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Fees are payable on registration. Full refund if the class is canceled; no refund if the student cancels within one week of the first class. There is a $25 cancellation/rescheduling fee. For more information or to register for a class, please contact Sara Leigh at 703.255.3310 or webmail@scarletthread.com.
Winter 2008 Classes
Beginning Level
Introduction to Stumpwork
Instructor: Jill Nedeau
1 session, $50 + kit
February 16, 9:30 am–1:30 pm
Class limited to six students
Just what is stumpwork, and how is it done? In this class you'll learn some basic stitches and elements that can be drawn from to stitch a simple stumpwork piece.
Beginning Canvaswork: From Nancy’s Needle’s
Spring Quilt
Instructor: JoAnn Shepherd
1 session, $40 + kit
February 17, 2–5 pm
Class limited to six students
Learn how to prepare your canvas for stitching, how to read a canvaswork chart, and some basic stitches. Get started on the Spring Quilt; complete it on your own. Kit includes canvas, threads, stretcher bars, tacks, and needle.
Beginning Stumpwork: Calla Lily
Instructor: Jill Nedeau
1 session, $50 + kit
March 1, 9:30 am–1:30 pm
Class limited to six students
Using elements learned in Introduction to Stumpwork, create a beautiful calla lily. Learn how to add stumpwork elements to your needlework.
Beginning Punchneedle: Merrey Design Seashell
Instructor: Joan Melberger
2 sessions, $50
April 5 & 12, 10 am–12 pm
OR
May 10 & 17, 10 am–12 pm
Class limited to six students
Learn the proper technique for threading a punchneedle and punching a simple, colorful design. Once you’ve mastered a few steps, you’ll be hooked! Fee includes fabric with printed design, floss, and doodle cloth. Students will need to purchase a punchneedle and hoop at the first session, or bring their own.
Beginning Cross-Stitch
Instructor: Sara Leigh Merrey
By Appointment — $15
Get started on a simple project of your choosing. Working one-on-one, learn the basics of cross-stitch and complete the piece on your own.
Stitching on Linen
Instructor: Sara Leigh Merrey
By Appointment — $15
Ready to step up from Aida? Linen, Lugana, and Jobelan open up a world of color and finish. Learn techniques of stitching over two. Fee includes fabric, floss, and needle.
Intermediate and Advanced Level
Intermediate Canvaswork: Orna Willis’s Gayle
Instructor: Ellice Kark
3 sessions, $75 + kit
February 17, March 2 & 16, 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Class limited to six students
Have you admired Orna's beautiful geometrics but been hesitant to try one? Take the plunge with this dynamic piece, offering 4 colorways on 18-count canvas. Use a handful of stitches — some twisted, some laid, and of course some Jessicas — to practice using your laying tool and play with a mixture of 17 different cotton and metallic threads. Bring a stand, frame weight, or clamp.
Beyond Beginning II: More Fun with Specialty Stitches — A First Sampler
Instructor: Ellice Kark
2 sessions, $50 + kit
February 23 & March 8, 9–11:30 am
Class limited to six students
Now that you've been cross-stitching over 2 on linen, it's time to try a small sampler and expand your stitch vocabulary. Join us in working Elizabeth’s Designs’ Pastel Alphabet on 28-count linen. We'll review technique, learn some stitches, and discuss design applications for them.
Advanced Canvaswork: Patricia Spencer’s Twister
Instructor: Ellice Kark
8 sessions, $250 + materials (payment may be made in 3 installments)
First 2 sessions: March 9 & April 13, 12–4 pm
Class limited to four students
Twister is a dynamic exercise in texture and color theory, done on 24-count congress cloth, and a good challenge for the intermediate to advanced needlepointer. The class will meet once a month for 8 sessions, starting in March. Each session will be an instructional stitch-along. The first meeting will cover laying out and planning the project. At the second session, we’ll choose further meeting times. Register early to allow time if customizing the colorway and to get your kit ready! Bring stand, frame weight, or clamp.
Introduction to Drawn Thread
Instructor: Ellice Kark
2 sessions, $50 + kit
March 15 & 29, 9:30 am–12 pm
Class limited to six students
Ready to take the challenge and cut some threads? Join us in this fun class, stitching a lovely floral sampler that combines specialty stitches and the basics of drawn thread work. Learn a variety of openwork and woven stitches that will add exciting variety to your needlework. We’ll also look at scissors that work for cut-work.