Small Flower Vase

2-Day Studio Class with Sue Spargo

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Join us in this exploration of embellishment!

Take inspiration from Sue's classic Indigo Vases and create your own colorful little flower vase block! Fill your vase of choice with embellished flowers, ruched stems, and embroidered leaves to make your one of a kind spray of flowers!

With Sue as your guide, unleash your creativity and expand your stitching knowledge through embellishment stitchery using a variety of threads in differing weights and fibers. Learn a wide variety of techniques for creating leaves, flowers, and stems using wool and cotton fabrics, silk, velvet, ribbon, beads & buttons, and so much more!

In this class, you will:
  • Experiment with new tools & techniques like yo-yo's, English Paper Piecing, needle-turn applique, Perfect Stems & Leaves, weaving, ruching ribbons, button-making, beading, and more!
  • Learn to create textural leaves, flowers and stems using a variety of materials like wool, cotton, silk, and ribbons
  • Learn and practice a variety of embellishment stitches
  • Experiment with embellishment threads in a variety of weights and fibers
  • Freezer paper, pencil and paper scissors
  • Embroidery and fabric scissors
  • Needles: Short Darner #11 & 9, Chenille #24 & 18, Milliners #3, 1 & 15, Tapestry #24 & 20, Bullion Knot Long/Regular & Short/Fine
  • Ellana wool and Efina cotton threads for applique
  • Assortment of embellishment threads in varying weights and fibers like Eleganza or HOB Perle Cotton, Razzle & Dazzle, Shinju, Nami, Braided Cotton, Soft Cotton, Gimp, Petite Very Velvet, 3.5mm Silk Ribbon, etc.
  • Applique pins
  • Chalk pencil
  • Glue stick
  • Circle ruler
  • 3/16", 1/4", and 3/8" hexagon papers
  • Robot Loome
  • Small and extra small Yo-Yo Makers
  • Hand dyed wool fat 1/8 in a neutral color for background
  • Small pieces of wool, cotton, linen, silk, and cork in neutrals, brights, and greens for background layering, flowers and leaves
  • Creative Stitching book
  • Spoke Easy
  • Loop Easy
  • Embellishments like ombre ribbon flowers, sequins, beads and buttons

Class is held in our Ohio Studio located at 3755 Boettler Oaks Dr, Suite B, Uniontown, OH 44685. 

Coffee and tea are provided, as well as use of our fridge and kitchen. Lunches will be provided each day of the workshop, please let us know if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions!

Supplies are available for purchase in-store during class if not purchased ahead of time.

For suggestions on hotel accommodations or any other questions/concerns, contact Abby at shop@suespargo.com or call 330-899-9454 ext. 114.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation fees reflect the cost of registration, staff, instructor contracts, material acquisitions, and other services. This policy applies to all registrants, regardless of the reason for canceling. We encourage you to take our cancellation policies into consideration before registering for classes.

If you need to cancel your registration, you have the following options:

Transfer:

Registrants who cancel their enrollment in a workshop held in our Ohio studio may make a one-time transfer to any other workshop held in our studio.

  • Transfers may be made either in the current workshop season, or any workshop in the following year. Transfers must be made more than 30 days prior to the workshop, and is subject to a 5% cancellation fee.

Refund:

If you prefer not to transfer your workshop registration, the following fees apply:

  • More than 60 days prior to the workshop, refund of your deposit minus a 20% cancellation fee.
  • Less than 60 days prior to the workshop, no refunds will be issued.

Redirect:

Registrants are able to send someone in their place into the workshop for no additional fee. In this case, no refunds will be issued, payment arrangements are the responsibility of the original registrant if needed.

Date & Time
Thursday
December 5, 2024
Start - 9:00 AM
Friday
December 6, 2024
End - 4:00 PM US/Eastern
Location

Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts

3755 Boettler Oaks Dr Ste B
Uniontown OH 44685
United States
+1 330-899-9454
hello@suespargo.com
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Organizer

Abby S

shop@suespargo.com
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