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EIGHT-DAY CLASS • JANUARY 12-20

Class 100 JAN BEANEY & JEAN LITTLEJOHN INSPIRED BY THE PAST-ADVENTURES INTO THE FUTURE Class Length: Eight Days Kit Fee:  $62.00

The colours, patterns and textures of artifacts and textiles from other cultures are stunning to look at.  These could be exciting starting points for creating unique decorative cloths.  Appliqué, fusing, embellishing, as well as hand and machine embroidery, will be suggested through structured challenges.  The aim would be to make a collection of original fabrics, a useful reference for future projects.

Kit includes: Aquabond, Guliette, scrims, sheer scarves and assorted mixed media materials.

SESSION I • FOUR-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 12-15

Class 102 DOROTHY LESHER CASTLE OF DREAMS Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $155.00 Ground Fabric:  Blue Congress cloth Size:  16"x8"

This fairytale fantasy is a study of couching techniques to create texture and interest in each segment of the cloak.  Each patch on the cloak is worked in a careful balance of muted values of blue, blue-violet, red-violet, grayed rose and blue-green over a gown of palest aqua.  The crown is worked in a fine gold and beads.  She holds her crystal ball with a tiny miniature of the castle within.

The castle is a transparent fantasy, worked with fine colored metallic's laid in long stitches and couched into place.  The surrounding stone and brick work takes time and patience.

Kit includes:  Blue Congress cloth, all materials to complete project, color photocopy and instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Stretcher bars, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 103 BETTY CHEN LOUIS DESIGN STUDIO Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee: $20.00 Ground Fabric: Student's Choice

In many design and color classes, students learn the principles of design and color but do not have the opportunity to apply these principles to a piece of needlework.  Design Studio is a practical application class in which each student, who wishes, will work on an original piece from its inception through the stages of planning threads and stitches.  Students are welcome to bring their own line drawings or use Betty's pieces for inspiration.

In class, Betty will spend time reviewing the principles of color and design, as they apply to each student's work.  She will help with refining line and color choices, as well as stitch and thread choices.

Pre-requisite: This class is open to anyone who has studied design with Betty in the past, as well as those who wish to work on an earlier piece of Betty's but would like to hear the discussion and observe the creative processes at work.

Student to bring: Tracing paper, drawing paper, eraser, paper cement, paper scissors, L-shaped frame croppers, 12"x12" Congress cloth (#24 count) on stretcher bars, as well as a selection of threads for experimentation.  Students may also bring any previous BCL workshop pieces, if needed, as well as the usual stitching tools, supplies etc., including magnifier and light.

Class 104 MARNIE RITTER RENAISSANCE Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $110.00 Ground Fabric: 18-ct. gold glitter mono canvas Size: 15"x15"  Design - 10"x10"

This exquisite design includes 24 different patterns, using numerous silks, metallic's and beads!  Patterns over lace and decorative accessories add to this beauty.  All is surrounded by beaded borders.

Carefully view the center patterns, and you will see twelve patterns done in their own set of colors.  The twelve triangle border patterns are composed of these previously stitched patterns - and then stitched using the colors from another of the diamond patterns.  What an amazing effect!

You will enjoy the experience of how color and thread choice change a pattern dramatically, especially when opulent colors of burgundy, champagne, burnished gold's, ginger, tourmaline and blue bell are the color palette.

Renaissance - a needleart revival of color and textured glory, done as a celebration of our many years of education and enjoyment.

Kit includes: 18-ct. gold glitter mono canvas, all threads and materials to complete the project, color photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, stretcher bars and light/magnification, if needed. 

Class 105 Pre-Phase* JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR and ROBIN WILKS JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  SPRING BLOSSOMS Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: All Levels (no prior experience in any field of embroidery required) Kit Fee: $130.00 Ground Fabric: Silk Size: 6" square

If you've always been curious about Japanese embroidery but have resisted taking a class because it appeared too hard or complicated, the four-day Spring Blossoms design is tailored just for you.  The two fans and cherry blossoms incorporate eight of the 64 Kurenai-Kai techniques.  You will also be exposed to the traditions, motifs and symbolism via daily lectures and videos.

Kit includes: Portable stitching frame, set of Japanese needles, silk fabric, flat silk, #1 & #4 Japanese gold, koma, red and gold silk couching threads, wheat starch, finishing paper, a color photograph and color instructions.

Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies; laying tool; needlework scissors; two sets of magnets; light and/or magnification; if needed.
*Note: Students are encouraged to stay for Session II to reinforce the techniques and concepts explored in Session I.

Class 105 Phase I* JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR and ROBIN WILKS JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  SEASONS Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: All Levels (no prior experience in any field of embroidery required)  Kit Fee: $200.00 + $85.00 for frame Ground Fabric: Silk Size: 8½" round

The first day of Japanese Embroidery is devoted to properly framing up the silk material and laying foundations. The next three days are devoted to learning 12 Japanese embroidery techniques. An exciting part of the class is the heritage of 1000+ years of tradition that is shared each day. This gives the student a sense of the cultural richness, the disciplines associated with the embroidery and the spiritual aspects of this unique art.
Kit includes: Japanese frame, silk fabric and all materials to complete the stitching, pasting and steaming.
Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, laying tool, light and/or magnification, if needed.

*Note: Students are encouraged to stay for Session II to reinforce the techniques and concepts explored in Session I.

Class 105 Phase II* JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR and ROBIN WILKS JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  CASCADING CHRYSANTHEMUMS Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Must have taken Phase I or comparable classes Kit Fee: $220.00 Ground Fabric: Silk Size: 10"x12"

Many of us have admired the breathtaking beauty of kimonos, stitched with silk and couched with metallic threads.  Now you can create one of your own!  This graceful, flowing design incorporates techniques that build on and reinforce those learned in Phase I.

Pre-class work:  Framing up, transferring the design and laying flower foundations.

