Ever wonder how I take the most basic stitches—like Straight stitch, Chain stitch, Buttonhole, Herringbone, Cretan, or Chevron stitch—and make them look completely different? I’ve spent years exploring how far a “simple” stitch can go and I share it in this class. Big news—I’ll be one of the instructors at Embroidery Extravaganza 2026! I will teach you how to adapt, change, arrange, combine and play with stitches to make them yours.
At this year’s Embroidery Extravaganza, I’ll be teaching Stitch Play, a presentation demonstrating stitches and where you can take them. All the stitches featured are from my upcoming book, Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery, Volume 2, and I’ll show you exactly how to:
At this year’s Embroidery Extravaganza, I’ll be teaching Stitch Play, a presentation demonstrating stitches and where you can take them. All the stitches featured are from my upcoming book, Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery, Volume 2, and I’ll show you exactly how to take basic stitches to create new, surprising textures, to combine stitches, use direction, density, and scale to totally change the look of a stitch and to arrange stitches in patterns and clusters for movement and interest.
Most of all I hope these techniques will spark your own ideas so you can keep experimenting long after the event. You will see close-up worked samples of stitch modifications and arrangements that I share so that you leave with fresh ideas and inspiration to move your handwork well beyond the ordinary.
Embroidery Extravaganza 2026 is a full day of inspiration and technique, featuring incredible sessions from Judith Baker Montano (one of my stitching heroes) and other amazing instructors.
Don’t miss this a places are limited—and this deep dive into stitch play doesn’t get shared anywhere else. The Embroidery Extravaganza 2026 is live online March 4th. If you can’t make it don’t worry all sessions are recorded so you can view them or revisit the highlights. You have the recordings for life too.
Best of all I can offer my readers $20 off! Just follow the link to Embroidery Extravaganza 2026 for more information and your discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Easy peasy! Join Me & Save $20
See you at the Embroidery Extravaganza 2026
