Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Wildflower Embroidery Basics! (in-person)

Name: Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Wildflower Embroidery Basics! (in-person)
Start: 2025-09-10T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-10T20:00:00-07:00
Location: UW Center For Urban Horticulture

Schedule

Wed Sep 10 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

UW Center For Urban Horticulture | Seattle, WA

Class Cost: $52, pre-registration required
Limited financial aid slots offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Flower power time! Learn to embroider wildflowers in this embroidery basics workshop with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith. This two-hour, hands-on workshop covers a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back stitch, stem stitch, reverse chain stitch, leaf stitch, and French knot. Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes: a wooden embroidery hoop, floral transfer designs, embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, surprise pink pattern fabric, backing materials, and printed instructions.
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 books; DIY Embroidered Shoes and How to Embroider Texture and Pattern. Melissa enjoys seeing makers fall in love with the needle arts, especially that magical ah-ha moment of learning something new.