Please take a moment to read through all of our Event Details below before securing your spot. By purchasing a ticket, you're agreeing to our Event Policies, which include NO refunds.
EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, August 16th from 6:00-7:30pm
This ticket is for an in-person event located at our Fircrest Paper Luxe location:
Paper Luxe Fircrest
2053 Mildred St W.
Fircrest, WA 98466
About this Workshop: Try your hand at embroidery in this beginner-friendly class just for kids! Participants will learn how to stitch simple flowers using three basic embroidery stitches. This class is perfect for kids who are curious about hand embroidery and want to get started.
They’ll learn how to:
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Place fabric in an embroidery hoop
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Transfer a pattern
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Split embroidery thread
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Stitch the satin stitch, leaf stitch, and stem stitch
Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes:
Recommended for Ages: 10+ We recommend this class for ages 10 and up, but younger kids are welcome at a parent’s discretion. If you feel your child is comfortable using a sharp needle, thread, and scissors, they are welcome to join!
Parents don't need to be present, however, it would be beneficial.
EVENT POLICIES
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- All ticket sales are FINAL. Tickets are transferable to another person, but NOT refundable or exchangeable. While we know life happens, unfortunately, due to the cost of pre-purchased materials and instructor fees, we simply cannot offer refunds or credits.
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- If we do not have a minimum of 6 people registered for the workshop, we will need to cancel and refund your registration fee.
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- We do occasionally take photographs and video at our workshops for sharing on social media and our website. If you are not comfortable with this, please let us know ahead of time and we will respect your wishes.
About your instructor, Melissa Galbraith:
Melissa Galbraith is the fiber artist behind MCreativeJ. She was born and raised in the desert of Washington state where her mother instilled a love of making things by hand at an early age. Melissa shares her love of nature through whimsical and modern hand embroidery kits, patterns, workshops, and her book,
How to Embroider Texture and Pattern. Melissa was reintroduced to hand embroidery after finding her desk job monotonous and needing a creative outlet. She loves that embroidery is like coloring with a needle and thread. Melissa found that many craft enthusiasts also wanted to learn how to embroider but were daunted by where to start. Thanks to this and a love of teaching, Melissa began to share her hand embroidery knowledge.
Melissa's embroidery kits, patterns, workshops, and book make it easy to learn a new craft for makers of all skill levels. She enjoys seeing makers fall in love with the needle arts, especially that magical ah-ha moment of learning something new.Melissa is a member of
JOIN Design and the
Society for Embroidered Work. Her work has been recognized by the Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition. Melissa's work has been featured in
various publications both print and online.
