If you are a creative seeking new ways to express yourself, or simply someone craving slower, intentional hand-work, this workshop welcomes you to explore dimensional fabric vessels through texture, stitch, and personal touches.
Tell the story of who you are as an artist by making a vessel with your unique visual language in marks and stitches.
For fiber artists ready to take your work into the third dimension, or surface design enthusiasts eager to see your decorated fabrics become functional art Little Pinch Pots - Stitched Up & Standing will open new creative doors. Mixed media makers will love combining all their favorite techniques in one satisfying project.
Because creativity isn't just about the finished piece - it's about the process, the exploration, and discovering what's possible when you give yourself permission to simply make.
Traditionally, pinch pots were the simplest of pottery vessels, using fingers to mold the clay - in this workshop we’ll take a similar approach but change up our medium and incorporate new ways of working and exploring the possibilities.
Beyond learning new skills in surface design, construction, and embellishment, you'll discover the confidence that comes from transforming flat fabric into something dimensional and tangible - little pinch pots with fabric and stitch!
This workshop gives you permission to experiment - to try techniques without pressure, to play, make mistakes, and discover unexpected solutions along the way.
When you make Little Pinch Pots - you'll find your own creative voice with choices about color, texture, pattern, and form. Each decision becomes an expression of your unique artistic perspective. By the end, you won't just have vessels; you'll have pieces that tell your story.
And perhaps most valuably ... you'll experience the deep satisfaction of creating something with your hands - proof that you can envision an idea and bring it into being.
Little Pinch Pots - Stitched Up & Standing
$120.00CDN
When you enroll, you'll receive:
- Three Lessons with detailed video demonstrations
- Email access to instructor for questions throughout the course
- All Patterns and PDF sheets for printing
- Hints and Tips Sheet with colour concepts, stitch charts and and suggestions for further explorations
- Lifetime access to all course videos...learn at your pace, revisit anytime
Lesson 1: Surface Design & Material Preparation
Turn plain fabrics into textured, patterned surfaces that will become the foundation of your unique vessels. You'll explore stamps, stencils, paints, and mark-making tools to build a cohesive color palette, then audition your decorated fabrics together to create a personal theme that will guide your vessel designs.
Lesson 2: Construction & Form-Making
Your flat, decorated fabrics become three-dimensional vessels through pattern-making, cutting, and hand-stitching techniques. Learn about structural support options and master hand-stitching methods while building your first fabric vessel, learn problem-solving the unique challenges of fabric construction.
Lesson 3: Embellishment & Finishing
Bring your vessels to life with embroidery stitches, beading, and finishing touches that express your personal style. Explore how to create handles and accessories, master edge finishing techniques, and make thoughtful design decisions that transform your pieces into a unique collection.
Little Pinch Pots - Stitched Up & Standing
$120.00CDN
When you enroll, you'll receive:
- Three Lessons with detailed video demonstrations
- Email access to instructor for questions throughout the course
- All Patterns and PDF sheets for printing
- Hints and Tips Sheet with colour concepts, stitch charts and and suggestions for further explorations
- Lifetime access to all course videos - learn at your pace, revisit anytime
In Little Pinch Pots you can:
- Work at your own pace with clear video instruction
- Create anywhere, perfect for small spaces and on-the-go making
- Use fabrics you already have and scraps become treasures
- No special equipment needed, just fabric, thread, and your hands
- Discover techniques you'll use again and again
Together, we'll explore: Different designs and layouts, discovering how texture, color, and mixed media elements combine to create functional containers that are as useful as they are beautiful. We'll see possibilities in every piece of fabric and find the vessel waiting inside.
What you'll create: By the end of this course, you'll hold in your hands a collection of fabric vessels that are uniquely yours, pieces that reflect your personal artistic voice and tell your story as a maker. The skills and confidence you gain will open doors to countless future projects.
