I am happy to say that I am a teacher for C&T Publishing online learning platform, Creative Spark. These classes and lectures come from instructors and artists, giving you a chance to look inside their creative space. These engaging courses range from one lesson, to a series, and can be experienced from the comfort of your own home. There are live virtual meet-ups, feedback sessions, Q+A with your instructors.
Creative Gift Giving Ideas!
As the holiday season approaches, Creative Spark is excited to introduce a gift that keeps on giving—the gift of creativity! Gift your loved one with one of my Creative Spark courses. It’s the ideal present for the any creative enthusiast in your life, offering a chance to explore a new technique or project under expert guidance.
Hand Embroidery Basics and Beyond
In this class I give you an overview of the materials, tools, and techniques you’ll need to know to get started, including how to choose the right needle. Then, you will learn how to expertly work with perle cotton, stranded floss, silk embroidery ribbons, seed beads, buttons, and more.
There are 22 design exercises that show you how to successfully incorporate stencils and other stitching aids into your embroidered creations. There are detailed demonstrations of over 21 embroidery stitches, and yes both left-hand and right-hand instructions are included!
Ugly Bug Ball: An Embroidered Bug Collection
Grab your threads, beads, buttons, and found objects so that you create fun bugs you’ll love to have around! The class features six designs each of spiderwebs, spiders, and more of your favorite creepy crawling garden dwellers.
Thanks to the digital format of this course, you’ll get up close detailed video instruction watching me work my signature embellished style into webs of embroidered beauty.
Upcycle it with Embellishments
In this online course, I will show you how to give your current wardrobe or thrift store finds a unique look with hand or machine-stitched trims, embroidery, and vintage treasures. I hope to inspire all of you makers to re-imagine your pre-loved and current stash.
There is a handout that accompanies the program, and plenty of hands-on how-to demos. You’ll learn essential embroidery and ribbonwork tips and techniques, such as knowing what dyes and glues to use and when to use them.
Embroidery Extravaganza
Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at 9 am Pacific (or watch recorded)
Embrace all things embroidery! I am the key note speaker, and I have a class on beginning Silk Ribbon Embroidery. Embroidery Extravaganza is a live virtual event with skill-building and lecture-styled workshops to put needle and thread to cloth with confidence and creativity.
For more information and to save $20 on the event follow my link.
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