Kit includes: Silk fabric, all materials to complete the stitching, pasting and steaming.
Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, all materials from Phase I and the framed up silk with the design transferred and foundations stitched.

*Note: Students are encouraged to stay for Session II to reinforce the techniques and concepts explored in Session I.

Class 105 - Phase III* JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR and ROBIN WILKS JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  KIMONO RIBBONS Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Must have taken Phase I and II or comparable classes Kit Fee: $210.00 Ground Fabric: Silk Size: 10"x12"

This design is an adaptation of a mid-eighteenth century paste resist, stenciled gold leaf and embroidered furisode.  Stitched on obi silk, this interpretation includes Japanese gold and flat silk.  The gold threads are couched, as well as twisted, with the silk to form delicate outlines for several ribbons.  Design option:  The design can be stitched as noshi (ribbons) without the kimono outline.

Pre-work:  Framing up, transferring the design and laying foundations.

Kit includes:  Silk fabric, all materials to complete the stitching, pasting and steaming.

Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, all materials from Phase I & II and the framed up silk with the design transferred and foundations stitched. 

*Note: Students are encouraged to stay for Session II to reinforce the techniques and concepts explored in Session I.

Class 106 JOAN THOMASSON MARIGOLDS AND MOORISH TILES Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $125.00  Ground Fabric: Congress cloth Ground size 14"x16"  Design size 8"x9"

From the Alhambra in Spain to the lanais and gardens of Florida and California, intricate Moorish tiles are patterned into beautiful geometric designs. Fountains and pools shimmer with colored tiles amid baskets and pots of luscious flowers. Hibiscus, geraniums and impatiens bloom year round in colorful profusion, while begonias and orchids grace winter and spring gardens in sheltered corners.  Stitch the delightfully intricate tile patterns in Thread Gatherer’s Silk’n Colors, Threadworx over-dyed floss, DMC floss and Kreinik metallic's. Accent your tiles with lush baskets and pots of marigolds, geraniums, sedum and petunias. Some variation in color placement will be encouraged.

Kit includes: Line-drawn design on Congress cloth, silks, Threadworx over-dyed floss, DMC floss, Kreinik metallic's.

Student to bring: Stretcher bars for 14"x16" canvas, usual stitching supplies, light and/or magnification, if desired.

Class 107 CAROLE H. LAKE ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Kit Fee: $195.00 Pre-stitching Required:  6-8 hours Ground: 18-ct. pale blue mono canvas Size:  Finished size 12"x16" (stretcher bar size 16"x20")

Welcome to the voluptuous architecture of Russia in the 16th century. St. Basil’s Cathedral, more correctly known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin at the Moat, is one of the most easily recognized pieces of Eastern architecture.  In this class, you will work dome by dome, using richly textured stitches and threads to re-create this stylized version of the cathedral.
Students will learn through demonstration and experimentation how different types of motifs are put together, why some stitches are more suitable for some areas than others and how to make these differences work to their advantage. I have rated this class as advanced because so many different stitched areas are contained in the piece and most of them are not stitched in class. This will be a very fast-paced class for the student who can work independently from stitch diagrams. This is not a counted piece, but rather is one in which you will adapt the stitches to fit the areas provided.
During the class, as time permits, I’ll talk about the history and architecture of the building, showing pictures and books. A bibliography will be included. I will also bring a large collection of pictures and articles for those students who are interested to read in class.

 Kit includes: Extensive instruction booklet; design hand-drawn onto canvas; all threads needed to complete project—Watercolours (Fiesta, Burnt Toast, Sandstone), Impressions overdyed (Indian Red, Arabian Nights, Pine Forest), #5 pearl cotton, Wildflowers, Sparkle Rays, Silk ‘n Cream, Splendor Silk, Grandeur, #8 overdyed pearl cotton, overdyed floss, Kreinik metallic and Accentuate.
Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials; 16"x20" stretcher bars (Evertite highly recommended but not required); 4H pencil; Q-tips; Magic Rub eraser; magnets; 6" ruler; scissors; laying tool; light and/or magnification, if needed.

SESSION I • TWO-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 12-13

Class 110 JANET ZICKLER CASEY TRICK OR TREAT: A SPOOKY HOUSE Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $150.00 Ground Fabric: 18-ct. mono canvas Size: Free-standing house

Trick or Treat:  A Spooky House is the perfect class for those who would rather stitch than cook up Halloween treats for those fall ghosts and goblins.  You will be able to create a delightful Halloween candy house which will last for many years, is completely guiltless and won't cause tooth decay!

The three-dimensional house is stitched on 18-ct. white mono canvas, consisting of four sides and a roof.  It is "decorated" with candy corn, slime, spooky trees, ghosts, goblins, bats and pumpkins, all stitched in a variety of fun and funky fibers.

Kit includes: 18-ct. mono canvas, all threads and materials to complete the project, color photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Stretcher bars (two sets of 11"x13", two sets of 10"x12" and one set of 14"x12"), tacks, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 111 DEBORAH FORNEY OR NUÉ UNLEASHED Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee: $125.00 Ground Fabric: #24 Congress cloth and #18 white canvas Size: (2) 10"x10" #24 Congress cloth and (1) 12"x14" #18 canvas

Or Nué refers to a medieval embroidery technique for couching silk on a laid foundation of metal threads.  Learn to stitch this time honored technique on canvas; then unleash your creativity, as we interpret a painted canvas in contemporary Or Nué.

Each kit contains charted monograms for warm-up exercises, an original charted rose for traditional Or Nué silk shading and a hand-painted canvas suitable for an eye glasses case.  Students may also bring their own hand-painted canvas* for exploration.  The hand-painted canvas project will feature vertically laid threads, exposed canvas patterning and a medley of Or Nué techniques!

