WorkshopsOnlineEmbroidery On and Off the Page 2022

Embroidery On and Off the Page 2022

Event Info

This one-day, online workshop takes place on Zoom on December 13, from 6pm-8pm.

Tuesday, December 13, from 6-8pm ET.

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on December 6, at 11:59pm.

About the Workshop:

In this two-hour virtual workshop for beginners, Instructor Iviva Olenick will teach participants a variety of embroidery stitches including satin stitch, backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, and plain weave. These stitches can be done on either fabric or paper—and Olenick will discuss techniques for stitching on unconventional materials like plastic.

The class will also explore how embroidery can be applied to the book arts, experimenting with layering fabric or paper over several kinds of recommended adhesive stabilizers or non-woven fabric interfacing.

Finally, Iviva will share some of her own textile artwork and fabric books.

This workshop will cover:

stitch sampler of basic and more complex embroidery stitches;
how to stitch on fabric and on paper
paper piercing
how to use several different weights of stabilizers or interfacing to make book covers and pages
tools for writing or drawing directly on fabric
brief artist talk/sharing of embroidered books and artworks

Required Materials:

Size 18-22 chenille needles – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X952XG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Plain, woven fabric (Instructor recommends cotton muslin)
Paper that can be used for needlework
Sewing or embroidery thread (Instructor recommends DMC brand thread)
Lightweight fusible interfacing – https://www.amazon.com/MAROBEE-Interfacing-Lightweight-Non-Woven-Projects/dp/B08K8P8B7H/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1MDAW8LQKDOCM&keywords=Pellon+ultra-lightweight+fusible+interfacing&qid=1661294157&sprefix=pellon+ultra-lightweight+fusible+interfacing%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
Pellon ultra-firm fusible interfacing – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B3OGMS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Optional Materials:

Embroidery hoop
Erasable or heat erasable pens for fabric – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CBMMXZ0?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Needle threader

About Iviva Olenick:

Iviva Olenick is a Brooklyn-based artist developing textiles from seed to fiber and dye and using textiles as texts.

Her work has been exhibited all over the United States, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Museum of Design Atlanta; the Hunterdon Museum, NJ; Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, NYC; the Center for Book Arts, NYC; the Old Stone House, Brooklyn; Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn.

Olenick is a faculty member of SVA’s MFA Art Practice program where she teaches Fibers. In addition, she gives artist talks and designs intensive textile-based workshops for museums and universities.

ivivaolenick.com

All images courtesy of the instructor.

In order to best serve our community near and far, many of our online classes are pay-what-you-can. The amount you choose to pay goes directly toward our instructors and toward creating scholarship opportunities for the future.
All workshops at CBA are subject to our cancellation policies.