2024 Workshops
Contemporary Embroidery Sampler Book
Finnish American Folk School, Hancock, MI
Sat & Sun April 13 + 14, 2024, 10:00am - 5:00pm
This class will introduce traditional embroidery stitches and innovative ways of using them in a contemporary approach, much akin to drawing or mark making. This class is about learning and exploring stitching/embroidery. Stitches will be learned, practiced, and personalized. Embroidery and stitching can add a sense of the physical, of the decorative, the narrative or simply be marks that are intentional and capture a sense of time. Using a variety of cloth we will embroider sampler pages where you will begin to develop a personal stitch vocabulary. These pages will be bound into a sampler book at the end of the workshop. To register contact the Finnish American Folk School, they are shifting websites so it is not yet posted on the site. Please check back.
Cold Connections - Textile Techniques in Wire
Finnish American Folk School, Hancock, MI
Tues & Wed April 16 + 17, 2024, 10:00am - 5:00pm
This two day class will introduce wire as an artistic as well as a practical medium. You will learn how to work with wire and explore its linear qualities as well as creating three-dimensional forms. Using your hands, pliers, and cold connections you will discover the wonderful immediacy of wire working. Basic tinkering and fiber construction techniques, including coiling, stitching, and twining will be covered. Wire is a very versatile material and can be incorporated or combined with other materials. We will begin by making small studies and then explore larger forms or vessels. The workshop will cover the properties and qualities of different gauges and types of wire. To register contact the Finnish American Folk School, they are shifting websites so it is not yet posted on the site. Please check back..