Kit includes: (2) 10"x10" #24 Congress cloth, (1) 12"x14" hand-painted #18 canvas, Dover needlework book (Charted Monograms for Needlepoint and Cross-Stitch), color photographs and instruction booklet.  Also included are all threads necessary to complete the warm-up exercises, the Or Nué rose and one chosen color scheme for the eye glasses case project.  Hand-painted canvas color options: black & metals, bright rainbow or pastel rainbow.  *Students choosing their own painted canvas must select a design no larger than 6"x6".

Student to bring: (2) sets of 10"x10" and (1) set of 12"x14" stretcher bars, tacks, needles and normal stitching supplies.

Class 112 GAY ANN ROGERS FLORA Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $112.00 Ground Fabric: Student's Choice Groud size: 10"x12" Design size: 6"x7"

In the past few years, Gay Ann has used cameos on a series of needlepoint projects, so she surmises that it would be inevitable that she would draw and stitch a needlepoint version of a cameo.  Flora is the result.  Flora is a goddess of spring and is a popular subject for cameos.

Gay Ann's Flora has a floss face (because DMC 948 is her favorite skin tone), silk hair and silk and ribbon flowers in her hair.  The bezel around Flora is of Kreinik braid vatican gold and ecru pearl cotton.

Flora is not an easy project to stitch, yet the techniques are easy ones which most stitchers learned in childhood or in a first needlepoint lesson: basically Flora is a diagonal tent stitch (basketweave), stem stitch, spider webs, French knots and bullion knots.

The lessons of Flora are not how to do these basic stitches but how to use them to achieve certain effects.  Along the way are lessons about faces, including the structure of a face, the problems of creating a face in needlework and the flow of the hair around the face.

Kit includes: Instruction booklet, color copy and all threads except one skein of floss necessary to complete the project.

Student to bring: One skein of 948 DMC floss, ground fabric, stretcher bars, thumb tacks and usual stitching supplies.
Pre-class work:  Students to do the mask in diagonal tent stitch.

Class 114 DEBORAH WILSON GILDED POMEGRANATE Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee:  $75.00 Ground Fabric:  18-ct. mono canvas Size:  8"x8"

Painted on deep red, 18-ct. mono canvas, this classic symbol of fertility and abundance is executed with an assortment of gilt metal threads imported from an English goldsmith house.  Attendees will learn a variety of traditional English goldwork techniques, including invisible couching of pearl purl, "S"ing and "Z"ing with smooth, wire check and bright check purls, parallel chipping over string and felt padding, free looping of purls, lattice formation with spangle attachment and pattern stitching with #1 Japan gold.  Alternative treatments of the background will be discussed.

This two-day class has a relaxed pace, allowing students substantial time to hone their skills on each technique.

Kit includes:  18-ct. mono canvas, an assortment of gilt metal threads, instruction booklet and color photo.

Student to bring: Tacks, stretcher bars, metal cutting scissors, a mellore and a pair of very fine-pointed tweezers.  The instructor's welcome letter will outline the exact goldworking tools recommended, as well as optional substitutions for first timers, who may not want to invest immediately before trying the technique.

Class 115 MEREDITH WILLETT STUDIO TIME Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee:  N/A

Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, light and magnification, if needed.

Class 116 TONY MINIERI CHICAGO du SOIR Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $85.00 Ground Fabric:  #18-ct. mono canvas Size: 7"x10"

This non-typical geometric design was inspired by many curvilinear aspects of Chicago architecture observed during a nighttime ride through the city.  The overall appearance is a lozenge shape with curves.  It has some four-way geometric areas but with some special added attractions.  The student will work crescents, criss-crossed crescents, couching patterns, an oblique trellis, a shaded cashmere pattern, staggered mosaic, satin patterns and a plaited star.  The design features Belle Soie, Burmilana, Splendor, Krenik Braid, Fyre Werks Soft Sheen, Vineyard Silk Classic and beads.  There are five color combinations presently and, as the Belle Soie line expands, there will be some more added. Currently, the color choices being offered are: burnt orange/olive, raspberry/kiwi, soft pink/fawn, lavender/green and rosebud/blue.

Student to bring: 14"x14" stretcher bars, something to hold the mounted canvas in place so that BOTH HANDS ARE FREE TO STITCH, regular stitching supplies and an open mind.

SESSION I • TWO-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 14-15

Class 120 JANET ZICKLER CASEY WITCHY WANDA Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $90.00 Ground Fabric: 18-ct. mono canvas Size:  12" tall plus her legs

Witchy Wanda will cast her spell over all who lay eyes on her.  This delightful "shelf-sitter" doll is stitched on 18-ct. white mono canvas in an array of fun, funky fibers and stitches.  The body stands approximately 12 inches tall and sits on a chair or shelf.  The feet are stitched, as well as the main body of the doll.  Buttons, beads and spools, included in the kit, will be strung together to create the dangling legs.  Discussions in class will include ways which the student can use some of his/her own beads and findings to personalize the design.

Kit includes: 18-ct. mono canvas, all threads and materials to complete the project, color photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Stretcher bars - 5"x5", 11"x16" and 11"x13", tacks, frame weight or clamp to hold piece, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 121 DEBORAH FORNEY HO, HO, HO!  SANTA Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $185.00 with full skeins Ground Fabric: 18-ct. white canvas Size: Finished size - standing three-sided ornament, 5" at base and 10½" tall (Finished with ball feet and bow top - 5½" at base and 13" tall).

Ho, Ho, Ho!  Santa is coming to town to decorate your holiday table!

This three-sided, stand-up ornament is sure to delight children of all ages with his cheerful face, crowned by a patchwork hat, a bold and jolly greeting of "HO HO HO" and a tower of brightly colored packages.  HO, HO, HO! Santa stands on three hand-painted ball feet and is festooned with holiday ribbons.

Destined to be a family favorite...you may need to have more than one so the grandkids don't fight over it!!

Each side of this ornament features traditional, as well as composite needlepoint stitches, embroidery stitches and beads.  Students may follow the class model or use their favorite geometric needlepoint stitches to fill in the many small design areas.

