Virtual Embroidery Wall Art

Express yourself and create your own custom embroidered artwork in this virtual embroidery workshop hosted on Zoom!

This beginner-friendly class will show you the basics of finding inspiration for your design, setting up the materials necessary to work with this time-honored craft, and interpreting your design through various stitches and approaches.

In just two hours, you’ll learn: 

• How to create and/or transfer a design onto fabric
• How to prep an embroidery hoop and select the perfect thread
• How to start and end your embroidery wall art
• How to create (and play with) basic stitches, including running stitch, backstitch, split stitch, and others

After the workshop, you'll be well on your way to a finished hoop and have the skills to tackle a variety of future embroidery projects!

Materials Needed to Fully Participate:

• 7" embroidery hoop (or smaller)
  
• 8+ inch piece of non-stretchy, white or light colored medium weight fabric like cotton or linen
  
• Smaller piece of selected fabric to use for sampling stitches
• Embroidery floss, preferably in two colors
  
• Embroidery Needle
• Scissors

Pattern tools:

• Pattern (if you opt to use one - you may also do a free-form design)
• Transfer paper (carbon or wax-based) + stylus/empty ball-point pen OR
  Soft pencil/washable fabric marking pen/chalk-based marking pencil

About the Instructor:

Eileen Pappas is a designer and graduate of Parsons the New School for Design with several years of fashion industry experience in New York City. She is an expert in various hand-crafted textile and embellishment techniques, including embroidery, knitting, weaving and felting. Eileen enjoys all aspects of the creative process and exploring different ways in which materiality can be used to tell a story.

She has taught live workshops as well as university classes and enjoys helping each of her students identify their individual strengths, build confidence in their unique process, and develop innovative ways of gathering inspiration, using materials and presenting their work.

Virtual Class FAQ

What will be included in my Virtual Class package?

One ticket includes an access link to your live, online class. The class will be delivered via web conferencing software and feature a live, professional instructor who will walk you through a lesson as described above. You will have the opportunity to ask questions as well as participate from home.

How many people is my purchase good for?

Each ticket is good for one "device" (i.e. one computer, phone, tablet, etc. you'll be logging in from). This ensures we don't get more people in the class than the instructor can handle. Though we understand some people live together and will be working/learning together, the intent is that each class still allows for the same attention to attendees as if students purchased separately. Please be respectful of this!

Will I need anything from home to use in the class?

You will need a reliable Internet connection as well as a computer or device with which you can access your virtual class. We recommend you arrive to class 5-10 minutes early to ensure you're able to set up your device and connection. Additionally, if the class is more than just a lecture you will likely want any materials listed in the course description as "Materials Needed to Participate Fully", though you're welcome to purchase a seat and sit in and just watch.

Am I able to ask questions or interact with the class?

Yes, you'll both be able to ask questions using the chat function in the video hosting software as well as at certain intervals during the class via voice/audio. If the class winds up being on the smaller side, more spontaneous interaction/questions will be encouraged.


Do I have to show my video or speak during class?

While we recommend you do show your video and speak when encouraged to by the instructor, video and audio participation are never mandatory. We find classes have more fun experiences when people are engaging with one another, but understand not everyone will want to do so and that's ok!