Embroidery

Adult Summer Online | This program has been canceled

All levels welcome.

7/13/2021-7/27/2021

1:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$105.00

$95.00

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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. The first hour of the class will be spent on demonstrations by the instructor and the second hour students will have a chance to work independently and share their work in progress with the instructor and the class.

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.

  • This is an online class hosted through Zoom. We recommend that you download the free Zoom application on your computer, phone, or tablet in advance of the first class.

  • You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the course via Zoom. The same link will be used each week.
  • • 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.