Kit includes: Canvas with drawn design, beads, color copy and instruction booklet.  Threads: Medici wool, Kreinik metallics, Caron Impressions, Rainbow Gallery Soft Sheen Fyre Werks, Holo Fyre Werks, Very Velvet, Sparkle Rays, Frosty Rays, Neon Rays, Splendor, Flair and Designer's Dream.
Student to bring: 14"x18" stretcher bars, tacks, needles and normal stitching supplies.

Class 122 GAY ANN ROGERS A TOWNHOUSE SEWING CASE Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee:  $30.00 for instructions only.  Students to provide supplies. Ground Fabric:  White Congress cloth or ecru Congress cloth or linen Congress cloth Size:  Ground size: 18"x12" and 12"x10"  Design size: 4"x7"x2"

A little English Townhouse opens to reveal a needlebook, needle packets holder and tabs to hold scissors, a crochet hook and a laying tool/stiletto.

The basis for the Townhouse is a double nun's stitch.  The pieces are then cut out and assembled with a simple running stitch.  The other stitches of the Townhouse include plaited stitch, double-running stitch, crossed corners, Smyrnas, Rhodes, cross stitch and variations.

Gay Ann worked the Townhouse in Soie D'Agler silk; students may choose to bring silk or floss to stitch their own Townhouse.  A portion of the $30 fee for the instructions is a mailing charge for pre-class instructions.

The tools in Gay Ann's Townhouse are antique.  She will discuss antique needlework tools in class and bring examples for students to enjoy.

Kit includes:  Instruction booklet and color photo only.  Students to receive supplies list.

Student to bring: Threads of choice, Congress cloth, stretcher bars, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification if needed.

Class 124 DEBORAH WILSON GILDED BUTTERFLY #1 Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Beginner and Up Ground Fabric:  18-ct. canvas Kit Fee: $130.00 Size: 11"x11"

Hand-painted on 18-ct. gilt-flecked canvas, this bright turquoise, magenta, purple and lime green flier is accented with gilt and colored metal threads imported from an English goldsmith house.

Students will learn pattern stitching with twisted and overdyed silk threads, secured satin stitching with stranded silk, invisible couching with pearl purl, overstretching and wrapping pearl purl, parallel chipping with smooth and bright check purls over string padding, seeding with colored wire check and gilt bright check purls and milliary attachment.  Alternative treatments of the background will be discussed.

This two-day class gives attendees a thorough knowledge of and opportunity to practice all techniques on the piece.

Kit includes: 18-ct. mono canvas, all materials necessary to complete the project, instruction booklet and color photo.
Student to bring: Tacks, stretcher bars, metal cutting scissors, a mellore and a pair of very fine-pointed tweezers.  The teacher's welcome letter will outline the exact goldworking tools recommended, as well as optional substitutions for first timers who may not want to invest immediately before trying the technique.

Class 125 MEREDITH WILLETT STUDIO TIME Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee:  N/A

Need a little help with an old project?  Need ideas for that new project that you'd like to begin?  Or maybe you just want time to sit, stitch and spend time with old friends.  This is the perfect class for you!  As the owner of a very successful needlepoint shop in Lexington, KY for the past ???? years, as well as needlework teacher for several ANG and EGA national seminars, Meredith has lots of experience to draw upon to help you in any way.  She's patient, kind and tons of fun!  What could be better?

Student to bring: Usual stitching supplies, light and magnification, if needed.

Class 126 TONY MINIERI CHICAGO du SOIR Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $85.00 Ground Fabric: #18-ct. mono canvas Size: 7"x10"

This non-typical geometric design was inspired by many curvilinear aspects of Chicago architecture observed during a nighttime ride through the city.  The overall appearance is a lozenge shape with curves.  It has some four-way geometric areas but with some special added attractions.  The student will work crescents, criss-crossed crescents, couching patterns, an oblique trellis, a shaded cashmere pattern, staggered mosaic, satin patterns and a plaited star.  The design features Belle Soie, Burmilana, Splendor, Krenik Braid, Fyre Werks Soft Sheen, Vineyard Silk Classic and beads.  There are five color combinations presently and, as the Belle Soie line expands, there will be some more added. Currently, the color choices being offered are: burnt orange/olive, raspberry/kiwi, soft pink/fawn, lavender/green and rosebud/blue.

Student to bring: 14"x14" stretcher bars, something to hold the mounted canvas in place so that BOTH HANDS ARE FREE TO STITCH, regular stitching supplies and an open mind.

ONE-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 16

Class F1 SANDRA ARTHUR SILVER AND PEARLS Class Length: One Day Kit Fee: $35.00 Ground Fabric:  18-ct. mono canvas Size: 7"x11"

This special ornament will combine the art of needlepoint stitches and beading.  An ordinary styrofoam ball becomes a fairy-tale ornament with elegant beaded embellishments.  Stitches include brick, eight-legged eyelet, herringbone, Smyrna cross, upright gobelin and a lovely medallion created with oblong crosses.  Additionally, students will use specialty threads such as Ribbon Floss and metallics - both ribbon and braids.  As a final bonus, students will learn how to turn this lovely stitched flat piece into an enchanting round ornament and finish it off with a fluffy bow on top.

Kit includes: All materials needed in class are provided, including 7"x11" 18-ct. line-drawn mono canvas, threads, pearl head pins, beads, beading thread, ribbon, needles, instructions and color photocopy of project.

Student to bring: 7"x11" stretcher bars and normal stitching supplies.  At home, students will need a 3" styrofoam ball, long straight pins and Sobo glue to complete the finishing technique.

