FFAA Worlkshop: Kawandi - a slow stitching quilting technique with Heather Strachan
Schedule
Sat Feb 22 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
10554 110 St NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Alberta T6C 3J1 | Edmonton, AB
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Kawandi - a slow stitching quilting technique with Heather StrachanSaturday February 22, 2025
www.focusonfibreart.org
Description
Heather Strachan will be providing an in-person workshop to FFAA members teaching the history and the art of Kawandi stitching. This class is for the beginner to intermediate stitcher and will provide an introduction to the meditative stitching technique and modern-day applications such as a Kawandi style scarf.
Heather has been a member of the FFAA since the yarn bombing days of Jasper Avenue. She loves all forms of fibre art from the traditional to modern. She learned of Kawandi Quilting through a CQGN retreat and has been intrigued ever since. She has taught both zoom and in class Kawandi workshops since inspiring participants. Her calm, patient teaching style is a perfect match for the Kawandi art form.
Kawandi stitching is part of the Slow Stitching Movement, a new term for an age-old practice of quiet gentle making, mending, repair and stitching. Slow stitching is about using the needle and thread the same way you would use a paintbrush. It is about creating art. It is about enjoying the process rather than worrying about the product. Basically, slow stitching is about taking a step back from the busy chaotic world we live in.
Kawandi is a hand stitching technique from the African-Siddi people of India. It is a quilt as you go method of stitching, folding fabric edges and stitching from the outside in. A hand stitched piece will be created in class 20” X 20”. All construction elements and finishing techniques of the Kawandi will be taught. A short demonstration on how to achieve a similar result using a sewing machine will be completed in the afternoon.
What Does the Student Bring to Class?
Background fabric: 20” X 20” Square. We are hand stitching this piece with batting, a piece of cotton or cotton poly blend would be fine. Batiks or anything with a tight weave would not be recommended.
Batting: Could be 80/20 batting or a piece of Frankenbatting (batting that has been pieced together using a zigzag stitch on a machine). A piece of old t-shirt material, or a piece of flannel can also be used. Approximately 19” X 19” square.
Lunch
Indoor shoes
A kit is included in the registration and includes the following:
Thread and Needles.
White perle cotton size 8
size 1 or 3 Milliners/Straw Needles.
1 ball of perle cotton per student
Workshop Details
Saturday February 22, 2025
10 to 4 pm
FFAA Studio
10554 - 110 St
Entrance through the back alley please.
Open to FFAA members only. Either with an individual membership or through a member Guild
Maximum Students = 20
Registration Fee is $20 per student
Register here - https://www.focusonfibreart.org/copy-of-events-workshops
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Where is it happening?
10554 110 St NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Alberta T6C 3J1Event Location & Nearby Stays:
