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FOUR DAY CLASSES - March 1-4, 2012, Thursday through Sunday
This class will focus on the hows, whys, wheres and whats of sketchbooks. It will be a class filled with a tremendous amount of information on different types of sketchbooks, experiments and exercises in creating backgrounds and embellishing, along with techniques in painting using different paints and materials to create those different sketchbooks. We will be using acrylics and watercolor paints, regular and watercolor inks, pens, pencils, markers (all different types) and a myriad of art supplies. No final project will be expected. Students will have information and process filled sketchbooks by the end of 4 days of classes. Come and share in the excitement and enjoyment of creating/ learning and growing as a needle/fiber artist.
402: Shay’s Stitch Buffet by Shay Pendray What fun we will have in this class, choosing colors, expanding our minds, challenging our stitching and most of all, we will learn great things from the other students.
It is always stimulating to study with a diverse level of stitchers. This class is open to anyone in any Phase of Japanese Embroidery or any student who has an unfinished Shay project. Now I know you all finish your pieces the minute you go home, but just in case this did not happen, here is the place to get help and move forward.
If you want to start a new Japanese Embroidery Phase, that's fine too, but give us time to get the supplies you need. There is no kit fee unless you are starting a new piece. In that case, please contact ShayPendray@comcast.net.
403: Mission Garden by Carolyn Sherman Level of Proficiency: Intermediate Length of Class: 4 days Kit Cost: $135.00 Ground: #24 Congress Cloth Imagine an overgrown garden on the grounds of an old mission. Students will stitch and embellish a wall in the garden with a variety of canvas and beadwork techniques. The brick wall will be stitched with Threadworx overdyed floss on Congress cloth. The foreground of the canvas will be stitched in leaf stitches with DMC floss. Straight stitches in Waterlilies will give the pale blue sky a soft color, and basketweave and backstitches will give dimension to the widow openings.
Nearly a dozen detached "upside down fringes" and leaves will be made and tacked to the garden for exciting color and texture. These include tiny flowers made from beads, sequins and drops. Vines and leaves will be formed from peyote and beaded fringe techniques. The scene will be embellished with copper bells, a hummingbird bead and a string of chili peppers formed from drop beads. Students will be encouraged to make their own unique gardens. This is a fun class packed with exciting beading techniques that can be used on many future projects!
Techniques: Canvas- satin, leaf, basketweave and straight stitches; Beading- peyote stitch, a dozen different fringes; Embellishments- copper bells, hummingbird bead, satin ribbon.
Kit includes 12” x 14” Congress cloth; 1 hank of Waterlilies thread; 2 hanks of Threadworx overdyed floss; 3 skeins DMC floss; brown satin ribbon; Delica beads; sizes 8, 11, and 15 seed beads; drop beads, hummingbird bead; flower beads; leaf beads; sequins; copper bells; tapestry, chenille, beading needles; beading threads; and instruction booklet with complete graphs and finishing instructions
404: Embroidered Letters by Gail Sirna Level of Proficiency: Intermediate to Advanced Length of Class: 4 days Kit Cost: $112.00 Ground: #24 Congress Cloth, 32-count linen, fine cotton batiste, cotton taffeta. This class is an opportunity to try out many different embroidery techniques while creating the word “Embroider” to hang in your home. Each letter is written in a different calligraphy “hand” (known today as font) and each is worked in a different needlework technique. The student will experiment with canvaswork, pulled thread, cutwork, surface embroidery, Hardanger, whitework, blackwork, Assisi, ribbon embroidery and more. Each letter is an introduction to that technique and will acquaint the stitcher with basic styles of calligraphy (no actual writing will be done). A variety of threads will be used, including Waterlilies, 3 sizes of pearl cotton, cotton floss, and silk ribbon.
TWO DAY CLASSES - March 1-2, 2012, Thursday and Friday101: Art for Needleartists II: “Beyond Line and Shape” by Dolores Andrew Line and Shape are the basic elements of our work, in any medium, the “bare bones” to our artistic feast. However, texture, color, value: these are the “gourmet” touches that add the spice to enhance and satisfy our creative appetites. Using visuals, handouts, many exercises and “thinking” problems, the class will explore color and its moods, negative space, and how texture and value affect them all in our work. All of these will help us to create designs that really reach beyond line and shape. 102: Pumpkin Pie? by Dawn Donnelly Who would want to make pumpkin pie out this cute pumpkin? Not the stitcher! Make this pumpkin your own and bring it to life with a variety of stitches and techniques. The student will give the pumpkin a personality with a face of their choice and enhance the panels by using the following stitches and techniques: Cassique, Scotch, Leaf, Hungarian, Mosaic, Large Woven, Backstitch, Couching, Tied Windmill, Diagonal Weaving, Oriental, Scotch, Crossed Corner, Smyrna, Tent, Rhodes, Squared Filling, padded work, Bullion and working two stitches diagonally, which are usually worked horizontally or vertically. Design size is 7” tall.
103: Art Deco Floral by Carlene Harwick Art Deco is a fascinating design period in the art world and was very popular in the early 20th century. Based on designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (a well known Scottish architect and artist), we are creating a floral design using tulips as the motif. Our 8” x 8” design is embellished in silk and metal thread embroidery techniques, i.e., laid fillings, Or Nue, pattern couching, trame variations, and variation couching. Color choices: cool blues/roses, lavendars, or pinks/peaches/golds.
