The Embroiderers’ Guild of South Australia Inc.

CLASS LIST 2020

“The Embroiderers’ Guild of South Australia Inc. Special Purpose Fund is a tax deductible fund listed on the register of Cultural Organisations under Subdivision 30-B of the Income Assessment Act 1997”.

MEDIEVAL CITY Ann-Marie Anderson Mayes Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March Class cost: Members $130 Visiting Stitchers $150 “Medieval City” is a counted canvaswork embroidery design based on a colouring-in design of the same name by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick. My version is worked in stranded silks on 24-count Congress Cloth, but it will work just as well if you choose to work it all in stranded cottons and you can choose to work on 18-count canvas if you prefer. Worked in your choice of colours, it is effectively a sampler that enables you to learn and master a wide variety of geometric stitches. You will use stitches as simple as back stitch through to a variety of modern twisty, triangular and lattice stitches. It’s all about colouring in with the gorgeous colours and textures that can be achieved with your humble needle and thread. I have made my completed embroidery into the cover of a handbound journal, but it would also work well as a feature panel on a bag or simply framed and hung on your wall. We will talk further about making up options in class. I’ll be happy to point you in the direction of tutorials online that might be helpful. I will provide a set of full colour instructions and a piece of congress cloth

(your choice of ecru or white) measuring at least 25cm x 30cm to each

student for $30 each. Alternatively, I can provide 18-count canvas in

white only measuring at least 35cm x 40cm.

Photo of piece is on the cover

MOTHRA Melissa Walker Sunday 19 April and Sunday 31 May 2020 Class cost: Members $110 Visiting Stitchers $130

Join Melissa to learn some stumpwork techniques resulting in a beautiful moth. Long and short satin stitch, wiring and 3d elements combine for an original moth. Some embroidery experience is required

COUNTED SASHIKO PERLE COTTON KEEP Carol Mullan Sunday17 May and Sunday 24 May 2020 Class cost: Members $110 Visiting Stitchers $130

Counted Sashiko is a running stitch embroidery which is worked in horizontal, vertical and diagonal rows to create filling patterns. Sashiko is usually worked on a close woven fabric, but the patterns are easily adaptable to be worked on an even weave fabric. The Perle Cottons Keep is designed to hold 2 balls of perle cotton.

Students can choose to make the Keep, or, stitch their own sampler of patterns if they wish. A selection of charted patterns will be provided for students to choose from.

CREATING PATTERN Barbara Mullan Sunday 7 June 2020 Class cost: Members $55 Visiting Stitchers $65 Humans seek patterns. Pattern is all around us, either man made or in nature. Discover how patterns can be created. In this workshop, you will be guided to create your own patterns which

you can incorporate in your own projects.

COUNTED CUBE PINCUSHION, NEEDLECASE, BAG & FOB SET Christine P Bishop Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June 2020 Class cost: Members $110 Visiting Stitchers $130 Lovers of counted work will enjoy working this set in a choice of colours – pink, blue, red/green and autumn tones. Stitches include four sided stitch, cross stitch, back stitch and Rococo Stitch. The set is worked on 30 count winter white linen with stranded cottons. A kit of all the materials will be supplied which includes the tacked

linen, Perle cotton, stranded cottons, needles, beads (#15 pearls or gold

beads), wadding, and card for construction plus notes. Cost $30

CLASSES FOR LATER IN THE YEAR.

Details will be in future Reviews as they become available. SEA DARLING CASKET. Nancy Williams This will be an ongoing project worked over several classes that will see the participants make all the panels and then put them together. Those taking part can work all or some of the panels and do not need to do the whole project. RETICELLA Di Kirchner Reticella - Di will be teaching a reticella project suitable for those with no experience in the beautiful lace HARDANGER Di Kirchner Di will teach a new Hardanger project.

DISCOVER FABRIC, NEEDLES AND THREADS Mary Hall Sunday 21 June 2020 Class cost: $ 55 for all If you’re not sure about what fabric to use, what needle to use or which threads are suitable for the fabric and needle, then this class is for you. We’ll look at a range of these and frames, too, to help you on your embroidery journey. A small kit suitable for a bookmark or panel will be supplied as well as notes about our discussions about the above. All members and guests are most welcome.

MAGIC FLIP-FLOP NEEDLECASE. Deb Richardson Sunday 19 July 2020 Class cost: Members $55 Visiting Stitchers $65 Learn Sardinian Knotwork with this small needlecase. This project is suitable for beginners.

PULLED THREAD SAMPLER PIN CUSHION Deb Richardson Sunday 20 September 2020 Class cost: Members $55 Visiting Stitchers $65 A 5cm cube of 6 different thread designs make up this small cube suitable for a pincushion or page weight. Learn a special way to make up a lined shape. Extensive notes $15

SPANISH PUNTO IN ARIA—SEA STAR Christine P Bishop Sunday 18 October and Sunday 25 October 2020 Class cost: Members $110 Visiting Stitchers $130 This form of needlelace is synonymous with other of embroideries from

Spain that have a Moorish influence. The loops and ground are worked

over #371 gold couching thread with coloured silk threads or overdyed

#12 Perle cotton. For the Sea Star I have used the overdyed #12 Perle

cotton sold by the trading table as a fund raiser. You could also use

Cordonnet/Dentelle thread either overdyed or a solid colour.

The piece I studied in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam dated c.1615-c.1630

was worked with coloured silk threads over silver metal thread. Stitches

used are couching stitch and buttonhole stitch.

Copyright

• Students are reminded that the class notes provided by a tutor to class participants are the intellectual property of the tutor and are covered automatically under Australian Copyright Laws. • The notes must not be used by anyone else without the prior, written permission of the tutor to teach either individuals or groups whether for a fee or free. • Although there is no copyright on the actual stitches, the tutor’s design and how the stitches are used within the design are covered under the Law. • Considerable time is given to preparing class notes and the tutors are entitled to have this effort protected and all students are asked to respect this. • Inadvertent or unknowing copying of designs is still a breach of copyright law. • All class work or subsequent work using a tutor’s design cannot be sold without the written permission of the tutor. • When displaying class work either within the Guild or at outside venues the tutor’s design must be acknowledged. At all Guild classes, students will be asked to sign a form acknowledging

their understanding of these terms.

GENERAL INFORMATION • Bookings for classes close 2 weeks before the class. For

interstate and overseas tutors closure of bookings will be notified with the advertisement of the class.

• We want to make every class a wonderful experience. Just some information for you all.

• Classes at the Guild begin at 9.45 and finish at 3.30pm. The teacher will start teaching at 10.00 if you are late the teacher won’t wait for you as that’s not fair to others.

• Please put your phone on silent or vibrate. • We supply tea and coffee and sometimes morning tea - feel free

to bake something and bring along. We love that. • Lunch is bring your own. We don’t provide for special dietary

requirements so if you require something special please bring your own and if it needs to go in the refrigerator please put your name on it.

• Please let the teacher teach. Our teachers are going to teach you their way of doing things so if you have a different way of doing things that’s lovely, but the class isn’t there to learn your way. If you’d like to teach a class, the Education Committee would love to hear from you.

• Please be mindful of others when conversing with fellow students at classes.

• As always you can email your friendly Education Committee with requests.

Class Refund Policy • Sometimes life gets in the way and people can’t make a class

they’ve paid for. We are sympathetic to this and want to do the best we can for our members and guests.

• If we cancel a class a full refund will be given. • If you need to withdraw from a class a refund will be contingent

on the circumstances of the particular class. The Guild require 6 students to run a class.

• With more than 2 weeks notice a credit or refund less $10 for administration costs will be given.