A completely reversible ruler embellished with animals, flowers, tress and sunshine will guide you through the tips and techniques of making your work exactly the same on both the front and back! This class will introduce you to the secrets of beginning and ending your threads invisibly, making completely reversible straight lines, reversible cross stitch, how to travel around invisibly when the stitches are not right next to each other, and satin filling for reversible solid areas so that the your work is perfect when viewed from either the front or back! Our ruler is worked in delicately over dyed cotton floss to add exquisite shading to each motif.  This beautiful project fits perfectly into an acrylic ruler which allows for the viewing of the neatly finished reverse side of your work. The techniques you learn in this class will assist you in all areas of your needlework so that you will no longer fear anyone seeing the back of your work!                                     

1/2 day class (intermediate)                    

A completely reversible ruler embellished with Adam and Eve, animals, flowers, trees and sunshine will guide you through the tips and techniques of making your work exactly the same on both the front and back! Learn the secrets of beginning and ending your threads invisibly, making completely reversible straight lines, reversible cross stitch, how to travel around invisibly when the stitches are not right next to each other, and satin filling for reversible solid areas so that your work is perfect when viewed from either the front or back!

 1/2 day class (intermediate)             

Learning to do reversible cross stitch opens up a world of opportunity for exploring more finishing options for projects that will be seen from both sides such as bookmarks, table and household linens, hand towels, baby bibs, afghans and blankets.  Our project for this class will be a monogrammed table linen on Wichet Imports, Inc. 28 count Apple Blossom Linen or Zweigart’s Silvretta 28 count fabric (student’s choice, both included in kit). Students will select their thread colors from Catherine’s wonderful collection of over dyed palettes. In this class we will explore all the tips and techniques of reversible cross stitch including how to move around following a graphed design and beginning and ending invisibly, so that your work is as lovely on the front as on the back.

2-3 hours (intermediate)

A beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers incorporating both over dyed cotton floss and silk ribbon embellishes a sweet bag that can be used as a tooth fairy pouch, potpourri bag or ring bearer’s pillow! Students will have a choice of colors to select from Catherine’s extensive collection of over dyed floss and ribbon, so that each design is a unique heirloom. Class time will cover selecting a color palette, properly threading and using silk ribbon, surface embroidery stitches with time allowed for instructions on finishing and for making a corded tassel tie.

1/2 - 1 day class (all levels)

Want to learn more about when to use which needle? Do you know the difference among sharps, quilting, darners, embroidery, tapestry, chenille, and milliners? How about some alternate uses of needles including using the tapestry #18 needle for opening the holes of eyelets or a tapestry #20 as a laying tool? In this class, you will receive the Colonial Needle Company’s Ultimate Collection of 100 fine English needles as well as J & P Coats 100 Embroidery Stitches booklet; this booklet is a concise and well-illustrated reference of  stitches organized by flat, looped, linked, knotted, composite, couching & filling, drawn thread, canvas, pulled thread, and insertion stitches. Even cross stitch is included! A wonderful reference to keep handy for new ideas and techniques.

2 hours (all levels)

This project is a quick and easy finishing project to make a delightful sewing kit! Pre-finished Zweigart Stitchband is used to make a lining with pockets for accessories and the liner for the bottom with your name or initials. The kit includes:  Coats & Clark Commemorative tin, basket pin cushion accessory with wool and pins, magnet holders, gold scissors, gold needle, stitchband liners for sides and bottom, complete directions with script alphabet to personalize liner, needles in felt, and finishing materials. Students will select a palette of over dyed floss from Catherine’s extensive collection to work their liners.

2 hours (all levels)

Come and learn everything you would like to know about felting wool – needle felting, felting flat pieces of wool,  incorporating colorfully dyed wool onto a piece of flat felt,  how to make 3-dimensional forms such as dolls, and making needle felts and pin cushions! This is a fun and mess-free class that explores the use of felt and wool fibers. While there is no set project for this class, in class students will felt a piece of flat wool with a colorful design of their choosing and make a needle felt and felted pin cushion. Students will also leave class with their own pair of felting needles and supplies and materials to explore further felting adventures on their own! Class time will include discussion of the felting process and ideas for further projects such as needle cases, purses, and stump work applications.

3 hour class (all levels)