Events

Learn basic Sashiko stitching in this class with fiber artist Nanci Hill Feeney, all while creating decorative fabric patches. (How useful!) Sashiko literally means “little stabs”, and is a visible form of decorative stitching that began in the 1600s in Japan. Poor communities, particularly rural ones, lacked the means to buy new textiles, so they repaired clothes and other items with what was available: a needle, some thread, and scraps of fabric. Nanci delights in showing others just how ornamental the Japanese art of combining simple stitches and bits of cloth can be.    This introductory Sashiko class is designed to…

Experience the fun and learning of mending with others as you work on your own project. Join local stitching enthusiast Nanci Feeney (creator of the THP Hand Sampler Embroidery Kit) for camaraderie and a chance to share mending techniques and ideas while seeing what others are creating. Nanci will be available to host and share ideas with the group, but this is a no-instruction event where you work at your own pace and level.