Comments on: embroidery as therapy http://whipup.net/2006/08/29/embroidery-as-therapy/ handcraft in a hectic world Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rebecca http://whipup.net/2006/08/29/embroidery-as-therapy/#comment-11257 Rebecca Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:44:46 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/08/29/embroidery-as-therapy/#comment-11257 Woo Hoo! I am in the long process of getting a club started at the school where I teach to promote this artform! Any suggesstions on where to start with kids of the 6th through 8th grade level? And how to attract their interest (aside from my own enthusiasm)? My grandma taught me using the old Aunt Martha and Vogart iron-on pattern transfers when I was 5. It was great because I could choose my own colors and stitches, rather than the kits I was drawn to later (and which dulled my enthusiasm due to their prescribed nature, which sucked the creative part out of it for me). I need tips because it is hard to imagine *not* doing this, the same way I can't remember what it was like not to be able to read. Any sources on iron-on pattern transfers? I found Sublime Stitching (awesome--Jenny Hart ROCKS) but not everything on her site is appropriate for kids, especially at a parochial school. I NEED MORE! :-) Woo Hoo! I am in the long process of getting a club started at the school where I teach to promote this artform! Any suggesstions on where to start with kids of the 6th through 8th grade level? And how to attract their interest (aside from my own enthusiasm)?

My grandma taught me using the old Aunt Martha and Vogart iron-on pattern transfers when I was 5. It was great because I could choose my own colors and stitches, rather than the kits I was drawn to later (and which dulled my enthusiasm due to their prescribed nature, which sucked the creative part out of it for me). I need tips because it is hard to imagine *not* doing this, the same way I can’t remember what it was like not to be able to read.

Any sources on iron-on pattern transfers? I found Sublime Stitching (awesome–Jenny Hart ROCKS) but not everything on her site is appropriate for kids, especially at a parochial school. I NEED MORE! :-)

]]> By: Lizette http://whipup.net/2006/08/29/embroidery-as-therapy/#comment-11112 Lizette Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:35:39 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/08/29/embroidery-as-therapy/#comment-11112 It is a relaxing activity indeed. It's also very rewarding and recomend it to anyone who needs to release some stress: ) Start with something simple and move onto whatever your imagination takes you. It is a relaxing activity indeed. It’s also very rewarding and recomend it to anyone who needs to release some stress: ) Start with something simple and move onto whatever your imagination takes you.

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