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P. O. Box 4204
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
SMOCKING CELEBRATIONS
3 hours [1 SAGA Artisan point]
Prerequisite skills: Students should be proficient with basic smocking stitches.
You may care enough to send the very best, but that doesn’t have to mean a visit to the card shop! Instead, smock a special card insert to commemorate a special anniversary (like SAGA’s 25th!) or birthday, a new baby or bridal shower, the winter holiday season, or most any occasion. Instruction will cover reading and stitching from the included numerals design chart using the extended cable stitch and stitching free-form trellis waves to create a line of evergreen trees. A simple heart design is also included. Teacher will guide students through use of metallic threads and offer tips for easy stitching. Kit will include complete instructions, three design graphs and project photo, all threads needed to complete the designs plus needle, three sets of pre-cut note cards, envelopes and liners, and special press sheet for finishing/decorating the cards using included Kreinik iron-on metallic ribbons. Students will prepare (approx. one hour pre-stitching) and bring pleated white batiste.
Kit contents and cost: Kreinik 1/16" metallic ribbon, Kreinik 1/8" iron-on metallic ribbon, #5 darner needle, Teflon press cloth (3" x 4"), 3 pre-cut note card/envelope/liner sets, illustrated handout with photo of finished projects. $10.00
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. $8.00
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. $16.00
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 $3.00.
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
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, 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. $12.00
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