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Barbara Jackson
Tristan Brooks

Barbara Jackson is well known throughout the needlework world for her love of traditional early English and American design. She is a graduate of the National Academy of Needlearts teacher certification program, and holds a certificate "with distinction" from England's Royal School of Needlework. Barbara has taught for many organizations over the years, including the ANG National Seminar, EGA National Seminar, and Callaway School of Needlearts. She markets her own original designs under the Tristan Brooks logo. Her work has been featured in Needle pointers, Needlepoint Now, Inspirations magazine (including cover of 2010 issue #67), the EGA magazine and Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly.

 

 

Class #206
Berry Suite

Teacher: Barbara Jackson

Level: Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece – a Premier Event

Price: $175.00
Scheduled: Thursday, 12:00-3:45pm

Otherwise sensible women in the 18th century loved geegaws that looked pretty and had secret uses to amuse and delight their guests and themselves. Here we have a rather overly developed strawberry that opens up to reveal needle and pin pages accompanied by tiny scissors. The outside plumpness makes a perfect pincushion while attending to your stitching. The top hinge is covered with embroidered felted wool, while the berry, composed of 36 count linen, is sprinkled over with an array of strawberry sampler motifs. The stitching is all in silk with silk ribbon bows to act as closures. Very definitely an heirloom in the making! Finishing techniques will be thoroughly demonstrated in class, with the mat board and lining included in the kit.

Kit includes: Linen, Gloriana and au Ver á Soie silk, felted wool, lining, interlining, mat board, scissors, instructions, and needles.

Students bring: light and magnification, if needed.

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Class #301
Sweet Heart of Mine

Teacher: Barbara Jackson

Level: Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece

Price: $168.00
Scheduled: Friday, 9:00am-12:45pm

Tiny bunnies and birds hover around a beautiful bargello heart that is the centerpiece of this wonderful stitching purse. The iconic heart is stitched with eight values of Soie d'Alger silk, both solid colors and overdyed. Open the purse up and you will find a very proper verse about staying busy, surrounded by wonderful flower motifs and smooth satin bands. Inside the purse is tucked a sweet little needle holder and scissors case plus fob, all continuing the heart theme. A wide array of stitches are used, including bargello, eyelets, petit point, Smyrna, queen, cross, and double running. Thirty six count linen is the background and silks are used for all the stitching. This is a purse of heirloom quality, a project to treasure for years to come.

Kit includes: Linen, Silk, and all the supplies for creating and finishing.

Students should be prepared to do some "over two, under two" basting at beginning of class to set up stitching areas.

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Class #402
The Sylvan Scenes Basket

Teacher: Barbara Jackson

Level: Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece – a Premier Event

Price: $235.00
Scheduled: Saturday, 9:00am-2:45pm

Imagine a band of stitching that tells the story of a sleepy hamlet, from sunrise over the water, the sheep in the meadow, deer in the woods and a home that awaits the strolling man and wife with their ever faithful dog. This charming folkloric basket band is stitched on 32 count Belfast and fitted in a Nantucket basket that measures approximately 12" x 8" x 7" tall.

A plethora of silk threads both over-dyed and plain, are used to create all the fauna and flora. Surrounding the spindly legged animals and flowers are tent stitches that allow the motifs to become a rough square or rectangle. This technique is found in many 18th century pictures which keep all the tiny figures from becoming lost in the surrounding gobelin satin and mosaic stitches.

Finishing techniques for the band are fairly simple and can be accomplished with simple hand sewing. The process will be demonstrated in class and complete instructions will be given in class. 8" x 18" stretcher bars are highly recommended.

Please note: You must sign up before Celebrations begins as the baskets have to be shipped to NH. These baskets are in very short supply so it will be first come, first served. I have room for 24 students only.

Kit includes: Belfast linen, complete instructions, Gloriana, Pearsall's and Au ver a Soie silks, DMC floss, needles and a Nantucket basket. Please bring light and magnification if needed.

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