Location: This class is taught online via Zoom. Login information will be emailed to you a week prior to class.

Dates: See below, meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month for 6 months. All classes will be from 10 am to 1 pm PST.

• November 18, 2023
• December 16, 2023
• January 20, 2024
• February 17, 2024
• March 16, 2024
• April 20, 2024

Class length: 18 hours

Skill level: Advanced

Class Description: In this course, inspired by the panel depicting "Sight” from the Flemish Tapestries of the Lady and the Unicorn, students will learn how to create raised stumpwork figures, complete with background scenery, to give the figures both depth of place and context. Techniques will include Petit Point, needlelace patterns, padding dimensional figures, as well as a variety of other surface embroidery techniques worked in both twisted and flat silks of various sizes. Students will then learn how to mount their finished work on either a workbox frame or prepare it for a wall-hanging display.

Shown here in-process, students are encouraged to pre-order seats to this six-session course as seats are limited and spaces will go quickly.

Early bird registration (runs from April 1-15) saves you 15%

Materials: Course bundles will be sold separately through our partner Maydel. Once you are registered, you will receive further instructions for purchasing your bundle for this course.

For students to gather:

• Scissors - for fabric and paper
• Magnification and lighting to suit preference

About this educator: Lauren is a textile artist with a particular interest in studying and preserving traditional garments and embroidery. This led her to studying with the Royal School of Needlework in the UK, and later with the Japanese Embroidery Center and Ecole Lesage as well. She has a BFA in Fashion Design from Columbia College in Chicago, and has received multiple awards for construction and design in costume and in hand embroidery, including the DCASE individual artist grant from the City of Chicago.

Before coming to SFSNAD, Lauren worked as a production assistant for visual artist Nick Cave in his Chicago studio, building soundsuits for museum installations and private collections. She has extensive experience as a freelance artist, assisting in costume production for various performances and competitions.