Drawing With Yarn: Couching Embroidery

Drawing With Yarn:  Couching Embroidery  – Margaret Boritz & Michelle Kaleta

Time:  10 am – 3pm

Class size:  8 students

Instructor Fee: $30

Materials Fee:  $25-  Kit includes all threads, needles, thread snips, embroidery hoop,linen blank and stitch instructions.

Create a dimensional embroidery using ribbon, fabric, art yarn, beads and other materials using a technique called couching. In embroidery, couching and laid work are techniques in which yarn or other materials are laid across the surface of the ground fabric and fastened in place with small stitches of the same or a different yarn. Choose one of four designs – Rooster, Sheep, Tree or Pomegranate.   Additional kits will be available for purchase.