Embroidery

Adult Summer Class | This program is completed

New Offering! All levels are welcome.

7/16/2019-7/30/2019

6:30 PM-9:30 PM EDT on Tue

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$95.00

$85.00

$25.00

If you love to draw and paint but are ready for a new medium, join us for this short adventure into fiber arts! Learn how to stitch a range of embroidery stitches for line drawing or thread painting, and design a personal work of art using fabric, needle, and thread.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Students will be able to stitch a variety of line and fill stitches.
2. Students will be able to translate a photo or sketch into an embroidered artwork, selecting stitches for various visual effects.
3. Students will be able to prepare fabrics and thread for embroidery.

  • FOR THE FIRST CLASS BRING THESE SUPPLIES:
  • A quarter yard of plain-colored plainweave fabric (preferably cotton or linen broadcloth)
  • 5-10 skeins of embroidery floss or cotton perle
  • 6 inch or 8inch embroidery hoop, embroidery needles
  • pencil
  • scissors
  • sketchbook or resource images for planning

Marie Elcin has been teaching in both the children and adult programs at Fleisher since 2007. She has a BFA from Moore College of Art and Design and a Master of Art Education from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. She is a practicing fiber artist with a focus on embroidery, surface design, and printmaking.