Kentucky: Technique Tasters w Lauren at Bead Embroidery & Design Studio

SFSNAD is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and preservation of hand embroidery and needlework objects.We do this by offering high quality, educational and exhibition opportunities that honor imagination and creativity, with the goal of advancing the knowledge and practice of needlework and textile arts from around the world.We provide excellence in craft education from beginner to professional levels, taught by knowledgeable educators with diverse cultural and technical perspectives. We engage intergenerational communities who exchange slow craft traditions in a collaborative learning environment. We offer unique exhibition opportunities for both emerging and established artists in our two onsite Galleries, the Hanging Thread Gallery and the Corridor Gallery.

San Francisco School of Needlework and Design

Each Technique Taster explores a different technique and gives you a choice of two different designs within each technique.

500 Lemon Drop Ln

Location: These courses will all take place in-person at our partner satellite location in Lexington, KY.Class length: Each Technique Taster class session is 3 hoursSkill level: all levels Technique Taster Course Descriptions: Learn the basics of each of these four techniques in just three hours! Each Technique Taster explores a different technique and gives you a choice of two different designs within each technique.

A﻿bout The Educator: Lauren is a textile artist with a particular interest in studying and preserving traditional garments and embroidery. This led her to studying with the Royal School of Needlework in the UK, and later with the Japanese Embroidery Center and Ecole Lesage as well. She has a BFA in Fashion Design from Columbia College in Chicago, and has received multiple awards for construction and design in costume and in hand embroidery, including the DCASE individual artist grant from the City of Chicago.Before coming to SFSNAD, Lauren worked as a production assistant for visual artist Nick Cave in his Chicago studio, building soundsuits for museum installations and private collections. She has extensive experience as a freelance artist, assisting in costume production for various performances and competitions.

G﻿oldwork - Saturday 6/24 from 10 am to 1 pm Learn the basics of goldwork (sometimes known as metalwork) in just three hours! In this technique, metal threads are most frequently laid or couched down with a second finer thread, resulting in sculptural, elegant forms. In this class, you’ll learn about padding, couching, and chipwork, and leave with a sense of the basics, as well as your own goldwork piece!

N﻿eedlepainting - Saturday 6/24 from 2 pm to 5 pm Learn the basics of needlepainting in just three hours! Needlepainting uses long and short stitches with single strands of cotton or silk thread to create realistic depictions. Very detailed stitching produces shading and depth, and imagery is traditionally taken from plant and animal world. Stitches include long and short stitch, and stem stitch.

W﻿hitework - Sunday 6/25 from 10 am to 1 pm Whitework is a broad term to describe a number of techniques worked in white thread on a white ground. Drawn threads, cutwork, pulled work, Hardanger, needlelace, and more fall under this category. In this class, you’ll learn a pulled stitch (diagonal cross filling), stem stitch, eyelets, and trailing stitch.

B﻿lackwork - Sunday 6/25 from 2 pm to 5 pmBlackwork (sometimes known as Spanish work) is a type of counted thread embroidery, traditionally worked in black thread. Counted stitches form geometric patterns, and varied thread thickness can be applied to produce shaded effects and depth. This design also featured gold thread highlights. Stitches include counted stitches and stem stitch.

Registration for this class closes 1 week prior to the start date. If you would like to inquire about the possibility of late registration, please contact info@sfsnad.org. Late registration will be accommodated when possible with an additional expedited shipping fee.SFSNAD will refund any course, minus a $25 processing fee, up to two (2) weeks before the course start date, unless specified in the eventbrite posting for that course (weeklong courses may have different terms). A 50% credit, that may be applied to another SFSNAD course, is permitted for cancellations that fall between two (2) weeks and three (3) days of the course start date. Refunds are not permitted within three days of the course start date.

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