Class F2 JANET ZICKLER CASEY HOLIDAY HAPPENING Class Length: One Day Proficiency Level: Basic Intermediate Kit Fee: $80.00 Ground Fabric: 18-ct. canvas

Holiday Happening is a fun-filled class, combining two of Janet's favorite holidays...Christmas and Halloween!  Half of the day will be devoted to creating Holly Berry Santa, an ornament based on a hand-blown Polish glass ornament.  The other half of the day will be spent cooking up a deliciously wicked Halloween ornament, Along Came a Spider.  The kit includes Splendor Silks, metallics, Ribbon Floss, Arctic Rays, Fancy Fur, Burmilana, both bugle and seed beads.  Both designs are drawn on 18-ct. white mono canvas.

Kit includes: Two 18-ct. mono canvases, all threads and materials listed above to complete the projects, color photos and complete instructions.
Student to bring: Stretcher bars (11"x8" and 8"x8"), tacks, frame weight or clamp to hold project, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class F3 BARBARA JACKSON STRAWBERRY TRIO Class Length: One Day Proficiency Level:   All Kit Fee: $34.00 Ground Fabric: Linen Size: 4"x4"

Renew your friendship with traditional crewel embroidery, that bastion of rich colors and inviting textures.  This little Elizabethan design is just the ticket, featuring a wide variety of stitches from the long and short to simple stem stitch.  Each stitch does have its challenges, so we will concentrate on good techniques to coax the best from each.  Heathway crewel yarn, a quality hand-dyed merino from England, will be used for the main stitching with highlights in Pearsall's silk.  The foundation is linen over muslin, an English technique that produces a very sturdy stitching surface.  Since this is a "back to the basics" class, it will be suitable for all levels.  Come enjoy a day of stitching and remembering when you did that first piece of crewel!

Kit includes:  All threads, linen with design pre-drawn, muslin, instruction booklet with color pictures and needles.

Student to bring: 10"x10" stretcher bars (Evertites strongly recommended) or small slate frame, usual stitching supplies, basting thread, 20 straight sewing pins, light and magnification, if needed.

Class F4 JOYCE LUKOMSKI PIN WITH PANACHE Class Length: One Day Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee:  $35.00 Size:  5"x2"

Wear it on your lapel to create an elegant fashion statement or use it to clasp your precious hand-crafted capes and scarves!  This versatile beaded flower brooch creates an elegant aura in any setting.  Working in your hand with two-needle peyote beading, you will sculpt individual flower petals and then attach them together to form the flower.  The stamen, worked in tiny beads, not only gives authenticity to the design but also completes the finishing techniques with glamour.  There is a color choice for the beads, as well as for the gold or silver tone metal pins.

Kit includes:  11° delica beads by Miyuki of Japan, 15° seed beads by Miyuki of Japan, silver tone or gold tone pin back with point protector, Nymo beading thread in color to match beads, needles, colored photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Usual stitching equipment, trays to hold beads and Thread Haven or beeswax.

Class F5 MARY ALICE SINTON PRICKLY PAISLEY SATIN OVAL BOXES Class Length: One Day Proficiency Level:   Basic Intermediate Kit Fee: $47.00 Ground Fabric: 100% cotton fabric Size: 2.75"x3.5"

The Prickly Paisley done in Japanese bead embroidery method and is an entry-level piece, offered in a red or blue color palette.  Bead embroidery in the Japanese method incorporates silk embroidery techniques, translated with beads.  The beads used are a wide variety tri-cut and glass seed beads.  The foundation fabric is a paisley and vine 100% cotton fabric called Sunshine Provence by Moda, stitched using stretcher bars.

Kit includes: Beads, printed cotton fabric, fusible fleece, satin oval box, design paper and pattern, needles and color image reference.

Student to bring: Skinny stretcher bars (8"x8"), tacks, clamps or frame weight, thread for RED PALETTE (#504 cream, #776 green, #410 red) OR thread for BLUE PALETTE (#230 blue, #865 gold, #776 green), silk pins and embroidery scissors.  An awl or tekobari is optional.

Class F6 JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE EMBROIDERY GOLDEN BUTTERFLY Class Length: One Day Proficiency Level: Basic stitching skills but no previous Japanese embroidery experience Kit Fee:  $49.00 Ground Fabric:  Silk Size:  2½"x2½"

The design incorporates several Japanese embroidery techniques, including couching and laying a weft and a horizontal foundation.  The class will include an overview of the embroidery phases, a brief description of the 1600 years of embroidery tradition, and a visit to the Callaway exhibit to discuss the displayed Japanese embroidery pieces.

Golden Butterfly is a quick and easy design to stitch.  The design will fit into a small frame or glass container.

Kit includes:  Ground fabric; frame; koma; needles; 1 tube of flat silk; #1, #5 & #7 gold; color instructions and a color photograph.

Student to bring:  Usual stitching supplies including a laying tool and scissors; light and/or magnification and extension cord; pillowcase or other covering to protect the framed piece for the trip home.
 

SESSION II • FOUR-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 17-20

Class 201 DOROTHY LESHER THE MOON DRAGON Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Kit Fee: $165.00 Ground Fabric:  Gray Congress cloth Size: 13"x10"

For every positive, there is a negative.  For every day, there is a night.  For the Sun Dragon, there is the Moon Dragon.  This companion design is similar but different with a very long, twisted tail and a bat-like wing, stitched in challenging composite stitches, diaper patterns and creative couching.

Soie D'Alger silks, shading from very pale gray to black, work on gray Congress cloth.  His body shades from light gray to dark with a spine of silver and black/silver soft twist couched into place.  The spinal fins are worked in a black and silver Bijoux thread.  The soft glow of the moon, held in his claw, is reflected on his chest with overstitching of Accentuate.

His legs are worked in a similar manner to the Sun Dragon, using randomly-sized diamond and rectangular shapes, selectively overstitched to give the scaly look.  His fiery eye is the same sew-on iridescent bead as the Sun Dragon.

