3-Hour Workshop

Date: Saturday, September 27

Time: 10am-1pm

Description: Don’t throw that perfect shirt out just because, ah dangit!, that one morning when coffee spilled down the front of it….

Instead: transform it into a custom embroidery that will impress everyone!

Learn how to create unique embroidered designs with the special bonus of letting the shape of a stain be your guide!

Students will leave with their clothing transformed!

Bring in an item of clothing, beloved though stained. Kirsten will guide you through some automatic drawing techniques to create a few designs based on the shape of the stain! How fun is that??! Then, learn to transfer and stitch your design onto your garment!

This workshop is beginner friendly, though some familiarity with using a thread and needle a needle is helpful. Please email Fibers Program Manager, Jamie Boyle, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org if you have any questions.

Saturday Stitches is a program of the Contemporary Craft fibers studio, celebrating embroidery and other needle work/stitching techniques. These 3-hour workshops are meant to introduce folks to techniques and possibilities of stitches! The atmosphere is casual and sweet, and since it is Saturday morning, coffee and tea will accompany the workshop!

Tuition: $65 + $10 materials fee

Materials: All stitching materials will be provided. Participants will bring their own item of stained clothing.

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Kirsten Ervin is a Pittsburgh-based artist exploring the intersection of illustration, fiber art and collage. Her fiber practice includes traditional rug hooking, punch needle embroidery, rug tufting and embroidery. She currently teaches artists with disabilities at Studio Forget Me Not! in Carnegie, PA and sells her work at Argyle Studio and Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. She and her husband coordinate The Silver Apple Gallery, one of Pittsburgh’s smallest art venues.