Description
Beginners will wrap and mark a simple division ball and do 3-4 basic stitch patterns such as Kiku Herringbone, Spindle, Star and Triwing using pearl cotton and metallic threads. Experienced students will turn a simple division ball into a complex 8-division, then stitch a Kiku sampler using Herringbone, Ribbed, Reverse and Descending Kikus, and finish with Triwings. Expect to finish 1 – 4 balls during class, depending on your level.
Both Kathy Broer and Judie Yamamoto have been Sievers devotees for 30+ years, Judie as both student and teacher, and Kathy as a student until recently. Kathy enjoys a variety of needle arts including Hardanger, Temari and counted cross-stitch. Eight years after taking her first Temari class, she achieved the level of Teacher with the Japanese Temari Association, and is a moderator on the Temari Challenge group site. Judie teaches and lectures nationally, and writes about weaving and related topics for magazines. Notable for their use of color and blending, her woven work, polymer clay jewelry and Temari have been featured in Handwoven magazine and seen at a variety of fiber art shows, galleries and shops.