Let's Move that Project Along!!! with Patricia Parra
Friday, September 28, 2012
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

$100 class / No kit necessary.
Class is limited to 8 students.
Intermediate and above skill level.

Needlepoint class for the presently frustrated.

Do you:

• have needlepont canvas that seems especially challenging?
• want to use those wonderful stitches you've seen on other stitcher's projects, if only you could figure out how to do them? What about those great threads?
• feel you're ready to move to the next level in your stitching, but don't know how to get there?

Well this workshop is for you!
Together we will work on YOUR specific project and help you master some of those stitches, get acquainted with a variety of fibers you can use, and explore your own creativity.

Here's how we'll do it.

• You send me a picture of the canvas you want to stitch in advance of the class.
• I'll send you 1-3 stitches and suggest threads you can use.
• We will work during the workshop to learn the stitches and get you comfortable with what you're learning.

Patricia Parra has been indulging her love of needlework since she was a little girl. She discovered needlepoint about 12 years ago and has spent this time sharing what she has learned with many students. Patricia owns SF Stitch Needle Arts, originally a retail store and now a design studio, teaches needlework classes at all levels, and creates new designs for clients and for her collection of silk gauze work. In 2011 she won awards from the American Needlepoint Guild for her silk gauze designs. Her work has been featured in the cover of Needlepoint Now, has written articles on needlework for the same publication and lives in San Francisco.

Let's Begin with Continental and Basketweave with Patricia Parra
Friday, October 12, 2012 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

$75 class / Kit available for purchase: $10.00
Class is limited to 8 students.
Beginner skill level.

Come and join us for what may become your passion after this class!
You will explore the basics of needlepoint-canvases and what they mean to you, threads and the many choices you have, needles and how to use them, and all other fancy (and not so fancy) doodads that make stitching easier sometimes. It's good to know the basics.

We will focus the greater part of th etime learning the two stuictches: Continental and Basketweave. Armed with these two stitches, you're well on your way to creating many wonderful projects in your future.

Patricia Parra has been indulging her love of needlework since she was a little girl. She discovered needlepoint about 12 years ago and has spent this time sharing what she has learned with many students. Patricia owns SF Stitch Needle Arts, originally a retail store and now a design studio, teaches needlework classes at all levels, and creates new designs for clients and for her collection of silk gauze work. In 2011 she won awards from the American Needlepoint Guild for her silk gauze designs. Her work has been featured in the cover of Needlepoint Now, has written articles on needlework for the same publication and lives in San Francisco.

Handmade Frames with Alison Wannamaker
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$75 class / $20 materials kit
Class is limited to 6-8 students.

Spend the afternoon learning to make beautiful picture frames using binder’s board and your favorite papers, fabrics, and ribbons. We’ll look at samples of different handmade frames for inspiration and you will get to choose materials from a large assortment of papers, fabrics, and ribbons to use on your project. Alison will teach you a few bookbinding basics and you will learn to make one frame from scratch that will hold a 4”x6” photograph. You’ll get to take home your finished frame, along with a new bone folder and cutting knife, plus instructions and tips to make more frames at home. Feel free to bring a 4”x6” photograph to frame.

Alison Wannamaker has been making books, boxes, and frames for the past ten years. She first learned to make books with the former Union Street bindery Kozo Arts, where she worked for six years producing custom orders for the store’s clients. These days, Alison designs all sorts of things with The Desk Set and Flax Art & Design, and loves helping people figure out how to make their custom projects.

Ribbon Embroidery with Cheryl Swanson
Thursday, October 18, 2012
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

$35 class / No kit necessary.

Ribbon embroidery has a long history from court presentation gowns in the 18th century to couture embellishments in the early twentieth century. Ribbon embroidery is a way of adding a graceful touch to any garment or accessory. The added advantage of using ribbon is that it works up more quickly than other forms of embroidery.

In ribbon embroidery, we will be learning a number of traditional embroidery stitches that take on an added dimension when done with ribbon in addition to some stitches specific to working with ribbons. We will also discuss aspects of design. A number of samples will be shown in class.