Kit includes: Gray Congress cloth, all threads and materials to complete the project, color photocopy and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Stretcher bars, frame weight or something to hold canvas, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 202 GAY ANN ROGERS A HUNDRED FLOWERS Class Length:  Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $137.00 Ground Fabric: Congress cloth Size: Ground Size:  14"x16"  Design Size:  10.5"x12"

A Hundred Flowers incorporates spots of at least a hundred abstract and representational flowers based on the poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay, "I will be the gladest thing under the sun/I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one."

The techniques in A Hundred Flowers include a variety of traditional needlepoint and surface stitches and composites, as well as drawn thread and cutwork techniques.  The threads in A Hundred Flowers are varied and include Soie D'Alger, overdyed silk by Thread Gatherer, Medici wool, Elegance by Rainbow Gallery, Kreinik braid, floss and pearl cotton.  The ground fabric is white Congress cloth.

Kit includes:  Instruction booklet, color copy and all threads necessary to complete the project.

Student to bring:  One ball of pearl cotton #8 in any color (for practice on the doodle canvas) and stretcher bars, thumb tacks, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed. 

Class 203-IV JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  PETITE PANSIES Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Must have taken Phases I through III or comparable classes Kit Fee: $200.00 Ground Fabric: Silk Size: 5½" round

Pansies are a timeless favorite of most Japanese embroidery students and the phase they look forward to with great anticipation.  This fresh look at a traditional favorite is smaller, but just as challenging. Students will study the ancient art of shading and learn the precise and random long and short techniques. Each completed masterpiece will be unique, as students choose their own pansy colors and placement in consultation with Jennifer.

Kit includes: Silk fabric; mounting fabric; tissue transfer; flat silk (10 tubes); colored instructions and photographs for pre-work and class.
Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials including a laying tool; all supplies and silks from previous classes; light and/or magnification if needed; collected pansy photos and pictures; and pre-class work.

Pre-class work: Framing up, transferring the design with the Japanese running stitch and preliminary color planning.

Class 203 Phase V JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR JAPANESE EMBROIDERY  CREATIVE STITCHING Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level:  Must have taken Phases I through IV or comparable classes Kit Fee: $210.00 Ground Fabric: Silk Size: Varies

Four outline drawings are available for this class: butterflies (pictured here), noshi (ribbons), Moon Princess, or leaves. Students will draw on the experience of the previous four years of study, the inspiration of Japanese embroidery books and designs, a self-created design notebook and other resources for color and pattern placement. One-on-one discussions with Jennifer will assure capturing the essence of Japanese embroidery techniques and tradition to create a one-of-a-kind work of art.

Kit includes: Silk material; mounting fabric; flat silk (10 tubes); YLI silk thread; wheat starch; pre-class work instructions.
Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials including a laying tool; all supplies and silks from previous four phases; light and/or magnification if needed; pre-class work and one foundation stitched, if applicable.
Pre-class work: Determine design, frame up, transfer the design, remove the design tissue, and do some preliminary color and technique/stitch planning.

Class 203 Phase VI JENNIFER ASHLEY TAYLOR JAPANESE EMBROIDERY INDEPENDENT STUDY Class Length:  Four Days Proficiency Level:  Must have taken Phases I through V or comparable classes Kit Fee:  $70.00 Ground Fabric:  Student’s Choice Size:  Student’s Choice

Wouldn’t it be exciting to find a beautiful Japanese embroidery design and then be able to interpret it on silk? After completing the first five phases, each student will select a design or choose one from an extensive collection of line art as Rena Gordan did in 2002. One-on-one discussions with Jennifer will determine the preliminary colors and pre-work for the class.

Kit includes: Flat silk (10 tubes)
Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials including a laying tool; light and/or magnification, if needed; all supplies and silks from previous classes; pre-class work and foundations stitched, if applicable.
Pre-class work: Determine design, frame up, transfer the design, remove the design tissue, complete preliminary color and technique/stitch planning and lay necessary foundations.

Class 204 JOAN THOMASSON FROSTFIRE: MEMORIES IN SILK AND METAL Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Advanced Intermediate Kit Fee: $125.00 Size: Ground 14"x18"  Design: 11¾"x8¾ "

Frostfire creates a memory scrapbook of photo transfer, fabric appliqué, complex traditional needlepoint stitches, Blackwork, and pulled thread based on the landscape of your choice.  Stitch the piece as shown or send the instructor your own photo landscape to be matched with silk, floss, over-dyed floss and metallics to create a masterpiece unique to you.  You might include a scrap of fabric from a wedding, a piece from a previous class, an antique handkerchief or other fabric momento to make the piece truly yours.

Kit includes:  Congress cloth, silk, floss, overdyed floss, metallics and instruction booklet.

Student to bring:  Usual stitching supplies, stretcher bars for 14"x18" canvas, light and/or magnification (recommended).
 

Class 205 MEREDITH WILLETT HOW TO GET FROM HEAD TO THREAD Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee: $50.00 Ground Fabric:  Student's Choice Size: Student's Choice, but no larger than 8"x11"

How to Get from Head to Thread will teach you how to come up with an idea, paint it on canvas, pull the threads and write your very own stitch guide.  Need some inspiration?  Look around at the beautiful grounds of Callaway Gardens; it's everywhere!  Bring your ideas to class, and Meredith will help you come up with your very own design.  Reap the benefits of working with an instructor who has been painting canvas and designing stitch guides for over twenty years.  Learn all Meredith's little secrets about painting a canvas, as well as choosing stitches.  How to Get from Head to Thread is "from beginning to end".

Kit includes:  Note pads, graph paper, tracing paper, paints, brushes and more.

Student to bring:  Design idea (photos, drawings, etc.), several pieces of 13, 14, or 18-mesh canvas in white, ecru or various colors.

