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P. O. Box 4204
Crofton, MD 21114
Phone: 410-721-3245
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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
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Reduce your stash of fabrics, trims, threads, etc.; reuse pieces of vintage linens or out-of-date clothing; recycle previous class projects that have never been finished as intended.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: One yard (54”) ivory or black silk dupioni; matching fusible interfacing, three widths YLI silk ribbon, two weights Kreinik silk threads, seed beads and beading thread, pre-pleated dupioni strips; needles and threaders, 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] N E W
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
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. $18.00
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. $18.00
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).
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. $21.00
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
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