Students need to bring an embroidery hoop and scissors.

Cartonnage (Ribbon Tray covered with Toile de Jouy) with Yoshiko Ikeda
Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

$55 class / $17 Kit (ribbon not included)
Class is limited to 6 students.
Reservation: at least 1 week before

*Please bring two small towels (one wet, the other dry).

Cartonnage has been one of France's luxurious traditional crafts since the mid-18th century. In modern times, it is made with construction boards (cartons), fabrics, book-binding clothes, and/or print papers, embellished elegantly with ribbons, tassels, embroidery and the like, so becoming not simply a beautiful personal item, but also a functional and expressive interior "objet d'art." Learning this technique enables one to create many types of boxes, trays, baskets, picture frames, document files and more, bringing about a sense of joy to match the individual's own interior fashion.

A "Ribbon Tray" would be a perfect gift for any holiday season and a great start to learn the basic techniques of cartonnage, for example, glueing, fabric covering, cutting, trimming, and dealing with edges and corners. In this class, we will also learn how to make beautiful ribbon bows, used in many situations. Material kits include nostalgic prints of Toile de Jouy, velvety book-binding clothes, pre-cut construction boards, inner lining paper, and padding as well. Please select your favorite ribbon from Ribbonerie's fabulous breath-taking collection during the class. All tools can be borrowed. The instructor's sample will be on show at Ribbonerie. All are welcome to participate.

Yoshiko Ikeda has dedicated herself to the art of cartonnage since 2007, having been taught by several experienced teachers in Japan. While running her own atelier, Atelier Gracieuse, she is also a certified cartonnage instructor accredited by Madam Kayoko Bigeard, who has established Atelier Cartonnage in both France and Japan. Yoshiko has participated in Madam Bigeard's exhibitions three times, with her own unique designs. She has occasionally joined local holiday festivals in both exhibitions and sales as well. Her works are aiming towards simplicity on the one hand and fascinating designs on the other hand, so bringing pleasure, insight, excitement, and a sense of calm to all from within.

Ribbon Embroidery with Cheryl Swanson
Saturday, November 3, 2012
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

$35 class / No kit necessary.

Ribbon embroidery has a long history from court presentation gowns in the 18th century to couture embellishments in the early twentieth century. Ribbon embroidery is a way of adding a graceful touch to any garment or accessory. The added advantage of using ribbon is that it works up more quickly than other forms of embroidery.

In ribbon embroidery, we will be learning a number of traditional embroidery stitches that take on an added dimension when done with ribbon in addition to some stitches specific to working with ribbons. We will also discuss aspects of design. A number of samples will be shown in class.

Students need to bring an embroidery hoop and scissors.

Accordion Books with Alison Wannamaker
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

$75 class / $20 materials kit.
Class is limited to 6-8 students.

Spend the afternoon learning to make beautiful folding accordion-style books using binder's board and your favorite papers, fabrics, and ribbons. We'll look at samples of different accordion books for inspiration and you will get to choose materials from a large assortment of papers, fabrics, and ribbons to use on your project. Alison will teach you a few bookbinding basics, and you will learn to make one accordion book from scratch that will hold several 4"x6" photographs. You'll get to take home your finished book, along with a new bone folder and cutting knife, plus instructions, a scoring template, and tips to make more frames at home. Feel free to bring photographs or materials to collage inside if we have time.

Alison Wannamaker has been making books, boxes, and frames for the past ten years. She first learned to make books with the former Union Street bindery Kozo Arts, where she worked for six years producing custom orders for the store's clients. These days, Alison designs all sorts of things with The Desk Set and Flax Art & Design, and loves helping people figure out how to make their custom projects.

Let's Begin with Continental and Basketweave with Patricia Parra
Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

$75 class / Kit available for purchase: $10.00
Class is limited to 8 students.
Beginner skill level.

Come and join us for what may become your passion after this class!
You will explore the basics of needlepoint-canvases and what they mean to you, threads and the many choices you have, needles and how to use them, and all other fancy (and not so fancy) doodads that make stitching easier sometimes. It's good to know the basics.

