Make a pair of small notebooks with embroidered paper covers. These small notebooks are embellished with a sorbello stitch. Learn to tear down paper from larger sheets, a great skill for recycling paper to make more notebooks. For this class, you will need to provide a 12” metal ruler.
Spend an hour each week stitching in this fun hand embroidery sampler class, held online via Zoom. This is an 11 week class, starting July 18, 2024. Each week, you will learn a new sashiko-inspired stitch, a Japanese embroidery technique where the stitches are based on combinations of running stitches and threaded running stitches, placed on a grid. Class dates: Thursdays July 18 – September 26, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Central Time. Your registration for this class includes access to pre-recorded lessons, so if you need to miss any class, you can catch up with the recording on your own schedule. Your class fee includes a pre-printed panel with six woodland creature blocks. Each includes grid patterns and/or placement markings to help with your stitches. The animals include a rabbit, duck, fox, hedgehog, toad, and squirrel printed in navy blue. These were designed by Becka and printed on 100% cotton fabric from Spoonflower. Each finished block is 5 inches square and can be finished to make into coasters, pockets, the center of a patchwork pillow or quilt block. You provide the rest of the materials and tools for class. See list below. You do not need embroidery experience for this [read more...]
Make a pair of small notebooks with embroidered paper covers. These small notebooks are embellished with a sorbello stitch. Learn to tear down paper from larger sheets, a great skill for recycling paper to make more notebooks. For this class, you will need to provide a 12” metal ruler.
Learn to make folded paper models that look just like high fashion dresses. Watch a demo of how to use a free online kaleidoscope tool to make your own custom patterned papers that look like fashion fabrics. Then we’ll use some fun pre-patterned papers and learn how to fold the dresses step-by-step.
Learn to make folded paper models that look just like high fashion dresses. Watch a demo of how to use a free online kaleidoscope tool to make your own custom patterned papers that look like fashion fabrics. Then we’ll use some fun pre-patterned papers and learn how to fold the dresses step-by-step.
Learn three basic embroidery stitches: cross stitch, back stitch and french knot. Get tips for handling thread, blending colors and finishing your piece into an ornament, coaster, card or tiny wall art. A kit with materials needed for the workshop will be mailed to you prior to the event. This program is limited to attendees with MN addresses. Presented by Teaching Artist Becka Rahn. Registration required. Geared for adults. A Minnesota Legacy program. This class is hosted by Dakota County Libraries
