From Rags to Roses
I am still working on my slow stitching course. Its amazing, I haven't bought fabric or threads for years and everytime that I begin a...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 271 min read
Slow Stitching Seasons
Those floral fringed bags that I have been creating and using and gifting have not gone unnoticed. I wore my burgundy autumn colored bag...
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Sharon Prigan
Feb 23, 20231 min read
Crazy quilting
This is a crazy quilt I started 25 years ago and I am just getting around to finishing it off. I never purchase fabric. Always upcycled...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Shades of green
I finally finished that small art garden in greens. I create a base consisting of fabric, yoyos, pleated ribbons and then I begin to...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 4, 20212 min read
Just leave them be
After teaching for many years I have come to the conclusion that we are all artists and creators by nature. That is until the system...
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Sharon Prigan
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Slow Stitching Saturday
Every week should have a day of rest. Our designated one is Saturday, I don't always strictly keep to it but I do find that there is an...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 6
Today I also taught how to do feather stitch. It is very similar to the fly stitch and one can create beautiful floral stems with this...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 5
Today I taught how to make a fly stitch. I actually call it a bird stitch because one can create tiny birds flying over a landscape with...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 4
Today's zoom lesson was on how to do reverse applique. Mark on one of the pages of the embroidery booklet, various shapes. They can be...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 3
I am making short videos showing how to create various fabric embellishments. The first one is how to create a fabric yoyo. And the...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 2
In the zoom class today students learned how to embroider xs chain stitch and french knots. Using those stitches together can create...
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Sharon Prigan
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Embroidery and Embellishments 1
Tomorrow evening I will be giving a zoom class on embroidery. Slow stitching as students will have to use what they have on hand. The...
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Sharon Prigan
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Embroidery
This year students have asked to learn more embroidery techniques. We taught the basics last year and the students created an embroidered...
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Sharon Prigan
Jul 26, 20193 min read
Teaching Slow Stitching
Last week I had a large group of students in the summer sewing classes. When that happens I divide them into 2 groups, each one with...
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