Rice Bags – Wool Appliqued & Embroidered

TUTOR: WENDY WILLIAMS

Choose from either the vivid Flower Garden design or the funky Birds & Bee design.
During the class you’ll learn all about techniques and materials for wool applique – the best threads, needles and Wendy’s tips for getting a neat professional finish on your work in the easiest way possible.

You’ll also learn embroidery stitches – the basics and some more adventurous textural stitches and gain knowledge of the best threads to use to create different effects. Explore thread types and discover the best situations for different threads.

Both designs make a delightful rice bag, fully lined and finished with fabric loops and silky cord. What an amazing gift for a friend or a mini holdall for yourself.

Skill level: suits all levels.

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CLASS REQUIREMENTS

Appliqued & Embroidered Rice Bags with Wendy Williams

Two-day Class: Saturday – Sunday, April 12-13
Class times:  9am to 5pm (2 hour lunch break)

Materials fee: See below for options.  Please have the exact amount in an envelope in cash with your name on the front.

Wendy will supply the pattern, fee is $12. Wendy can also supply some or all of the materials required.

Choose one design, and then decide which fabric and thread options you would like OR bring your own fabrics and threads.

GARDEN DESIGN:
Pattern: $12 then add:

  • Wool background, felt and cord: $45 or bring your own

Thread kits:

  • 8 x Perle 8 $54.40 or bring your own
  • 7 x wool thread $40.60 or bring your own
  • 12 x variegated Cosmo floss: $42 or bring your own

BIRD DESIGN:
Pattern: $12 then add:

Wool background, felt and cord: $50 or bring your own

Thread kits:

  • 8 x Perle 8 $54.40 or bring your own
  • 9 x wool thread $52.20 or bring your own
  • 9 x variegated Cosmo floss $31.50 or bring your own

All students need to bring:

  • scissors
  • freezer paper
  • paper scissors
  • applique pins
  • embroidery needles
  • chalkpencil
  • wool background or purchase from Wendy as above
  •  felt or purchase from Wendy as above
  • Perle 8 cotton, embroidery floss, wool threads (optional) or purchase from Wendy as above

To complete the project at home you will need: bag foam, lining fabric, cord, paper templates. It is not necessary to bring these to the class.

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