Join leader of The Craft Coven, Cassie Jones for an afternoon of exploratory embroidery. If you’re completely new to stitching you’ll have a beginner’s look into many things that can be done with embroidery while you complete your first sampler. If you’re more experienced with stitching we’ll use our samplers to create more advanced textures including small punch needle embroidery and weaving within our hoops. Regardless of your skill level I challenge you to show up with one material you’ve never stitched before, and we’ll find a way to tackle it together! Stitches covered will be: running, back, blanket, satin, chain, couching, fern, basket, and there will be punch needles available for everyone to try. You will also leave with a punch needle kit to take home.
Students should bring:
One (1) 5″ embroidery hoop
Fabric scissors
Embroidery needle (s)
Embroidery floss any preferred colors
Woven Cotton Fabrics (at least 7″ x 7″)
– some solid colors
– some calicos and small patterns
– some large patterns
Optional: one exploratory material that you are unfamiliar with using
Instructor Bio:
Artist and current Cherry Street Pier resident, Cassie Jones is trained in many art and craft skill sets and continues to search for more to add to the list. She began her creative career working with leather under the brand CUSP by Cassie for many years before moving into printing, basketry, textiles as well as educating others through her group, The Craft Coven. She has now built The Coven community in Philadelphia to over 5,000 members, and hosts regular events in every neighborhood in the city. Using her vintage chain stitch embroidery machine Cassie is am also building a fine art collection of art quilts to eventually show in galleries, instructing classes through Fleisher Art & Black Hound Clay Studio, as well as many others.
