Introduction to Embroidery

Embroidery has been beloved as a craft for centuries, and was valued as a necessary skill for young ladies in preparation of marriage for about that long. Ignoring the anti-feminist slant, it is, in fact, a gorgeous and easily transportable creative outlet. Hand embroidery can exist on its own as panels, wall hangings, or as design elements on clothing, linens, etc. The technique is currently in favor for visible mending and I can attest to its use for covering up marinara and coffee stains on shirts and tunics.

For this class, please purchase a sampler of embroidery stitches such as the one below:

https://cleverpoppy.com/products/stitch-sampler-beginner-kit?_pos=3&_sid=13b17f2a9&_ss=r

You can purchase this online (google search will probably bring you to Etsy); although Beetle and Fred in Beacon carries beginner kits as well. If you buy a kit, it will contain the fabric/design, thread, hoop and needles. If you prefer to just buy a printed pattern, you’ll need to get embroidery thread, hoop, and needles. It’s probably more economical to buy a kit if you have never embroidered before, I will bring my box of threads and hoops for your use.

About your instructor:

Jacqui Rose’s love of crafts began at age 7 when, as a Brownie, she made a plastic cushion known as a “sit upon.” . She progressed rapidly in various Home Ec. Classes through middle and high school, making dresses that featured Peter Pan collars, usually in dotted Swiss fabric. In college, she embarked on the dreaded “Boyfriend Sweater,” learning to knit cables and complicated techniques, only to have said boyfriend break up with her between the front and back. (Spoiler alert: she finished the sweater and gave it to him, resulting in his taking her back, at least for a while). Fast forward to adulthood when she opened a yarn store in Rockville, MD, followed by a foray into quilting, where she found her true passion.

Jacqui prides herself on using the moniker “The laziest quilter in America.” If there is a shortcut, she’ll embrace it - many times under the stink eyes of her instructors. Her current project is Tula Pink’s Alchemy Quilt using 3400+ 3/4” hexies, which she works on while binge watching British, Irish, and Australian shows on TV.