Classes and Workshops: Appliqué and Embroidery
We can teach a workshop of any block that you see pictured anywhere on this website. If what you are wanting isn't pictured here, just email us and ask!
Introduction to Ribbon Embroidery: Pansy Posy or Pretty Posy
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original ribbon embroidery designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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We have a couple classes that are perfect for those who want to learn about ribbon embroidery. Both are hooped designs and focus on learning ribbon ruching and embroidery techniques. Pansy Posy is more basic, as it covers one bloom, the pansy, and could easily be accomplished in a half-day session. Pretty Posy includes a few more ruching skills; it could be taught in a half-day, but a full day would offer the opportunity to come close to completing the project with guidance. Classes come with kits including all materials, including hoops.
Half-day or one-day classes; beginner appliqué and embroidery skills
Pansy Posy
Pretty Posy
Vintage Belle
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Ever wonder what to do with all those lovely vintage linens you’ve been saving? How about turning those handkerchiefs into dresses, and frame the belle with doilies and lace trims? What a great way to honor those special women who passed those items down to us! We will cover basic appliqué skills needed to create the belle and construct her gown from a vintage handkerchief, as well as teaching the embroidery skills for her bouquet. Optional handkerchief kits will be available for purchase in class.
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Two-day class; advanced beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Introduction to Wool Appliqué: Cupcake Needlebook or Poinsettia Gift Tag
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Either of these classes would be perfect for learning the basic wool appliqué skills, with instruction of embroidery stitches to add embellishment.
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Kits will be provided; all materials including background, wool, ribbon, and floss will be provided.
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Half-day class; beginner appliqué skills
Cupcake Needlebook
Poinsettia Gift Tag
Pansy Basket
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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This delightful basket is filled with pansy blooms made of gorgeous hand-dyed bias silk ribbon. The techniques used are simple but effective and makes this a perfect beginner project for those who would like to get a taste of embroidery, wool appliqué, and ribbon work.
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Kits will be provided; all materials including background, wool, ribbon, and floss will be provided.
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Half-day or one-day class; beginner appliqué skills
Flutterby Butterfly
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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This lovely purple butterfly is brought to life with simple embroidery stitches placed throughout to create a whimsical look. It would make a lovely small wall hanging by itself, or add a border to complement the embroidery. In class, we will introduce wool appliqué techniques, and teach a variety of stitches used to embroider the butterfly. ​​
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Half-day or one-day class; beginner appliqué skills
Wildflowers
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original ribbon embroidery designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Explore the beauty of ribbon embroidery as we create this lovely bouquet of wildflowers. We will learn several ruching techniques with a variety of kinds of ribbons, including wired ribbon and silk bias ribbon. Embroidery with ribbon and thread will be covered as well.
Kits will be provided that include all ribbon needed to complete the block.
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One-day class; beginner appliqué and embroidery skills
Les Fleurs d'Anne: Irises, Rose of Sharon, or Poppies
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original ribbon embroidery designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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This trio of botanical panels is based on the book of hours, Les Grandes Heures d’Anne de Bretange, which was commissioned by Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, and illuminated by Jean Bourdichon between 1503 and 1508. The Renaissance-styled illustrations throughout the book are typically of one plant. We combined several of the designs to create each of our wool appliqué panels, including several flowers and a few critters, as well. In this class, you will be able to choose one of the panels; we will cover the wool appliqué skills and embroidery stitches, including several techniques for adding dimension to your work.
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We strongly suggest that you purchase the kit, which includes all the wool, thread, and ribbon you will need to complete all three of the panels in this series, as well as all three panels. However, if you wish, you may bring your own supplies, we will provide a supply list.
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One-day class; advanced beginner to advanced appliqué skills
Irises
Rose of Sharon
Poppies
Dimensional Wool Appliqué Classes
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Mixing fibers to achieve interest and dimension is our favorite design feature We offer a number of options of classes from which you can choose to enjoy the world of dimensional wool appliqué. Each will begin with the basics of wool appliqué, and then we will explore the embroidery used to embellish the block. Special dimensional techniques will be covered, whether it is weaving wool, using wool roving or ribbon, or adding lace or buttons. See photos to specify which class interests you.
One- to two-day classes; advanced beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Going to Grandma's
Be Mine, Valentine
Nesting Nuthatch
Hopeful Bluebird
Tea and Blooms
Autumn Wonder
Oak Leaves and Acorns
In The Garden Series
Classes by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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These designs were created for our wool Block of the Month series, In the Garden. Each workshop will discuss the basics of wool appliqué, embroidery stitches used to embellish the block, and any ribbon techniques included to create the block. The length of the workshops are flexible and can be tailored to meet the needs of the group. A great way to explore mixing media! Email us for more information about a particular class.
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Half-day or one-day classes; beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Dragonfly and Fern
Rose
Robin and Forsythia
Violets
Cardinals and Holly
Cornflowers
Hummingbird and Fuchsia
Hydrangeas
Wheelbarrow of Flowers
Monarch and Butterfly Bush
Garden Gate
Hopeful Flowers
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Spring is a beautiful season, giving us hope that winter has said goodbye for another year. This class will focus on basic wool appliqué and introduce some unique ways to use embroidery stitches to embellish your appliqué. This would be a good introductory course for beginners but still challenging enough with new stitching applications for those with experience.
