Class – ECS X IHN Tic Tac Toe Decorative Stitches

$100.00$200.00

Additional Information

JoAnn Gardella of Island House Needlepoint will be teaching the decorative stitches contained in her ECS x IHN tic tac toe stitch guides (colorful and green colorways).  These classes are only for those that have either purchased a decorative stitch kit directly from Island House or have received one on an Island Hopper trip (Lucca / VT). Our virtual group classes will be held 7:30-8:30pm  EST on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. A zoom link will be used for all sessions and will be emailed to you by JoAnn after you have signed up.

There are two options for purchasing classes: Option 1 purchase 4 classes (a la carte) for $100.  Option 2 purchase 9 classes for $200.

The Schedule:

Tues August 6 – Getting Started, Areas 11, 12 and 3

Thurs August 8 – Placing the Petit Silk Lame under the dominant thread, Area 1 and 2 – I wanted to call this class breaking all the rules.

Tues Aug 13 – Laying tool 101 – flat threads, Area 8, Working with Silk Straw, Area 18

Thurs Aug 15 – Laying tool 102 – 2 strands of thread (or “railroading”), Area 6

Tues Aug 20 – Laying tool 103 Stranded Fibers, Areas 5 and 7 (+ Area 17 on colorful kit)

Thurs Aug 22 – Very Velvet – Areas 1 and 13 / Silk Lame – Areas 4 and 14 on colorful kit / Area 17 on green kit

Tues Aug 27 – Using a back stitch – Area 2 and 16

Thurs Aug 29 – Laying tool 103 it’s worth a repeat after practicing!  Open questions.

Thurs Sept 5 – Background ideas, open questions.