Wool Embroidery & Ultra Punch Needle: Knotwork Seahorse
Wool Embroidery & Ultra Punch Needle: Knotwork Seahorse with Laura Berlage
Zoomorphic (animal shape) knotwork spans both Celtic and Nordic cultures and has been a part of embroidery imagery at least as early as the Viking period. This class offers an interesting twist, adding the use of Ultra Punch Needle in the seahorse’s mane. This technique is optional (students could use stem or satin stitch instead). Explore a variety of embroidery stitches, using hand-dyed wool from the instructor’s sheep, worked on a wool ground. This is for students who have taken Laura’s Wool Embroidery Level-1 course. Contact the instructor if you aren't sure if this course is right for you.
This small group class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Participants should enroll at least two weeks before start to ensure materials kits arrive in time. If registering after this point, your kit may arrive after the first session. Students are invited to attend an optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various online Folk School classes.
Class Materials
Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $80 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
The kit includes:
• Wool fabric marked with the design.
• Wool yarn for your project from the instructor’s sheep
• Chenille embroidery needle
• Paper stitch guide
• PDF download of detailed instructions with pictures
Students will also want to provide:
• Sharp thread scissors
• Ultra Punch Needle (if students are using this technique)
• 10 inch embroidery hoop. If students are using an Ultra Punch Needle, they should get a 10 inch Morgan No-Slip Hoop. This will give much higher tension than a typical wooden hoop, which is necessary for working the punch needle technique.
• Embroidery stand (optional)
Example of stitch progress, currently doing laidwork on the face.
Course Overview
4 2-Hour Sessions, a week apart with homework between sessions
Week 1: Hooping up and stitching the black outlining.
Week 2: Using an Ultra Punch for the “mane” and fishbone stitch for filling the body.
Week 3: Satin stitch for fins and hooves, laid stitches for face and body panels.
Week 4: Couching and fancy finishing stitches.
Finished piece.
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
About the John C. Campbell Folk School & Lessonface
Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery. Since 2012, Lessonface has connected more than 30,000 students with over 2,500 great teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons online, delivering on our mission to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably.
When
The class will meet for four weekly 2-hour live online sessions.
Enrolled students receive 60-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward.
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
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Laura Berlage
Laura is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing, music to storytelling, she never tires of the magic of transforming idea into form and overlapping narrative and visual.
About Lessonface, PBC
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online.