Trade Winds
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Trade Winds
Sail out into the great unknown with Sue Spargo! For years Sue has filled her journal with folktales and drawings inspired by the ocean from her travels to take you on the voyage of a lifetime. Trade Winds is not only a vehicle for creativity and craft but an opportunity to dive deeper. Come and uncover the wonders of the ocean’s flora and fauna, and immerse yourself in the mysteries and magic of the sea.
Join Sue for a visual study of the seven seas. Explore the ocean through layered hand dyed wools, cotton fabrics and more. Draw your inspiration directly from the sea, or use Sue’s quilt Trade Winds with its small square blocks that may be pieced, layered and/or embroidered with a variety of threads that differ in type and weight.
Please note, this is a private studio class that will be opened to the public on Sunday, August 17.
Be sure to secure your spot - you won't want to miss out!
Meet the instructor!
Sue Spargo is a celebrated quilt designer known for her vibrant, textural approach to contemporary folk art. Born in Zambia and raised in South Africa and England, her global upbringing deeply influences her colorful, layered designs. Now based in Ohio, she is renowned for combining hand-dyed wool, silk, velvet, and intricate embroidery to create highly embellished wool quilts. A self-taught artist, Sue has published several books and teaches workshops worldwide, encouraging personal storytelling through textile art.
For this workshop, you can either bring the Trade Winds quilt to work on or make a mini version using elements from the book.
Please bring the following supplies to class:
- Trade Winds Book
- Creative Stitching Book
- Trade Winds Quilt Kit or for the mini version you will need:
- 20" square hand dyed wool background in blue or water color, small pieces of cotton fabric for background layering.
- Small pieces of hand dyed wool in a variety of colors for applique
- Assorted small pieces of cotton and other textural fabrics including hand dyed velvet, silk and linen
- 1/4 yard Presto Sheer for stabilizing velvet
- Needles: Short Darner 11 & 9, Chenille 24 & 18, Milliners 3, 1 & 15, Tapestry 24 & 20, Bullion Knot Short/Fine & Long/Regular
- Ellana Wool Thread for applique
- Efina Cotton Thread for applique
- Embroidery and specialty threads in varying weights, fibers and textures
- Some that we used include Eleganza, Razzle/Dazzle, Silk Ribbon, Aurora, Metallic Braid, Gimp, Nami Silk Thread, Fine Natural Dyed Thread, Petite Very Velvet, Angora, Plied Yarn, Silk Eyelash, Straw Silk, Silk & Ivory, Shinju Silk Pearl, Double Twisted Silk Gimp
- Couching yarns, ribbons, rick rack, beads, buttons and sequins
- Freezer paper and chalk pencil
- Perfect Circles, Bigger Perfect Circles, Hot Ruler and Fabric Folding Pen
- Spoke Easy, Circles Easy, Circle Ruler and other Creative Stitching templates & rulers
- EPP hexagons and Glue Stick Pen
- Bunka Brush
- Applique pins
- Embroidery and fabric scissors
We will have items available for purchase during class so no worries if you don’t have everything on this list!
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 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.