'Trick or Treat' Chain Stitch Embroidery

We will use chain stitch to create a 'Trick or Treat' design over Halloween-patterned cloth. We will then finish our hoop by gathering the spare material on the back using a running stitch, making it ready to hang or display.

Don't worry if you don't know any stitches or can't even thread a needle; we will go over everything you need to make the artwork.

If you are in need of any accomodations, please contact education@artisansasylum.com.

• Learn chain stitch—a basic embroidery stitch that can be used to create lines and even fill areas with color.
• Learn how to start and end stitches and finish an embroidery piece.
• Create a colorful piece of Halloween art in a hoop that is ready to hang!

• Needles
• Thread
• Embroidery hoop
• Halloween-themed material with backing, cut to size
• Access to A2's Fiber shop and tools for the duration of the session.

Kat Lombard-Cook is a designer, educator and researcher. For over twenty years she has used a variety of visual media from film to fiber to tell stories. Her embroidery practice centers on foregrounding the value of craft, and preserving practices and knowledge for future generations. Kat has taken virtual classes from Wafa Ghnaim, author of Tareez and Tea and founder of the US Tatreez Institute, where she learned the skills she will be teaching. As a life-long-learner, she loves to learn new techniques and share them with others through her teaching.