I proposed a class on hand embroidery to the Fairbanks Folk School, and it was accepted! Yea! I get to teach grown-up people! Who are not my children! (Well, the class is open to people 12-years old and up, so I might be teaching somebody else’s kids, but that’s ok.) Here’s the class description, as well as a few pictures:
Hand embroidery is an easy and enjoyable way to decorate your life. You can embellish clothing, make art pieces for your walls, and produce lovely gifts for friends and family. You can spend hours or minutes, pennies or big bucks on your projects – no matter what your commitment level or budget is, once you know the basic stitches, you can create beautiful items easily.
In the first session of Easy Embroidery, you will learn basic hand embroidery stitches, including running, back, chain, and blanket stitches (and some variations), and the French knot. In the second session, we’ll add some simple filling stitches to your sampler and begin work on a small embroidered picture that you can frame, or mount on a pillow or greeting card. You will learn how to choose the correct fabric and thread to create the look you want for future projects. In addition, you will learn several ways to transfer a design to fabric: tracing with a lightbox or window, using an iron-on transfer pen, and using dressmaker’s carbon paper.
Yea! Go me! (It has been awhile since I did anything creative, so I’m pretty psyched about this class.) The Folk School is interested in a class on making rag dolls, as well as possibly something with polymer clay, so I’m working on putting together a couple more classes for them. The embroidery class is 2 2-hour sessions, 6-8 pm on October 14 and 21, 2016. Click here to sign up!
I managed one other little creative thing last week, too. My sister needed a pair of earrings for a friend’s birthday. The birthday was on September 8, which was the date of the debut of the original Star Trek series in 1966. The friend is a fan, so here’s what I came up with:
They are a little wonky, but I love them. I’m gonna make me a pair! If there’s enough interest, I’ll make a bunch and list them on my ArtFire shop.
Butterscotch Grove 