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Creative Embroidery: Stitch, Embellish & Personalize

    Creative Embroidery: Stitch, Embellish & Personalize

    A hands-on embroidery workshop exploring stitch, embellishment and personal expression through clothing and textiles

    Participants begin by learning and practicing a selection of basic hand-embroidery stitches on felt, creating their own colorful stitch sampler. From there, they explore ways to use those stitches creatively to embellish, personalize or transform clothing and accessories.

    Rather than following a prescribed embroidery pattern, participants are encouraged to experiment with line, color, texture, lettering and their own ideas. A simple stitch can become a border, a drawing, a monogram, a word, a decorative repair or the beginning of an entirely new design.

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    No previous embroidery experience is necessary.

    What participants learn:

    • Basic hand-embroidery stitches and how they can be varied
    • Threading, knotting and working comfortably with needle and thread
    • Using stitch as line, pattern and texture
    • Adding words, initials and personal imagery to clothing
    • Creative approaches to embellishing and renewing existing garments
    • How handwork can turn an ordinary piece of clothing into something individual

    Participants leave with a stitch sampler they can continue using as a reference, along with the skills and confidence to begin embellishing their own clothing and textiles.

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    The workshop includes examples from Deborah Lindquist’s own design work, including embroidery, appliqué and yarn embellishment used to transform existing garments.

    Bring a Creative Embroidery Workshop to Your Group

    Creative Embroidery is available as an in-person workshop for schools, community programs, creative groups, private gatherings and special events.

    Designed for beginners as well as experienced makers, the workshop introduces simple hand-embroidery techniques and encourages participants to use them as a form of creative expression. Participants can experiment with color, texture, lettering and embellishment while learning skills they can continue using on their own clothing and textiles.

    Workshops can be adapted to the age, experience and interests of each group.

    For workshop inquiries, contact Deborah Lindquist.

     

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