Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 June 2021, 2-5pm GMT

Virtual Workshop, hosted on Zoom by Eloïse Ptito-Echeverria

Originally from Montréal, Canada, Eloïse Ptito-Echeverria is a textile and apparel designer currently based in Amsterdam, NL. Driven by intelligent print and ethical design, she possesses a particular penchant for textiles, embroidery, and colour. After completing her Fine Arts degree in 2011, she lived in Santiago, Chile for a year where she trained in Rococo hand- embroidery and Shibori. She also studied Precolumbian-Andina textiles at l’Universidad Catolica de Diseño.

All of these experiences have collectively impacted her aesthetic vocabulary, resulting in a heavily art-based design ethos that insists upon embedding her work with the empowering qualities of colour, the textile practices of her mixed heritage, and the emotional recycling of personal materials. Paying very little attention to current fads, her ultimate goal is to create soulful heirloom pieces that will be passed down from generation to generation. She is a graduate of the Ryerson Fashion Design Program and was most recently awarded Brettons’ Designer of the Year.

Outline of the workshop
Have you ever wanted to discover and delve into the gardens of traditional hand-embroidery? Guided by fashion & textile designer Eloïse Ptito-Echeverria, this weekend masterclass is dedicated to creating several different florals found in the ancient & meditative art of embroidery.

The masterclass will begin with a brief presentation introducing the history of embroidery, Eloïse’s personal embroidery work, along with examples of other innovative embroidery artists. Students will then begin learning fundamental stitches, as well as the versatile bullion knot, which will all then be used to compose a variety of rosettes, daisies, and other flora.

Printable & downloadable PDF instructions will be provided for students’ future reference and stitching repertoire.

Previous embroidery experience preferable. Please note that not all florals in the photo may be stitched in class.

Materials list (not provided)

• Milliners (Straw) Long Needle in #3 or #2

• Variety of embroidery needles

• Variety of embroidery floss in different colours

• Wool/Tapestry Needle

• Tapestry Yarn floss (1 colour)

• Silk or synthetic Embroidery Ribbon Floss (1 colour)

• Embroidery Hoop

• Square of muslin cloth

• Scissors

• Ruler

• Embroidery pen or regular pencil

Workshop Cancellation Policy
All places reserved on workshops are non refundable, however, if you let us know you are not able to make a workshop you have booked at least two weeks prior to the event, we will re-advertise your place and refund your fee as long as we are able to sell your place and the workshop is fully booked.

If you require additional information about this workshop please contact Catherine Harris, events@selvedge.org.