Sharon PriganAug 5, 20211 minShades of greenI finally finished that small art garden in greens. I create a base consisting of fabric, yoyos, pleated ribbons and then I begin to...
Sharon PriganAug 4, 20212 minJust leave them beAfter teaching for many years I have come to the conclusion that we are all artists and creators by nature. That is until the system...
Sharon PriganJul 3, 20211 minSlow Stitching SaturdayEvery week should have a day of rest. Our designated one is Saturday, I don't always strictly keep to it but I do find that there is an...
Sharon PriganJan 28, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 6Today I also taught how to do feather stitch. It is very similar to the fly stitch and one can create beautiful floral stems with this...
Sharon PriganJan 28, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 5Today I taught how to make a fly stitch. I actually call it a bird stitch because one can create tiny birds flying over a landscape with...
Sharon PriganJan 20, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 4Today's zoom lesson was on how to do reverse applique. Mark on one of the pages of the embroidery booklet, various shapes. They can be...
Sharon PriganJan 15, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 3I am making short videos showing how to create various fabric embellishments. The first one is how to create a fabric yoyo. And the...
Sharon PriganJan 13, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 2In the zoom class today students learned how to embroider xs chain stitch and french knots. Using those stitches together can create...
Sharon PriganJan 12, 20211 minEmbroidery and Embellishments 1Tomorrow evening I will be giving a zoom class on embroidery. Slow stitching as students will have to use what they have on hand. The...
Sharon PriganAug 8, 20202 minEmbroideryThis year students have asked to learn more embroidery techniques. We taught the basics last year and the students created an embroidered...
Sharon PriganJul 26, 20193 minTeaching Slow StitchingLast week I had a large group of students in the summer sewing classes. When that happens I divide them into 2 groups, each one with...