Artisans Promenade Fascinator Class

Despite being crazy busy with work yesterday, I was able to make good on my promise to host a fascinator making hour at the Artisans Promenade.  The ladies that attended were super fun and creative, and I had a great time!

I ended up adding some feather pads and a buckled bow to a customers hat during the event, and of course I forgot to get pictures, but it ended up super cute, IMHO.

Future classes

Jaquelinne suggested that I do a lacing/attachments class, (which I have been meaning to do, but what with all the craziness going on the last 5 months, I really haven’t been all that productive on my stuff) and yesterday I dug up my old (very, very old!) handout and decided it needed a major overhaul.  (seriously – I used Word to create diagrams in this badboy!)

So, my goal is to re-write that class and have it ready for either Quest or Kingdom Arts and Sciences.  (Both of which I’m in charge of putting together a schedule for teachers, so nice and handy there…..)

As far as Collegium this weekend goes, I think I’m going to offer the following and see if anyone is interested:

-Thread wrapped buttons (suggested by Jaquelinne!)

-Frogs (suggested by Jaquelinne again!)

-Fabric buttons

-Hand sewing techniques

I might be doing my hair class again – depending on if I can put my book back together (I cannibalized its guts for the plastic sleeves, and now all my pictures are all messed up.)

Even if there’s not a whole lot of interest, because it’s mostly all hand sewing related, I’ll just bring one of my projects and sew to my little hearts content until someone ‘signs up’.

Collegium

This weekend is the Southern Regional Collegium which is basically in my back yard, so I’m certainly going to go. In the back of my mind, I’ve been hoping for a new gown for this event, but alas, I’ve dragged my feet on these kirtles for so long, it is not to be. However, I’ve come up with a plan. A plan so cunning, you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel!

I have a side-back lacing kirtle (purple, of course) that I usually wear underneath my plum velvet coat. No one has really seen the kirtle on it’s own, so all I would have to do to have a completely ‘new’ gown is sew rings to the shoulders to attach the sleeves, and maybe do a quickie shoulder treatment, and voilà! A ‘new’ gown! (Basically the above without the dark plum over gown.)

Also, I dragged (drug?) my feet (I’m noticing a pattern of lack of motivation going on here…..) about putting in to teach classes at Collegium, but there was an announcement recently that said:

“There are several instructors who were unable to teach classes at Collegium for various. We will have a table available for those who wish to put out a sample and explanation of what they are available to teach and if they will teach one-on-one. Please take advantage of this opportunity.”

I’ll be offering how to make fabric buttons (I still have kits all made up and ready to go) and basic hand sewing techniques. Since I’ve had eyelets on the brain lately, maybe I’ll do eyelets too?

Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I could teach?