Join me for this fun and practical workshop live online. We’ll talk about the tradition of monograms, embroidered text in folk textiles, fashion, and contemporary art, and embroider a letter using the shadow work technique, a style used traditionally in Lucknow, India. We’ll also look at asemic writing and ways to work with language and abstraction.

Image 5 shows student work from a recent class and the last image is my abstract piece.

Materials needed:

Fabric: cotton or linen. It’s all the better to use a pillowcase, blouse, handkerchief, or an item at home that you’d like to embellish. The shadow work technique looks best with lightweight translucent fabric like cotton voile, batiste, or muslin; organza, or chiffon.

Crewel, chenille, or embroidery needle (embroidery needles are best for working on fine light-weight fabric- light fabric= smaller needle).

Six-stranded embroidery floss or perle cotton no. 8

Water-soluble embroidery pen or graphite pencil

Scissors

I will email the class pdf and Zoom link on Thursday before we meet. You are welcome to trace a letter in a favorite font or hand-draw a letter on fabric in advance.

DATE:

Saturday, Jun. 27, 10am - 12pm PST / 1 - 3pm EST / 7 - 9pm CET