Class 206 DEBORAH FORNEY PAISLEY PASSION Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $125.00 Ground Fabric:  18-ct. white mono canvas Size: 7"x9"

Let your passion show in this one-of-a-kind paisley purse embellished with beads, Dorset buttons, and Swarovski crystal beads on a foundation of appliquéd Ultrasuede, silk threads and metallic braids.  Paisley Passion is available in six color schemes.  Students may copy the paisley patterns featured in the model or use them for inspiration.  Choose your favorite color scheme (blue/purple, rust/orange, purple/red violet, red/fuchsia, lime green/rust, black/metals).  Let your imagination flow and create the paisley palette that best expresses your stitching passion.

Kit includes:  Canvas with line drawning, beads, Ultrasuede for appliqué and purse finishing, Dorset Button rings, Swarovski crystal beads, all threads necessary to complete one chosen color scheme, color copy and instruction booklet.

Color options:  Blue/Purple, Rust/Orange, Purple/Red Violet, Red/Pink, Lime Green/Rust, Black & Metals

Student to bring:  12"x14" and 10"x10" stretcher bars, tacks, needles, and normal stitching supplies.  Students may also bring/buy at the shop coordinating threads and embellishments.

Class 207 BETTY CHEN LOUIS DESIGN STUDIO Class Length: Four Days Proficiency Level:  All Ground Fabric:  Student's Choice Size:  Student's Choice Kit Fee:  $20.00

In many design and color classes, students learn the principles of design and color but do not have the opportunity to apply these principles to a piece of needlework.  Design Studio is a practical application class in which each student, who wishes, will work on an original piece from its inception through the stages of planning threads and stitches.  Students are welcome to bring their own line drawings or use Betty's pieces for inspiration.

In class, Betty will spend time reviewing the principles of color and design, as they apply to each student's work.  She will help with refining line and color choices, as well as stitch and thread choices.

Pre-requisite: This class is open to anyone who has studied design with Betty in the past, as well as those who wish to work on an earlier piece of Betty's but would like to hear the discussion and observe the creative processes at work.

Student to bring: Tracing paper, drawing paper, eraser, paper cement, paper scissors, L-shaped frame croppers, 12"x12" Congress cloth (#24 count) on stretcher bars, as well as a selection of threads for experimentation.  Students may also bring any previous BCL workshop pieces, if needed, as well as the usual stitching tools, supplies etc., including magnifier and light.

SESSION II • TWO-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 17-18

Class 210 CAROLE LAKE STUDIO TIME Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee:  N/A

Are you feeling pressured by one or a dozen unfinished projects?  Do you dream of uninterrupted stitching time?  Do you need expert help with a problem project?  Studio Time is your answer!  Carole Lake is looking forward to working with you through demonstration and brainstorming to provide a solution to your problem projects.  Plan to learn more than you ever expected when stitchers from a variety of backgrounds gather with the common goal of serious stitching time without the distractions of daily life.

Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials.

Class 211 JOYCE LUKOMSKI GLAMOUR IN GEOMETRICS Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level:  Intermediate Kit Fee:  $75.00

Graceful geometric shapes come alive with color and pattern in our new bold and beautiful necklaces designed to delight the senses!  Select your favorite from two intriguing geometric patterns: one is a compilation of interesting and bold shapes designed to flatter the face.  The other pattern, inspired by the luxurious Florentine patterns of the Italian Renaissance, has a sensuous movement and rhythm.  Techniques include exploring geometric designs, warping the loom, fine points of bead looming, how to increase and decrease, ending warp threads and professional finishing.  Both patterns are hand-loomed with Miyuki delica beads and will not be only a joy to wear but also to bead.

Color choices are: 

Poison green, teal and gold (shown)

Black, grey and silver

Red, orange and bronze

Teals, purples and gold

Kit includes: 11° delica beads by Miyuki of Japan, nine colors of selected palette complementary metallic beads, beading thread in color to match beads, gold plated or silver clasp, needles, colored photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring:  Usual stitching equipment, beading loom, trays to hold beads and Thread Haven or beeswax.

Class 213 LYNN PAYETTE A FIELD IN TUSCANY Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level:  Beginner/Intermediate Kit Fee:  $53.50 Ground Fabric:  White Congress cloth Size:  4"x6"

A Field in Tuscany is a non-charted design worked in fabrics, Brazilian threads, pearl cottons, silk ribbons and beads, with heavy emphasis on using foreground, midground and background areas to create depth and perspective, form, shadows and movement to the 'fields'.

The class will have in-depth discussions on the use of cast shadows to create a realism and distance in the piece.  Stitching and manipulating silk ribbon, layering stitches for the trees and working with fusible web will be also covered.

This lovely piece gives the student an opportunity to create his/her own Tuscany landscape.  What a wonderful tool for learning about shadows, depth, perspective and their uses in embroidery!

Kit includes:  White Congress cloth (soft) - pre-drawn; sheer and opaque fabrics, Wonder Under, silk ribbons - 4mm and 7mm; Brazilian threads; flosses; pearl cottons (#5, #8, #12); beads - a variety of seeds; color copy of the piece and complete instructions.

Student to bring: 10"x10" stretcher bars, tacks, small very sharp scissors and paper-cutting scissors, invisible thread and beeswax, various sizes of needles, glue stick, tweezers, sharp pencil, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 214 DEBBIE STIEHLER TIMELESS TOMATO Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $97.00 Ground Fabric:  Congress cloth Size: Design size - 2"x2½"x2"

There are five panels on the tomato, which are stitched in different Florentine embroidery patterns.  Threads used include Fyre Works metallic, Very Velvet, Flair, Medici wool and stranded cotton.  Beautiful twisted cords will be created to be used in the finishing process.  These threads will create a durable and usable pin cushion.

Kit includes:  All threads needed to complete the design as pictured, complete instructions including finishing, grey and green Congress cloth with design outline and needles.  Students will need to provide two or three buttons for finishing and fiberfill stuffing.

Student to bring: 11"x18" stretcher bars, 11"x9" stretcher bars, tacks or staples to attach canvas to stretcher bars, usual stitching supplies, extra needles in various sizes and frame weight or stand so that both hands are free for stitching.  Light and/or magnifier optional.

