Workshop Series

Series of "workshop" groups, where different topics, all needlework related - will be taught, talked about, tried out, worked on. Each group will run for 3 months. The last workshop ends Nov 2009

Quilt Project 2009 - The Orangerie Quilt

The theme is "ORANGERIE" - a mix of pictures related to gazebos,fruit and botanicals in bright colors, iron scrollwork in Victorian style, intricate ideas of combining..... 16 designs + one-year project, in a Quilt-Square formate , with a decorative and elaborate border, which can be stitched or not. This group will start in March 2009 and end Feb 2010.

• Moderators:
• LinaFIN

Sampler Mystery V

The THEME will be a classical SAMPLER THEME, but with a modern touch and nice dimensional Special Stitches adding to the "normal" cross stitch. We will use variegated silks, but as well solids, and conversions into plain DMC will be given for a truely affordable version. Of course there will be some beads and sparklies and a bit of a metallic thread here and there.... Group runs from Jan 09 - June 09

Online Class 24: World City Mandalas--Vienna

Start is August 1st 2008 - for 12 months. This design will depict buildings, landmarks, specialties, colors and moods of Vienna in elegant shades of cream, coffee, gold,blues and greens and marble colors. It will be a companion piece to St. Petersburg. On line class runs 09/08 through 08/09.

• Moderators:
• Guymark

On-line Class 26: A CRYSTAL BALL NIGHT IN VIENNA

Companion piece to the Vienna Mandala ( Online Class 24 ) - this NOT a Mandala piece - but collects some impressons to create a picture of a Vienna evening, a lady in equisite silken attire a carriage to bring her away from a night of dancing under chandeliers, listening to violin music. On-line class runs 12/08 through 11/09.

• Moderators:
• shell39

On-line Class 28 - German Ostsee - Architecture

The theme for this design is the typical atmosphere of the old, turn-of-the-century bath places round the German East Sea ( Ostsee) In these former times people visited the shores in Summertime for bathing and leisure - and the architecture was "one of the kind" - VERY special !! The color scheme will be the soft, summery, light colors,there will be "houses" but as well "nature", seaside views and much more. The design will feature mainly DMC cottons, PLUS some variegated silks ( conversions into solid DMC given as usual !!!) to add interest and special effects. I will provide a CONVERSION from NPI SILKS to DMC cottons -- and of course you will use beads and sparklies " as always. Group runs March 09 through Feb 10

• Moderators:
• PJMck

Mystery XIII - The Peacock Garden Mandala

Just imagine wide lawns in sunlight, green, lush + juicy - rimmed by borders of flowers + perennials - and he is walking regally with the fully blown tail-wheel... Group runs Jan 10 through Dec 10.

• Moderators:
• Guymark

On-line Class 31 - Amber Ocean Lights

Sampler sibling to Polar Lights and Rose Lights - colors and themes of the Ocean, but in this sampler lots of BLUES with a counterpart of amber colors, warm tones of earth, sand, stone - and some reds for the Lighthouses... Group begins July 09 and continues through June 10.

• Moderators:
• ladyofstitches