Hand-Embroidered Hug Stitch WORKSHOP at the International Quilt Festival

July 03, 2016 by Margarita Korioth

Add the *wow* factor to your hand-embroidery with the *Hug Stitch* by using thick chunky threads stitched by hand. This is made almost entirely on top of a previously machine-stitched line with bold wonderful results.

*Hand-Embroidered "Hug" stitch* is one of my new workshops that will debut at the International Quilt Festival this coming fall 2016 in Houston.

This workshop will be held on Thursday November 3rd. from 9 to noon.CLASS 447

Each student will create one of the butterflies from the picture shown above.

I hope you will join me. I would love to meet you. Let me know if you have any questions.
You can read HERE the other workshop I'm offering also at the Festival.

String Painting on Fabric WAX PASTELS ON FABRIC WORKSHOP at the International Quilt Festival

June 29, 2016 by Margarita Korioth

Have you ever wanted to imprint lines randomly on fabric? Use *wax pastels* and learn how to set this versatile medium.

*String Painting on Fabric* is one of my new workshops that will debut at the International Quilt Festival this coming fall 2016 in Houston.

This workshop will be held on Thursday November 3rd from 2 to 5pm. CLASS 487

Each student will create this simpler version of the first figure shown above.

After the painting is finished, we will add simple and yet dramatic hand-embroidery stitches.

I hope you will join me. I would love to meet you. Let me know if you have any questions.

You can read HERE the other workshop I'm offering also at the Festival.

Working with Variegated Threads

May 14, 2016 by Margarita Korioth

Techniques used: Painted, Pieced, *HUG Stitch*

When I want a watercolor effect while doing hand-embroidery in my work I choose variegated threads. For this project I chose Lana Aurifil Thread , which is a 12 weight thread made from 50% wool and 50% acrylic fibers.

Oh, how much I love to work with these textured strands. They come in 12 different color combinations. For my samples I used number 8004.

Since I used double strand, and the thread changes color at different intervals I prepared and cut the strands beforehand. I tried to obtain a close color match of the second strand after the loop (where my sewing needle would be) as you can see from the picture above.

This picture also shows hand embroidery that I called *HUG Stitch* technique. I'll teach this at this year's Houston International Quilt Festival.

More details to come as we approach the festival date.