" way. Along the way, you will develop your own vocabulary of stitch variations to use in future stitched work.

Map created with modified line stitches following a list of directions by Julie B. Booth

Zoom class sessions are 2.5 hours. Choose either the Tuesday Morning or Wednesday Evening class section. All times are Eastern Standard Time (USA):

Tuesday Morning Section (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM): February 21, 28, March 7, 14

Optional Meet & Greet on February 14 ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT!

Wednesday Evening Section (6:30 - 9:00 PM): February 22, March 1, 8, 15

Optional Meet & Greet on February 15 12 SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

(Minimum 5 students, Maximum 20)

Tuition Cost $130 (NOTE: Students enrolled in one of the January Talisman Pouch workshops will receive the $20 Holiday Discount on this class)

Supply List available upon request (no kit)

To enroll please email me at threadborn@gmail.com

Stitch combinations: Back and French Knot by Julie B. Booth

For images of student work from the 2021 class see this post (scroll down).

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Julie B. Booth's Winter 2023 Zoom Classes: Talisman Pouch Workshop and Stitch Play

Talisman Pouch featuring ceramic bead by Keith O'Connor

Update 1/3/22: All Talisman Pouch class sections are now full and enrollment is closed.

Please scroll down for information about the Winter Stitch Play class.

WINTER CLASS REGISTRATION STARTS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28

As we gather together for the holidays, I hope you'll take a moment to plan ahead for some exciting stitching adventures this winter.

I am so thankful to those of you who have supported my online teaching efforts over the past couple of years. It's been so wonderful to get to know you and watch you blossom and gain confidence in your stitching abilities. I'm excited to continue sharing my expertise and growing with and learning from you as well.

To spread a bit of holiday cheer, I'm offering a couple of Holiday Specials! Purchase both the Talisman Pouch and Stitch Play classes and receive a $20 discount on the total (while spaces are available). Purchase a Talisman Pouch Kit by December 15 and get free holiday shipping (in the USA only). Maybe you'd even consider putting one of these classes on your holiday gift wish list or consider gifting a Talisman Pouch workshop and kit to a friend (and join in the fun yourself!). All classes are live on Zoom. All class sessions are recorded and the recordings remain available to students for two months.

Email me if you'd like to know more about these specials and/or how to register at threadborn@gmail.com.

Here we go with with the details...

TALISMAN POUCH WORKSHOP

Design a beautiful hand-stitched pouch to hold a special object (a beach stone, crystal, jewelry or other talisman). Combine layers of fabric, painted cheesecloth, sari silk ribbon, yarns and tulle with hand stitching to create a rich, tactile art object. Add a shell embellisment and bead closure for finishing touches. Tuition cost $65

This is a five-hour workshop that will be divided over two days (two 2.5 hour class sessions). Below are the workshops dates and times. All times are USA Eastern Standard Time.

Saturday, January 14 & 21 (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM) FULL

NEW TIME SLOT: Saturday, January 14 & 21 (6:30 - 9:00 PM) FULL

Tuesday, January 17 & 24 (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM) FULL

Wednesday, January 18 & 25 (6:30 - 9:00 PM) FULL

There is an optional $20 kit that includes all fabrics, yarns, sari silk ribbon, shell, beads and a needle. Please note: Last day to order kits is January 1, 2023.

To register (starting Monday, November 28), receive the supply list and/or info on ordering a kit please email me at threadborn@gmail.com.

STITCH PLAY

(The following images are by students who participated in the Spring 2021 class--Thank you!)

Maps & Marks by Michele L.

Explore the potential of hand stitches through a series of stitching "games" that are designed to get you thinking about stitching in new ways. Each class session focuses on a playful approach using concepts such as maps, word play, random choices, stitch combos and stitching the "wrong" way. Develop your vocabulary of stitch variations to use in future stitched work. Tuition cost $130. Supply List (no kit).

Marks Around Me Map by Doris D. Based on marks found in her yard and garden.

This is a four 2.5 hour session class. Choose either the morning or evening class section. All times are USA Eastern Standard Time:

Tuesday Morning Section (10:00 AM-12:30 PM): February 21,28, March 7, 14

Optional Meet & Greet on February 14

Wednesday Evening Section (6:30 - 9:00 PM): February 22, March 1, 8, 15

Optional Meet & Greet on February 15

(Minimum 5 students, Maximum 20)

Playing with Stitch Tension: Coral by Judy P.

For more information about the class including the supply list and to register (starting Monday, November 28), please contact me at threadborn@gmail.com.