Blackwork For Beginners – Link to Class Handout
Offered at: Hawkwood Baronial Birthday 2015
Learn the basics of blackwork embroidery, including a brief overview of the historical usages and a few period patterns. We will work together to begin a basic biscornu pincushion that will help you understand the ins and outs of the three most commonly used stitches in blackwork – the back stitch, Holbein (or double running) stitch, and the cross stitch.

Naalbinding: Oslo and Mammen Stitch – Link to Class Handout
Offered at YMIR 2015, co-taught with Lady Argent of Middlegate
Naalbinding (also spelled nalebinding, nalbinding, nålbinding, and nålebinding) is an ancient fiber craft that produces fabric through a method of sewing knots. A blunt needle, usually made of wood, bone, or antler is used to pull short lengths of yarn through loops to create a knotted fabric. This class focuses mainly on the Oslo stitch and the Mammen stitch, two of the simpler stitches for beginners to learn.

Beginning Embroidery
Offered at Summer University 2016

Beginning Embroidery, or “Which End IS the Pointy One?”
Offered at Summer University 2019 in the Barony of Hawkwood

Blackwork Embroidery for Beginners – Biscornu Make-and-Take –Link to Class Handout
Offered at Summer University 2019 in the Barony of Hawkwood
Learn the basics of blackwork embroidery, including a brief overview of the historical usages and a few period patterns. We will work together to begin a basic biscornu pincushion that will help you understand the ins-and-outs of the three most commonly used stitches in blackwork – the back stitch, Holbein (or double running) stitch, and the cross stitch.

Block Printing for Beginners
Offered at Summer University 2019 in the Barony of Hawkwood

Drawn Thread Embroidery Handkerchief, Make and Take Class
Offered at Summer University 2019 in the Barony of Hawkwood