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1787 Regents Park Rd.
Crofton, MD 21114
Phone: 410-721-3245
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QUEEN OF HEARTS
9 hours [3 SAGA Points] N E W
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Look what can happen when you limit yourself to only one color (red) thread, fabric, etc. With so much to learn your own heart will be pumping through this fast-paced class as you explore differences in thread, fabric and stitch textures. Begin with a quick exercise in curved piecing to create the heart base. Next, two quick and simple smocking designs point out the differences in fabric grain and how it affects manipulation. You then will embellish your heart with the basic embroidery stitches required for the SAGA Artisan apprentice embroidery sampler, including chain, backstitch, lazy daisy, french knot, blanket, fly and feather, but stitched with exotic and fun threads! Learn three different forms of appliqué, including one to decoratively join smocking to flat fabric. Finally, crown your heart with bead embroidery, once again using basic embroidery stitches. The resulting 7" heart is suitable and ready to mount and frame or to attach to something else of choice, such as the flap of a handbag (kit available separately). No pre-class preparation.
Kit contents and cost: All fabrics, threads, ribbons and beads to make the heart are provided and will include two pieces pleated silk dupioni, assorted velveteen, wool felt, silks and novelty fabrics; Kreinik metallic braid and Bella silk, beading thread, pearl cotton, overdyed Au Ver à Soie and Vineyard silks; grosgrain, organza and silk ribbon; assorted seed, bugle and accent beads; needles, base stabilizer and detailed, illustrated handout for the heart. $33.00
Pattern and all materials for the handbag, including onyx black silk dupioni and interfacings, are available as a kit for purchase from the instructor with prior notification 6 weeks prior to class. $30.00
Note: This class is scheduled to be taught for the Garden State Chapter, SAGA, in Northern New Jersey, April 21-22, 2012
M'LADY'S JEWELRY POUCH
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point] N E W
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Use this delicate silken pouch to protect your valuables next time you travel or make one as a special gift. Its smocked flap, which hides a tiny zipper, is stitched with overdyed floss in a simple curved design made up of waves and cables. Every pouch will be unique because the thread color changes dictate its pattern. Learn how to gauge half-space rows without the aid of pleating threads plus a quick and easy whipped thread trim. The 5" pouch is self-lined and is further embellished with a decorative button and tiny tassel. Kit is complete—pouch is partially constructed with set-in zipper—and requires no pre-class preparation. Finishing at home by machine is minimal.
Kit contents and cost: Pleated silk dupioni (several color choices), matching interfaced silk dupioni to complete project, coordinating ThreadworX overdyed floss, zipper, covered or decorative button, needles and detailed illustrated handout including instructions for making pouch from own fabric. $16.00 (price valid only with classroom instruction)
This class is scheduled to be taught 12 October 2012 at the SAGA National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
THE REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE JACKET
12 hours [4 SAGA Artisan Points] N E W
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking and embroidery stitches.
Reduce your stash of fabrics, trims, threads, etc.; reuse pieces of vintage linens or out-of-date clothing; recycle previous class projects that have never been finished as intended. Let Barbara guide you as you plan, lay out and begin to create your one-of-a-kind jacket using basic design principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, proportion. The jacket is strip pieced using two-inch strips and/or four-inch squares. In order to establish a foundation for the jacket, class exercises will include smocking with silk ribbons and threads plus some silk ribbon embroidery. Kit will include all supplies for these exercises. Four different color palettes are featured: ivory, black, ivory/pastel or black/jewel tone. Embellishment ideas will be presented, including favorite embroidery stitches, ribbon manipulation, and button embellishment.
Kit contents and cost: Ivory or black silk dupioni(27" x 36"); matching fusible interfacing, three widths YLI silk ribbon, two weights Kreinik silk threads, seed beads and beading thread, pre-pleated dupioni strips; needles, illustrated handout. $50.00
Optional additional kit: Generous quarter-yard (54”-wide) package of assorted pastel or jewel tone silks. $8.50
VICTORIAN HONEYCOMB TREAT
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Victorians delighted in presenting small treats in fancifully embellished cones. This smocked version features the surface honeycomb worked with fine metallic thread and seed beads. It is trimmed with delicate lace and a thread tassel that is formed while smocking, using a technique similar to embroidered turkey work. Felt-lined, the cone is finished off with a twisted cord hanging loop. The class kit comes complete with pleated ivory or pastel silk dupioni and there is no pre-class preparation.
Kit contents and cost: Pleated ivory or pastel silk dupioni, wool felt, lace edging, DMC stranded cotton, Kreinik very fine metallic braid, seed beads, needle and threader, detailed illustrated handout. $12.00
Note: This class is scheduled to be taught for the Garden State Chapter, SAGA, in Northern New Jersey, 21 April 2012.
This class is scheduled to be taught 14 October 2012 at the SAGA National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
SMOCKED CONF-EGG-TION
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Points]
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
This silk ribbon smocked egg is a confectioner’s dream, but without the calories! Its highly textured details are the result of ruched poufs of silk ribbon. Students will learn how to control silk ribbon for smocking—a skill that carries over to stranded smocking threads as well. Smooth finishing and smocking in-the-round will also be presented and demonstrated. The class kit comes complete with pleated ivory silk dupioni and there is no pre-class preparation.
Kit contents and cost: pleated ivory silk dupioni, 2mm silk ribbon, embroidery floss and finishing thread, needle threader and needles, egg form, detailed illustrated handout. $20.00
APPLIQUE SMOCKING--A CLASSIC CHOICE
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan Points]
Prerequisite skills: Students should be proficient with basic smocking stitches.
If there is a wedding or other special occasion on your horizon, this class allows you to choose your project – a ring bearer’s pillow or an elegant classic wrist bag made with ivory silk dupioni. It features a beaded version of Barbara’s applique smocking technique to attach silk satin ribbon to pleated fabric. Delicate smocked feather stitch diamonds flank the ribbon which also features a row of embroidered feather stitch. All stitching is done with fine silk thread in either off white or palest pastels. The project is further embellished with a detachable half-shell ruched rosette. No pre-class preparation.
Kit contents and cost: pleated and prepared ivory silk dupioni; matching silk for lining/pillow back; tear away paper stabilizer; off-white silk satin double faced ribbon; #9 darner needles; pkg Mill Hill Antique seed beads; spool Kreinik Silk Bella thread; half dozen fine straight pins; rosette findings (buckram, pin back, Nymo thread); detailed illustrated handout. $23.00; additional silk satin ribbon is optional for pillow trim ($7.00).
BAG LADY CHIC
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan points]
Prerequisite skills: Students should be proficient with basic smocking stitches.
Inspired by a $900 designer boutique handbag, this project will appeal to experienced stitchers who enjoy using smocking in unconventional ways and who appreciate the possibilities of threads (pearl cotton and metallic braid) and stitches (closed herringbone, meandering chain, raised chain) not often utilized for smocking. Students will provide and pre-pleat bag fabric. This saucy bag features trendy bamboo handles (provided) and a decorative tassel with bead-woven lattice netting trim which will be beaded and completed in class.
Kit contents and cost: Ball #8 black pearl cotton, spool black or gold Kreinik fine #8 braid, black and gold seed beads, beading needle and thread, #5 darner needles, 6" bamboo handles, illustrated handout with photo of finished project. $33.00
Optional/Supplemental kit: Pleated onyx black or black cherry dupioni silk, sufficient fabric to complete bag and fine black ribbon. $30.00 [Must be ordered six weeks prior to class.]
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