Colorful Wool Embroidery

Add color and texture to your clothing in this day-long wool embroidery class! Students will work in the exuberant Dala-Floda style (påsöm in Swedish), pulling inspiration directly from folk costumes in ASI’s collections. Students will work on the basic stitches and work on a practice motif in the morning. Then in the afternoon, students can select a traditional motif or sketch a new one and begin work on a piece of clothing or other textile they choose. Choosing threads for color and texture, planning a layout, and transferring designs will all be covered in this workshop. Students may be inspired to add a bit of folk art style to even more textiles in their lives!

Prerequisites:

• Physical ability: Please bring magnification (e.g., readers) if you use it for close-up work.
• Skill level: This class is open to all experience levels.
• Ages: Suitable for ages 11+.

Tools and Materials:

A $30 materials fee is due in class to the instructor.