Cloth, Needle, and Stitch: A Keeper’s Quilt
June 6 - 11, 2021
Helen Geglio · helengeglio.com
Workshop at a glance
Rediscover the pleasure and potential of hand stitching and use some of your own legacy textiles in a personal quilted piece.
Techniques
- Working with fabric and textiles in layers
- Embroidery and quilting techniques
Materials
- Embroidery threads, crochet cotton, floss, perle cotton, and darning cotton
- Fabric, lace, trims, yarn, and reused textiles
Outcomes
- Contemporary ways of stitching cloth and quilting
- Personal textile art with reused fabrics
Artist Bio
Helen Geglio is an artist and cloth keeper who lives in South Bend, Indiana. She has a BFA from the University of Michigan School of Art. Geglio works in fiber, creating quilted works with bits and pieces of abandoned domestic textiles. Her work has been exhibited at Quilt National, Quilt Visions, Artist as Quiltmaker, Quilts=Art=Quilts, SDA Beyond the Surface, and at Arrowmont’s Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery.
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Workshop Description
Students will explore contemporary ways to consider stitched layers of cloth using an improvisational approach to making art from the textile detritus of everyday life. The focus will be on rediscovering the pleasures and potential of hand stitching. Participants will sample different materials and techniques, then move on to create a hand-quilted artwork using the textile legacy of their own lives. This is your opportunity to turn all the special fabric scraps, vintage linens, and precious worn clothing you have been saving into a highly personal, contemporary quilted piece. Open to all skill levels.
COURSE FEE: $600 · materials list
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