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1787 Regents Park Rd.
Crofton, MD 21114
Phone: 410-721-3245
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BEADS & LOOPS ORNAMENT
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan points]
Prerequisite skills: Knowledge of basic smocking stitches.
Adding beads to smocking is so much fun! Learn how easy it is to do while stitching this 3" red ornament that is worked in-the-round to eliminate a finishing seam. The design is stitched with a fine metallic pearl thread and features cross-over smocking rows and a unique multi-bead stitch. Loops of beads and organdy ribbon finish off the project with an elegant flourish. Students will also learn that stitching with metallic thread is not difficult and does not have to be a nightmare. Students provide pleated red batiste and Styrofoam ball.
Kit contents and cost: Seed beads, Kreinik Very Fine #4 braid, thread conditioner, organdy ribbon, finishing threads, #8 milliners needles, pearl head corsage pins, illustrated handout with photo of finished project. $13.50
Optional/Supplemental kit: Pleated red silk dupioni. $9.00 [Must be ordered six weeks prior to class.]
This class is scheduled to be taught 7 or 8 September 2012 for the Rose Trellis Chapter, Portland Oregon.
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. $23.00
Optional/Supplemental kit: Pleated onyx black, black cherry or ivory silk dupioni. $12.00 [Must be ordered six weeks prior to class.]
This class is scheduled to be taught 7 or 8 September 2012 for the Rose Trellis Chapter, Portland Oregon.
This class is scheduled to be taught 11 October 2012 at the SAGA National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.
SMOCKING ON A LADDER
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite skills: Familiarity with basic smocking stitches and principles.
Class description: No need to fear heights when smocking on a ladder! This class explores the little-used vertically smocked ladder stitch and takes it into new territory using the smocking stitches to attach ribbons. Be adventurous and learn that it is all right to break a few of the rules as you go backward and forward as well as up and down while you stitch! The class project is a small (2”) delft blue satin ornament stitched with silver Kreinik metallic tapestry braid to attach your white satin ribbons. Other possible applications of the technique will also be offered and discussed. NO pre-class preparation for this class!
Kit contents and cost: Pleated delft blue satin, a reel of silver Kreinik metallic tapestry braid, needle, Styrofoam® ball, and complete instructions including photo of the project. $11.00
TEXTURED SOPHISTICATION IN SMOCKING
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan points]
Prerequisite skills: Familiarity with basic smocking stitches and principles.
Class description: When was the last time you smocked something for yourself that you were not only proud to wear, but which tastefully showcased your talent and skill without screaming, “see what I made!”? Using the teacher’s award-winning SAGA Design Show concept, students will learn how to take a commercial bodice pattern, cut it apart to incorporate a flattering rounded yoke, and then to smock it on the reverse to create textured swirls. Finishing techniques using tiny corded piping and bias binding will also be covered. Students must provide a basic commercial bodice pattern that fits well plus pleated fabric for the yoke.
Kit contents and cost: Illustrated handout/instructions, filler cord for piping, marking pen and pattern stabilizer fabric. $9.00
A STOCKING OF BITS AND PIECES
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan points]
Prerequisite skills: Familiarity with wave, cable and outline/stem smocking stitches.
Class description: This project class features bits of smocking, a touch of surface embroidery, a little ribbon manipulation, pieces of vintage laces and damasks, some silk ribbon embroidery, a few old pearl buttons, a sprinkling of seed beads, satin ribbon, several fabrics, an opportunity to stitch with floche and silk pearl thread, plus space for a little originality all combined for a small (8") decorative stocking in creams and whites. Basic stitches and techniques are stressed to allow the opportunity for a relaxed stitching experience. Instruction will be given for finishing at home by machine. Pre-class preparation should require less than one hour.
Kit contents and cost: All threads and ribbons, damask and linen cambric, vintage lace, seed beads and assorted needles in addition to complete instructions, including a photo of the project. $18.00
Students are encouraged to bring their own vintage trims, no more than 6" long and no wider than ¾" (i.e., tatting, crochet, lace, etc.) plus 5 small old pearl buttons (they need not match). These items will be also available for an additional $4.00.
FINE FEATHERS
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan Point]
Prerequisite skills: Familiarity with basic smocking stitches and principles.
Class description: What could be more elegant than a silken evening bag delicately smocked with metallic threads? This class focuses on different forms of the versatile smocked feather stitch—feather wave, slanted feather and diagonal feather—as they are manipulated into a fan shape that becomes the flap for the bag. Each form is stitched with a different weight of metallic thread in either gold or silver. Instructor will share tips and tricks of working with metallic threads. Students provide their own pleated fabric. This is one class project that you will surely want to finish!
Kit contents and cost: Three weights of Kreinik metallic threads in choice of gold or silver, #5 darner needles and detailed instructions including a pattern and photo of the finished project. $14.00
Optional/Supplemental Kit: Pleated and flat silk dupioni for bag in choice of black cherry, onyx black or ivory. $25.00 [Must be ordered six weeks prior to class.]
This class is scheduled to be taught 3 March 2012 for the Black Eyed Susans Chapter, Linthicum, Maryland.
PLANNING AND PLEATING THE SMOCKED BISHOP
6 hours [2 SAGA Artisan Points]
Prerequisite skills: Familiarity with basic smocking stitches and principles.
Class description: Planning and preparation are essential to every successful project. In this class, students will plan and pleat a smocked bishop dress (size 1-4) using the instructor’s seamless-appearing-seams method. They will also receive pointers on selecting appropriate smocking design and thread color combinations. After blocking and beginning to stitch a chosen design (selected from among four provided or their own), finishing techniques will be presented, including seams, bias binding, plackets, etc.
Kit contents and cost: Illustrated handout to include tips for pleating and construction, four original smocking designs and reusable blocking guide. $14.00
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