104: Picture Perfect by Marnie Ritter Combine a flower pounded enhanced background, delicate embroidery on canvas, beaded canvas patterns and bouquets of flowers and you will see how this design sets the stage for the choice of a mirror or favorite picture. The flower pounding done in the first morning of class is addicting. Each students piece turns out to be their own. “Shading Made Easy” using the rows-of-outline technique is an easy way to embroider on canvas and show off this elegant shading concept using seven values with the “poison color” concept taught. Please view the up-close photograph provided. Satin stitches are used to stitch the leaves and stems. Several canvas patterns that include varied flowers and beads embrace the mirror/picture area. Finish with planted flowers and happiness happens. Entire design is worked with silks, overdyes, metallics and beads. Design is 12” x 12” and finished size is 14” x 14”. Student to bring: 16”x16” stretcher bars, #22 tapestry needles, #9 embroidery needles and a piece of practice canvas (teacher will let student know size prior to class). 105: Two “Fauxberge” Eggs: Swirl and Rose Trellis by Michele Roberts
Add glittering Swarovski crystals, beautiful Czech aurora borealis pressed beads and gold bullion to a needlepoint egg and it takes the stitching to a new level. The jeweled Faberge eggs which inspired this embroidery utilized gold covered with translucent enamels. To simulate these techniques with needlepoint, gold trame lines are laid in place for the background and covered with glitzy rayon/metallic ribbon. The swirls are outlined with swirly Rococo bullion and Bright Check gold bullion settings for floral colors of Swarovski aurora borealis crystals. The Rose Trellis is highlighted with Czech beads.
106: Studio Time with NAN Staff
If you would like to finish some works in progress or begin an old or newly purchased project, this class is for you. If you wish to treat yourself to the luxury of uninterrupted stitching time, this class is for you. If you have any unfinished class projects, now is the time to get additional help.
The informal structure of Studio Time lets you use the class to meet YOUR needs, offering a great learning experience...and fun, too!
TWO DAY CLASSES - March 3-4, 2012, Saturday and Sunday201: Love Letters by Dawn Donnelly
With Love Letters, you’ll have the opportunity to work with handmade paper to create an envelope to hold a letter to a loved one. The envelope will be kept inside a pocket made of Woven Trellis, Branscombe Edge and detached Buttonhole. The heart will be surrounded with Criss Cross Hungarian, Medallion, Snowflake, Patio Cashmere and Oriental. The inside borders are accented with arrows, hearts, swirls and roses using silk ribbon. To complete the piece, we'll add stamped letters on handmade paper and a bow. Threads include embroidery floss, silk, ribbon silk and pearl cotton. Design size is 8” x 8”.
202: Royal Kimono By Toni Gerdes
Royal Kimono is a beautiful sampler kimono. The many colors of gold thread, used together in this piece, weave a tapestry of gold. Using many different silks, linen, nylon, rayon, cotton, velvet, and one metallic thread, in the same color family, shows off the texture of the threads. The numerous stitches that you will learn in this sampler piece create a tapestry fabric for the kimono. Design size is 7-1/2” x 8-1/2”.
203: Naoshima Sunset by Lois Kershner
Capture this calm and reflective beauty of the sun's reflection against clouds as it slowly sinks below the horizon. Learn how you can transfer your own special photographs and transform it into a stitched work of art using light stitches on exposed canvas combined with stitches giving full canvas coverage. We will explore how the stitches are chosen to achieve a sense of depth and dimension as we stitch this lovely scene. Students will have the opportunity to practice the photo image transfer method using a photo of their choice.
204: Goldwork Motifs From An Austrian Abbey by Michele Roberts
This selection of of more than a dozen unique techniques and motifs was inspired by visits to the baroque Abbey of Melk in Austria. Exquisite Austrian ecclesiastical gold embroidery differs from French and English goldwork in many ways, not just its curving, undulating designs, but by using different materials and techniques, such as the inclusion of pearls and padding over leather (in German, this is described as “thick gold embroidery.”) The materials used include rococo, Japan gold, twist, bright check, smooth purl, pearl purl, spangles, bright check purl, gold-plated metal beads, pearls, and ultrasuede.
205: FIESTA! by Caela Conn Tyler
Just as fiestas symbolize the lively and colorful spirit of Latin American people, Fiesta! celebrates the Latin American culture. A doe-eyed woman seductively entices us to join the festivities. Stitched on two pieces of 24 ct Congress Cloth, her serape's stripes use numerous stitches in ways that produce the serape's colorful undulating rhythm. Contrasting textures add even more visual interest through the inclusion of embroidery floss, silks, Floche, Burmilana, Soy Luster, velvet, and more. Felt padding, ruched sheer ribbon, applique, and freely hanging fringes extending onto the surrounding mat offer dimensional interest.
A wide range of easily mastered techniques, varied materials, contrasting textures and relief, and many bright, happy colors make Fiesta! just that - a festive celebration in stitching.
Kit contents include: 2 pieces Congress Cloth, assorted threads, sheer ribbon and other materials, and instructions.
206: Studio Time with NAN Staff
If you would like to finish some works in progress or begin an old or newly purchased project, this class is for you. If you wish to treat yourself to the luxury of uninterrupted stitching time, this class is for you. If you have any unfinished class projects, now is the time to get additional help.
The informal structure of Studio Time lets you use the class to meet YOUR needs, offering a great learning experience...and fun, too!
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