5th+: Beginning Embroidery Class #8
Date – Time
February 16, 2026
– 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
Maple Shade Barn
35 Greenbriar Ln
Dillsburg, PA 17019 US
Additional Information
5th+: Beginning Embroidery Class #8
Date: Feb 16, 2026
Time: 1:00p-4:00p
Cost: $33.00
Ages: 5th grade and up
Location: 35 Greenbriar Ln, Dillsburg
Sign up: only students 5th grade and above. Please pay via PayPal at the time of sign up to ensure your spot. Must sign up for each class separately.
Contact: Sharon Fitzgerald hahaofpa.treasurer@gmail.com
This class is a series of individual lessons. In the 18th & 19th centuries, before the invention of the sewing machine, everything was done using a variety of hand stitches. From basic clothing construction to mending, from the creation of quilts, linens and curtains to elaborate tapestries and other works of art – all were created by various methods of hand sewing. We will be learning a variety (10-12) of the most commonly used stitches and will create several small projects. These stitches were what every girl was taught from a very early age. Learning about stitching will teach history, economics, science and art as well as learning how to interpret instructions, plan out and finish a project. (You will need to supply your own needles, thimbles and scissors for each of the 8 classes.)
The eighth class: Applique & Broderie Perse will meet on 02/16/2026 – Applique is the attaching or applying one piece of fabric to another background fabric. Many of the stitches used are ones we have already learned. Finding an attractive object or a pretty flower in a second piece of fabric we cut it out then carefully embroider it to a BACKGROUND FABRIC creating a secondary design; this is known as Broderie Perse, or Persian Embroidery. For those of us who may not yet have developed our drawing skills fully this is another way to create item of beauty relatively simply.
This form of embroidery became popular in the late 1700's. You bring needles, thimbles, scissors, and your imagination!
You need to register for each lesson on its own so your child will attend as many or as few in which they have an interest. All lessons will be held at the same time and location as listed above.