Embroidery, Cross-Stitch, Crewel, Needlepoint et.al is also a bridge across time to most women who have done the same handiwork throughout time.
I hope women bring their daughters. Thanks Karen On Jul 19, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Karen Heenan wrote: > > Here's a question for my crafty or wannabe-crafty neighbors. I'm trying to > get together a class on free style embroidery at the UC Arts League for their > fall term. They haven't done a lot of textile classes in recent years, so > I'm reaching out to the lists to pass on the info to those who might be > interested. > > Free style embroidery is (more or less) what grandma used to do, with colored > threads and a hoop. But it's a lot more than dresser scarves and doilies - > you can use free templates from the internet, draw your own designs or even > use tattoo flash to embellish your clothing (or your kids’ clothes), decorate > linens, make gifts, wall art, etc. Embroidery has a long history throughout > the world, and we'd be going over some of the diverse applications of > threadwork in different cultures, some of which are represented in our > neighborhood. > > Embroidery is a great creative outlet, and despite how nit-picky it can look, > it’s very relaxing to do. It’s also portable, so those of you who are > non-knitters can finally have a project in your hands when all your friends > pick up their needles. > > Class would be open to adults and older teens. If there's enough interest, a > beginner kit with hoop, needles and 10 basic floss colors would be provided. > > Please pass this along to anyone you think might have an interest in the > class. They can email me at [email protected] or you can just > reply to this email. I want to test the waters and let UCAL know how much > interest is out there. > > Also, I'll be starting basic sewing workshops at my house in the fall. > Please contact me for details if there is any interest there, as well. > > Thanks! > > Karen Heenan >
