June
Meeting: Saturday, June 7th
Stitching Inside the Box
with
Susan Jones
Being creative is scary to many people, maybe because there
are so many choices. Sometimes it is easier to be creative by setting
limits. For this class our limits are a 12 thread by 12 thread diamond
shape.
First, we will be stitching a band sampler in which each
motif fits into a diamond shaped grid. Motifs are repeated three across
(with two in alternating rows) to form band patterns. There are eight
different bands using nine different stitches. Your sampler will be
stitched using one off-white color (there will be several to choose from)
of Caron Collection Wildflowers on a piece of 2 1/2 inch wide white 28 count
linen banding. This project can be finished as a small hanging or as
a special bookmark.
As students become comfortable with the process, they will
be encouraged to try some of their own motifs by re-combining stitches used
in the sampler and by trying stitches of their own. Specially designed
graph paper will be provided to sketch out ideas. Doodle cloth will
also be used to try out combinations.
Examples of different motifs used in several different projects
will be available for viewing.
Use of one or more of these diamond motifs on
any stitched project might be a good challenge for the next year.
Provided: 16" piece of white 28 count linen banding
1 skein of Caron Collection Wildflowers in a choice
of light, off-white colors
Instructions
Diamond grid graph paper
Bring: needle (24 tapestry)
small embroidery
hoop
doodle cloth
lengths of floss
in 2 or 3 colors
Here are directions to Duncaster: (Official address is 40 Loeffler
Road, Bloomfield, CT, but we would like you to enter the building on the
Mountain Avenue side)
84 Westbound from Manchester
Take Rt. 291, exit 61. Follow Rt. 291 to Rt. 218 exit. Take left
onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3 miles. Take right onto Rt. 189
and follow to the center of Bloomfield. Take a left on Rt. 178. Continue
straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4 miles. To use the new front entrance, turn
right onto Mountain Avenue and continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on
the left into Duncaster. From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain
Avenue entrance, once on the campus, visitors should follow the signs
to the Aquatics & Fitness Center Entrance.
84 Eastbound from Farmington
Take exit 41. Go left on South Main Street [which becomes North Main
Street at West Hartford Center] for 4.6 miles to Rt. 185. Turn left
on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles. Turn right on Rt. 178. To use the new
front entrance, after about ½ mile turn left onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
91 [North or South]
Take exit 36. Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles to the center of
Bloomfield. At the traffic light continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.4
miles. To use new front entrance, turn right onto Mountain Avenue and
continue approx. ½ mile to entrance on the left into Duncaster.
From the Loeffler Road entrance or the Mountain Avenue entrance, once on
the campus, visitors should follow the signs to the Aquatics & Fitness
Center Entrance.
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