Class 215 JUDY SOULIOTIS JUDY...AGAIN! Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Open to all previous Judy students Kit Fee: $10.00

Need a refresher?  Come on back and bring your old "Judy" pieces.  One of the best silk and metal teachers, Judy will be on hand to provide guidance and give you the inspiration you need to finish those old gems.  Basic techniques on using silk, couching, composite stitches and laid fillings, along with any other "refresher" tips that you need, will be covered.  Judy's original pieces will be in the classroom for up-close-and-personal looks.  So open up the closet and start digging for those lovely unfinished "Judy pieces," the threads and instructions!

Student to bring: Any "Judy" pieces, kits and instructions you would like help with, usual stitching supplies, light and magnification, if needed.

SESSION II • TWO-DAY CLASSES • JANUARY 19-20

Class 220 JOYCE LUKOMSKI LEAVES OF GOLD Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $59.00 Size: 5"x2"

This handsome brooch can well be a signature piece for the artist in each of us.  Can you believe that this graceful spray of long and lean flowers will be created in the hand!  You will enjoy working with several values of golden delica beads and using several different applications of the peyote stitch.  We will work with "free form" peyote to build the flowers along with the two-needle technique for the stems.  Half-hidden golden pearls and jaunty bow complete this dramatic yet fun presentation of luxury.

Kit includes: Miyuki size 11° delica beads in five values of gold, four gold pearls, one gold tone head pin, two rhinestone tipped gold tone head pins, gold tone clasp, bobbin of Nymo size D thread in gold, needles, colored photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: Usual stitching equipment, trays to hold beads and Thread Haven or beeswax.

Class 222 LYNN PAYETTE ALMOST SPRING Class Length:  Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee:  $50.00 Ground Fabric:  Congress cloth Size:  5½ " round

Almost Spring is a non-charted design using a variety of threads, sheer fabrics, metallics, beads, felt padding and wire.  A variety of techniques will be taught including the application, overstitching and surrounding of sheers; working with fusible web, wire, felt and raised stitches.  Students will learn to create cast shadows, perspective and an overall effect of the gentle, quiet appearance of flowers when it is Almost Spring.

Emphasis will be on the student's use of class demonstrations to create a piece using his/her own decisions.

Kit includes:  Pre-printed Congress cloth; sheer fabrics, including chiffon, georgette, silk organza, Wonder Under, wire, felt, beads - several sizes of seeds; pearl cottons - #5, #8, #12; floss, metallic threads - cords, Treasure Braid, #4 and #8 braid, complete instructions and color copy of the finished piece.

Student to bring: 10"x10" stretcher bars, tacks, small very sharp scissors, paper-cutting scissors, invisible thread, beeswax, a variety of needles, sharp pencil, tweezers, glue stick, usual stitching supplies and light/magnification, if needed.

Class 223 DEBBIE STIEHLER FULL MOON, FROG STEW Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Fee: $85.00 Ground Fabric: 18-ct. canvas Size:  12"x14"

Trying to get the frantic frogs into the cauldron is no easy task!  Even magic from her wand is not doing the trick!  It must be that big old full moon!  This delightful witch is a two-day class in canvaswork embroidery.  She is stitched on 18-ct. French blue canvas, using all sorts of wonderful, textural threads.  You have probably never stitched Japanese copper metallic in the same design with Rainbow Gallery's Fuzzy Stuff, have you?

Well, here is your chance!  Threads used include: Kreinik metallic, Silk and Ivory, cotton floss, Rachel, overdyed French wool and overdyed floss, Accentuate metallic, and of course, Fuzzy Stuff.  Stitches included in this design are:  Burden, diagonal plaid pattern, basketweave and continental, several couched patterns, diagonal mosaic, web, pavilion, split, stem, couched Japanese copper metal, whipped, bullion and some good old regular stitching just for fun!  You will learn how to do an irregular horizontal Florentine stitch and also an irregular diagonal Florentine stitch.  Her hair is created with novelty knitting yarn.  Embellishments include:  beads for frog eyes and witch eyes, magic wand, star charm for her hat and a jingle bell for her faithful companion, "BOO".

Included in the instructions is the old family recipe for "Full Moon Frog Stew".

Kit includes: 18-ct. French blue canvas, all threads and materials to complete the project, color photo and complete instruction booklet.

Student to bring: 12"x14" stretcher bars, tacks or staples to attach canvas to bars, usual stitching supplies, extra needles in various sizes, scissors for metal and regular threads and frame weight or holder so both hands are free to stitch.  Light and/or magnification are optional.

Class 224 CAROLE LAKE STUDIO TIME Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: All Kit Fee:  N/A

Are you feeling pressured by one or a dozen unfinished projects?  Do you dream of uninterrupted stitching time?  Do you need expert help with a problem project?  Studio Time is your answer!  Carole Lake is looking forward to working with you through demonstration and brainstorming to provide a solution to your problem projects.  Plan to learn more than you ever expected when stitchers from a variety of backgrounds gather with the common goal of serious stitching time without the distractions of daily life.

Student to bring: Usual tools, supplies and materials.

Class 225 JUDY SOULIOTIS JUDY...AGAIN! Class Length: Two Days Proficiency Level: Open to all previous Judy students Kit Fee: $10.00

Need a refresher?  Come on back and bring your old "Judy" pieces.  One of the best silk and metal teachers, Judy will be on hand to provide guidance and give you the inspiration you need to finish those old gems.  Basic techniques on using silk, couching, composite stitches and laid fillings, along with any other "refresher" tips that you need, will be covered.  Judy's original pieces will be in the classroom for up-close-and-personal looks.  So open up the closet and start digging for those lovely unfinished "Judy pieces," the threads and instructions!

Student to bring: Any "Judy" pieces, kits and instructions you would like help with, usual stitching supplies, light and magnification, if needed.