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P. O. Box 4204
Crofton, MD 21114
Phone: 410-721-3245
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SILK SMOCKING FAN-DANGO
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan Points] N E W
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Everyone becomes a “fan” once they’ve smocked with silk thread on silk fabric! This decorative 8-1/2” fan project provides an opportunity to expand knowledge of basic smocking stitches to include barbed trellis, surface honeycomb and disconnected trellis. Learn an easy technique to incorporate flowerettes into a row of smocking without tying off. The fan is finished with delicate needle lace edging that is repeated on a ruffled button accent. The class will also include a discussion of color and stitch placement and their relationship to the overall design. Kit color choice will be ivory/pastel or jeweltone. No pre-class preparation.
Kit contents and cost: pleated ivory or jeweltone silk dupioni plus matching dupioni for finishing, Kreinik Silk Mori thread, mounting board, needle threader and needles, detailed illustrated handout. $17.00
SMOCKED CONF-EGG-TION
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Points] N E W
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. $17.00
APPLIQUE SMOCKING--A CLASSIC CHOICE
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan Points] N E W
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).
HONEYCOMB SCISSORS HAVEN
3 hours [ 1 SAGA Artisan Point] N E W
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Keep your scissors safe in your sewing basket and learn all about the surface honeycomb stitch as you stitch this little project. You’ve probably done this very elastic but little used stitch by accident when you forgot to pick up a new pleat! You’ll love stitching with floss overdyed and watching the color patterns develop. The thread tassel is formed while smocking using a technique similar to embroidered turkey work. The felt-lined scissors haven is finished off with a twisted cord edge and loop to attach your scissors. No pre-class preparation and all supplies are included in kit.
Kit contents and cost: pleated batiste in choice of colors, coordinating wool felt liner, skein Needle Necessities floss overdyed, needle, illustrated handout. $11.00
We are sorry that this class may not be available until a suitable thread source is found. Please inquire.
AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS STOCKING
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
What better way to learn and to showcase a variety of stitching skills than an old fashioned Christmas stocking! This generous 15" stocking features a toe smocked with interlocking diagonals using metallic thread and a textured reverse smocked cuff, duplicated from the instructor’s stocking in the White House permanent collection. Other decorative features are fagotted satin ribbons plus ribbons couched and appliquéd with versions of fly and feather stitches. The stocking is further embellished with a metal-lic tassel and a ribbon button. In addition to instruction in these techniques, students will learn some quick assembly tricks. Students provide pleated fabric and may choose between forest green or ivory moiré bengaline base stocking fabric.
Kit contents and cost: ivory or forest green moire bengaline, muslin with traced pattern, flannel interlining, cream or black 3/8” double-faced satin ribbon, gold or silver Kreinik ombre braid, gold or silver Kreinik #4 very fine braid, disappearing basting tape, chenille and darner needles, illustrated handout. $20.00
MY SEWING JOURNAL
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite Skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
This smocked insert puts a different spin on some basic smocking stitches. Instead of going back to add flowerettes, learn how to stitch them as part of wave and trellis stitches. Or how about giving the alternating cable stitch some added character by substituting surface honeycomb stitches? Also learn some tricks for spacing stitches and keeping smocking threads smooth and even. Instruction will be given for the project which makes up into a fabric-covered journal—the perfect place to record your stitching dreams along with your sewing progress! Pre-class preparation is required.
Kit contents and cost: flannel liner, disappearing basting tape, #7 darner needle, illustrated handout. $8.00
CABLED KEEPER FOR GLASSES/SCISSORS
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite Skills: Students must be proficient with basic smocking stitches.
This project is a keeper—literally! If you are forever misplacing your reading glasses or can’t keep track of your scissors, this is a solution. This class introduces a new cable stitch technique to appliqué ribbon to pleated fabric. It also features the little-used extended cable stitch. All of these cable stitches will give ample opportunity to learn how to stitch them to perfection. Stitching is done with floss overdyed, which is always fun, and the project uses the instructor’s smocking-in-the-round technique to eliminate the need for a finishing seam. Approximately one hour pre-class preparation (pleating, basting and backsmocking) required.
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Kit contents and cost: Needle Necessities floss overdyed, #5 darner needles, illustrated handout, $8.00
We are sorry that this class may not be available until a suitable thread source is found. Please inquire.
SPIRALING LOTUS
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan point]
Prerequisite skills: Students should be proficient with basic smocking stitches.
Rows of diagonal smocking spiral out from a central ruched wire-edged ribbon flower in an award winning design that only looks complicated. Learn how to stitch in-the-round and eliminate finishing seams, to recognize repeats and start stitching from any point, and how to control and manipulate tension within a specific row. The design is stitched with overdyed cotton and metallic threads which also form the optional decorative twisted cord used for trimming. Finished project may be used as a basket lid or pillow insert. (Finishing accessories must be ordered from instructor at least four weeks prior to class.) Students provide specified pleated fabric.
Kit contents and cost: Skein Needle Necessities floss overdyed, skein Kreinik fine #8 braid overdyed by Needle Necessities, #5 darner needles, wire-edge ribbon, Nymo thread, illustrated handout with photo of finished project. $16.00
We are sorry that this class may not be available until a suitable thread source is found. Please inquire.
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. $30.00
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