Shaded Floral Wool Embroidered Coin Purse
Shaded Floral Wool Embroidered Coin Purse with Laura Berlage
Embroidery is a beautiful way to make an everyday object feel special—a sentiment that fits perfectly with this course. Inspired by traditional Nordic embroidery designs with the twist of using variegated yarn to create shading, explore the world of wool-on-wool embroidery with fun accessible stitches to transform upcycled fabric and liner into the miniature purse, along with attaching the kiss clasp like a pro. The embroidery yarns are from the instructor’s sheep! All the steps and techniques featured in this course are great skills to learn if you are eyeing up making a full-scale traditional purse in the future, and we’ll explore beautiful examples from across history and regions as we go. Students will also have the option of choosing their fabric color for a select array of wool.
Finished coin purses are approximately 4.5 inches tall (not including top of kiss clasp) and 4 inches wide. Boxed corners offer nice roominess inside. Beginner friendly while also a delight to intermediate level embroiderers as well.
Embroidery yarn with selection of wool fabric colors.
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 $55 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
The kit includes:
• Washed wool fabric, marked with the project design and cutting outline (select from sky blue, camel, cream, rust, teal, navy, or gray)
• Lining fabric, marked with cutting outline
• Kiss clasp
• Wool yarn in project colors
• Embroidery needle
• PDF download of detailed instructions with pictures
Students will also want to provide:
• Fabric scissors
• Sharp thread scissors
• Sewing needle and thread in harmonious color(s) for assembly
• Thread in a contrasting color for ease in attaching to clasp
• Fabric pins or clips
View showing lining fabric inside.
Course Overview
3 2-Hour Sessions, a week apart with homework between sessions
Week 1: Working wool embroidery “in the hand.” Stopping and starting stitches in wool embroidery. Stitching Leaves and Stems. Stitching the liner fabric.
Week 2: Study examples of embroidered purses. Stitching the flowers. Stitching the outer fabric.
Week 3: Assembling the liner and outer fabric, inverting, and stitching liner closed. Attachment of the purse to the clasp. Celebrate!
Skill Level
Beginner friendly while also a delight to intermediate level embroiderers as well.
Contact the Teacher
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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 three 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.