We will focus the greater part of th etime learning the two stuictches: Continental and Basketweave. Armed with these two stitches, you're well on your way to creating many wonderful projects in your future.

Patricia Parra has been indulging her love of needlework since she was a little girl. She discovered needlepoint about 12 years ago and has spent this time sharing what she has learned with many students. Patricia owns SF Stitch Needle Arts, originally a retail store and now a design studio, teaches needlework classes at all levels, and creates new designs for clients and for her collection of silk gauze work. In 2011 she won awards from the American Needlepoint Guild for her silk gauze designs. Her work has been featured in the cover of Needlepoint Now, has written articles on needlework for the same publication and lives in San Francisco.

Rococo Ribbon Wreathe with Candace Kling
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

$50 class / Class is limited to 10 students.

TOOLS

• small scissors with sharp tips
• ball head pins (silk pins are helpful for small work)
• needle & thread
• notebook & pencil/pen (2 colors)
• folder for 8 ½ x 11 handouts

SUPPLIES: $10.00 materials fee. I will supply you with the ribbons for this class.
OPTIONAL: optivisor (magnifying glasses)

Learn to make tiny ribbon flowers with this picot-edged variegated ribbon. Fashion them into a diminutive ring. This ribbon called "rococo" is a copy of 18th century ribbon that bedecked the dresses of Marie Antoinette and her ladies. We'll make 2 different versions of this mini flower while learning the tricks necessary for success with little ribbon. Once you've got the knack (and the speed!) you can use these little gems like confetti in your larger and more ambitious ribbon flower creations. The pretty result of your efforts might decorate a sachet or pillow, a little girls dress, your hat or lapel. You might fashion it into a fancy buckle.

Candace Kling, author of the bestselling The Artful Ribbon, brings to class her passion for ribbon and 3 decades of research and teaching experience. She has taught both nationally and internationally. Her artwork is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Art and Design in NYC, as well as in our own Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Visit www.candacekling.com

Cartonnage (A Rectangular Box with a Separate Lid) with Yoshiko Ikeda
Friday, November 16, 2012
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

$63 class / $12 Kit (ribbon not included)
Class is limited to 6 students.
Reservation: at least 1 week before

*Please bring two small towels (one wet, the other dry).

This box would be a very functional interior item to store anything in any room as well as the ribbon tray. (The instructor is planning to use such a box for cutlery during the coming party seasons.) In this class, we will learn how to assemble construction boards, strengthen the box with craft tape, cover it with fabric, make neat corners, line the inside and cover the bottom. The lid will be padded, which will soften any impact, through which an atmosphere can be harmonized with the gentle touches of other kinds of Toile de Jouy prints. This item will be complemented with ribbon. Please select your favorite one from Ribbonerie's beautiful collection during the class. Although instruction is open to all, having taken the "Ribbon Tray" class beforehand would be helpful in understanding the process more smoothly. The instructor's sample will be on show at Ribbonerie.

Ruched Baubles with Candace Kling
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

$50 class / Class is limited to 10 students.

TOOLS

• scissors for fabric
• scissors for paper
• ball head pins
• needle & thread
• tape measure
• notebook & pencil/pen (2 colors)
• folder for 8 ½ x 11 handouts

SUPPLIES: $10.00 materials fee. I will supply you with the ribbons and fabric for this class.

Candace discovered little beauties like these on the sash of a Victorian bathrobe at The Oakland Museum of California. We'll start by making a basic puff ruffled sphere, discussing the success of various fabrics. Patterns for many variations will be demonstrated. Bigger ball…mini ruffles…maxi ruffles…multiple ruffles…all will be discussed. Add some strands of multi-colored ribbon and transform your bauble into a tassel.

Candace Kling, author of the bestselling The Artful Ribbon, brings to class her passion for ribbon and 3 decades of research and teaching experience. She has taught both nationally and internationally. Her artwork is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Art and Design in NYC, as well as in our own Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Visit www.candacekling.com