Cozy & Customized: Hand Embroidering Sweaters

What to Expect

This 2-hour standalone skill class combines demonstration and guided practice. Perfect for complete beginners, the session covers everything from threading a needle to finishing your work professionally. The instructor will demonstrate how to transfer designs onto fabric and work with yarn to create clean, beautiful lettering. Participants will spend the session practicing on a sweater, walking away with a finished custom piece and a printed pamphlet for future reference.

Skills You’ll Acquire

• Needlework Basics: Threading an embroidery needle specifically for yarn work.
• Core Stitches: Mastering the backstitch and chain stitch.
• Design Transfer: Using water-soluble markers and stabilizers to move designs onto knit fabric. 
• Lettering Techniques: Creating clean, professional-looking hand-embroidered text.
• Finishing Methods: Securing embroidery work to ensure it lasts through wear and washing.
• Creative Expansion: Introduction to non-lettering embroidery techniques.

What’s Provided

• Sweaters for embroidery (standard sizes)
• Embroidery needles and yarn
• Water-soluble markers and stabilizers
• Printed instructional pamphlets
• Instructor demonstrations and hands-on guidance

Who Should Attend

This class is designed for complete beginners with no prior embroidery or sewing experience. It is ideal for anyone interested in textile arts or sustainable fashion. Ages 18+ and Minors 13+ with parental/guardian supervision.

Prerequisites/Safety Information

No prior experience is necessary. Please bring reading glasses if you typically use them for close-up detail work. While sweaters are provided, participants are welcome to bring their own clean, basic, solid-color sweater if they prefer to personalize a specific item from their own closet.