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 Cherie, our charming but chubby, ewe hopes her tongue will each those ripe, ripe cherries if she just stands on her tippy
toes. Stitched on over-dyed Weeks Parchment linen using Heathway crewel yarns, our job will be to develop a perfectly
stitched landscape for our wooly friend to contemplate her challenge. The cherry motif was adapted from a design on a bedspread of early American origin in the Metropolitan Museum of rt. Good stitching techniques will the emphasized throughout the class. We will be working with chain stitch, stem stitch, satin, closed fly and tapestry shading – all easy stitches but susceptible to messiness if not handled correctly. Cherie does not like messy. The 4” x 4” design can be mounted in a box, framed, made into a pincushion or stitched into a sewing pocket, as illustrated. There will be extra yarn available to change out berry colors if you would like. Students to bring: 6” or 7” deep sided wooden hoop OR 7” x 7” stretcher bars. A frame weight or K’s frame stand or something else that will hold your hoop/frame steady. (Crewel is a two handed activity.) Sewing thread for basting, light and magnification, if needed.
Kit includes: linen with design pre-drawn, muslin, crewel yarns, needles, all instructions including those for sewing pocket. Click on the pictures for a larger image.
The kit cost of $26 is due when you sign up for the workshop. Please enclose a check with the completed form. The teaching fee for this class will be $26, payable to Lake Michigan Sampler Guild on the day of the class. Registration is now closed, but we may be able to accept a few more students. Please contact Marilyn Vanover to check availability.
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