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One-day or two-day class; beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Crazy Mittens
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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A perfect introduction to basic wool appliqué and crazy quilt style embroidery. Five little mittens grace this small panel that can be turned into a table mat, a wall hanging, or and individual ornament or gift tag. We will begin with the basics of wool appliqué and then move onto embellishing them with a few simple crazy quilt embroidery stitches.
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One-day class; beginner appliqué skills
Ribbon Basics
Creating and Embroidering Ribbon Flora
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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In this skills-based workshop, we will explore various kinds of ribbon and methods of creating flowers and leaves. Some units will be created off-block, and others will be directly embroidered onto a ground cloth. You will learn to manipulate wired ribbon, seam binding ribbon, hand-dyed bias silk ribbon, and 4mm and 7mm silk ribbon. The same techniques can be used with different materials to yield different looks. Once you learn the techniques, you can experiment, play, and let your creativity soar! You will be stitching a garden in no time.
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One-day class; beginner to intermediate embroidery skills
Floral Elegance
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué designs by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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This elegant vase of flowers is a wonderful introduction to basic wool appliqué and ribbonwork. Your friends will be in awe of your skill when you show them your block, but you can decide whether to tell them how easy creating these exquisite blooms really is. The class will begin with the basics of wool appliqué, as we prepare the vase and leaves. And then we will become florists: using only three new techniques, we can create all these beautiful blooms. You will be amazed how a simple running stitch can be used in different ways to create petals for our pansies and chrysanthemums, and wire-gathering does the trick for our roses. A couple of basic embroidery stitches for stems will add the finishing touches.
And all the while, fun will be the focus!
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One-day class; beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Elly's Elegance: Wool Appliqué
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Appliqué designs inspired by Elly Sienkiewicz from Beloved Baltimores (with permission)
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To pay homage to Elly Sienkiewicz, who inspired generations of appliquérs to learn about the Baltimore albums quilts of the mid-1800s, we have created this wall-hanging based on blocks from her book, Baltimore Elegance. Elly graciously gave us permission to present these patterns in wool appliqué, embellished with embroidery and ribbonwork. Block size is 11 inches square. You can choose one of the blocks for the class. We will cover all the skills for wool appliqué, ribbonwork, and embroidery needed to embellish the block.
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Ribbon kits will be provided for the class.
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One-day class; beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Lyre Wreath
Family Tree House
Ruched Rose Wreath
Tulips
Elly's Elegance: Cotton Appliqué
Class taught by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Pattern by Elly Sienkiewicz from Baltimore Elegance
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Cotton appliqué skills can be covered as well, still including ribbon techniques and embroidery for embellishment.
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Ribbon kits will be provided for the class.
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One-day class; advanced beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Lyre Wreath
Family Tree House
Ruched Rose Wreath
Ruched Hycinths
Zierblumen (Bouquet of Flowers)
Class by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original appliqué design by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
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Ribbon comes to life as beautiful blooms in this lovely bouquet. We were inspired by an antique chromolithograph print from Germany entitled “Zierblumen,” dated 1894. In this class, we will learn a variety of techniques for transforming ribbon into roses, carnations, fuchsia, pansies, geraniums, and forget-me-nots. We will use back-basting appliqué for most of the foliage, though we will create some leaves using ultrasuede and wired ribbon. Basic embroidery stitches will add the finishing touches. Required kit includes all fabric, ribbon, and embroidery threads needed to complete the block, except your background fabric.
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Two-day class; advanced beginner to intermediate appliqué skills
Marcia's Flowers
Class by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Original wool appliqué design by Through the Needle’s Eye, LLC
This wool appliqué pattern was created to top a wooden box, but it could be used as a pillow, a block in a wall hanging, a book cover, or a sewing kit cover . . . wherever your imagination takes you! Complete pattern with templates and embroidery stitch guide included.
One-day class, focusing on embroidery skills—requires appliqué to be done before workshop (could be fused); or, a two-day class, with the first day focusing on appliqué, and Day 2 on embroidery embellishments.
Lectures
The Stories in Our Quilts
Lecture by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
What do quilts and stories have to do with each other? Everything, actually! Have you ever had a piece of needlework passed down through your family and wondered who made it, how they made it, and/or why? These are the stories of our families—part of our history. So often these gems are tucked away in a chest or put on a closet shelf. But there is a wealth of information within those stitches, if only we knew their stories. Our quilts give us opportunities to tell our stories. Enjoy an hour of storytelling as we share some of our favorite quilts (old and new) and the tales they tell.
The Texture Lecture
Lecture by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
Adding texture to our quilts adds a wonderful, new dimension to them whether they are appliquéd or pieced. In this lecture, we will share the many different ways to add texture through embroidery, fibers, and embellishment. We invite you to join us as we explore techniques to bring your quilts to life with texture.
This lecture is offered as a Zoom lecture, as well as in person.
Trunk Show
Lecture by Kara Mason and/or Teri Young
We are thrilled to be able to share our stitching journey with you in our newest lecture offering, our Trunk Show. From Baltimore Appliqué to crazy quilts to wool appliqué, our love for texture and dimension is evident through our embroidered embellishments, ribbon work, and appliqué.
Can we tell you more? Please ask! We would love to hear from you!