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Mary will be teaching Textile Art and embroidery classes and workshops this year at Hutt Art.
If you would like Mary to teach at your venue, please contact her via the contact page.
Hutt Art Class – Mughal Noah’s Ark
In this beginner’s class based on a Mughal version of the great flood, you will learn a range of embroidery stitches.
Worked in crewel embroidery, stitch an exotic boat, happy giraffes and a kindly Noah.
In this class you will learn a number of crewel stitches with Strand yarn.
The $30 design pack will include a printed linen/cotton panel of the design, a suggested stitch and colour layout and a stitch dictionary.
At the end of the class you will be given detailed stitching instruction
A Strand wool pack containing the colours used will be available in class.
Sunday 6th September
Sunday 11th October 2026,
10 - 4
Class: $180.00 (Discounted to $153.00 if paid before 31st March)
Materials Fee: $30.00
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Hutt Art Class – Christmas Tree
Decorate a Christmas Tree with embroidery, beads and felt.
Using thread cones that are the byproduct of kit manufacturing as the base, these three-dimensional trees will be a treat to make.
A variety of stitches will be taught, and a number of alternate samples will give you inspiration.
A selection of threads, felt and beads will be available for you to choose your own colours.
Stitching guidelines will be printed on linen/ cotton fabric.
The kit cost of $30 includes printed linen, threads, beads, felt and instructions.
Extra cones will be available if you want to make more at
Saturday 21st November
10am-4pm
Class: $95.00 (Discounted to $81.00.00 if paid before 31st March)
Materials Fee: $30.00
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Hutt Art Class – Dahlia
Create a three-dimensional Dahlia flower with buds and leaves using the addictive art of needle weaving.
Mary will bring along samples where she has used this technique in her “Ruins from the Wardrobe” series. In this series, she takes garments that have personal meaning but are no longer wearable and embellish with their stories. Vegetation takes over the garment in the same way a building ruin is invaded.
The kit will include four flower shades of Strand yarn, green yarn and the background linen/cotton mix fabric. There will be a choice of both background and flower colours.
The materials cost includes linen and the Strand yarn.
Sunday 27th September 2026,
1 - 4
$65.00 (Discounted to $55.00.00 if paid before 31st March)
Materials Fee: $30.00
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Hutt Art Class – Native Leaves
In this beginner’s class, New Zealand native leaves provide shapes for felt and embroidery.
In this class you will learn a number of embroidery stitches with Strand yarn.
At the end of the class you will be given detailed stitching instruction.
The $30 design pack will include a printed linen/cotton panel of the design, a suggested stitch and colour layout and a stitch dictionary
What to bring:
If you have felt and crewel yarn that you would like to use, you can bring them to class. A full list of requirements will be sent once you have enrolled. However, a Strand wool and felt pack containing the colours used in the sample will be available in class for $30
Saturday 6th June 2026,
1 - 4
Class: $95.00 (Discounted to $81.00 if paid before 31st March)
Materials Fee: $30.00
You can Book Here
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Past Class – Floral Impressions
Inspired by French impressionist painters such as Renoir and Monet, Friends of Wellington Botanic Garden's Artist in Residence Mary will show you how to create your own small piece of Impressionist art that can be inserted into a card or framed.
We will release the dye in flowers and leaves into fabric by pounding. The resultant design will be emphasized with simple stitches in matching colours.
Only small amounts of flowers need to be used, we will provide some for you. However, if you have any of the following in your garden you are welcome to bring them, pansies, violas, wallflowers, dandelions and puha, lobelia and geraniums.
A fabric pack, including cotton lawn and felt, will be provided with a needle. A good range of stranded cotton will be available for you to select from.
Most suitable for ages 12+ and confident in threading a needle.
Past Class – Hungarian Christmas Baubles
Create colourful Christmas decorations based on Hungarian folk Embroidery. Fabric with the four design outlines will be provided as part of the class price. In the class, you will choose one to stitch and finish off. You can then work on the others after the class.
You are welcome to bring your own felt and embroidery threads, but Felt and Strand Yarn packs will also be available for purchase. A stitch instruction booklet is included in the price.
1 x 3 hour sessions
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
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Past Class – I Never Promised you a Rose Garden
This design is based on traditional Knot Gardens. It is a pleasure to let the textures of the threads along with simple canvas work stitches give you a Rose Garden.
Using the grid of the canvas and a clear chart will give you confidence to branch out from cross stitch. If you stitch between the classes, you can have a go at designing another border around the design.
For beginner embroiderers confident in threading a needle.
The class price will include a colour charted pattern and detailed stitching instructions. If you already have threads and canvas that you would like to use, a full requirement list with options will be sent out.
A full kit of painted canvas, needle and strand yarn will be available at the class of $36.
2 x 3 hour sessions
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
If you are not able to attend a class you can purchase the pattern or full kit here
Past Class – Suzani Bird Too
Traditional Suzani Embroidery in Uzbekistan has flourished again since the fall of the Soviet Union. Taking inspirations from a contemporary Suzani, this bird with flowers and leaves has been reinterpreted using crewel embroidery stiches.
This Suzani bird is designed to be a companion to last year's bird, You can either do the new design, a bird with attitude taken from a Suzani embroidery (is this where Dr Suess got his ideas from?) or the smaller Suzani Bird from 2024.
In this class you will learn a number of crewel stitches with Strand yarn.
The $30 design pack will include a printed linen/cotton panel of the design, a suggested stitch and color layout and a stitch dictionary.
At the end of the class you will be given detailed stitching instruction
A Strand wool pack containing the colours used will be available in class. Prices will be different depending which design you choose to do.
To see more Textile Art classes at Hutt Art you can Click here
If you cannot attend the class you can purchase a fabric pack or full kit here
Past Class – Turn over a New Leaf
Choose from a range of felt embroidery kits that combine felt and simple embroidery stitches
The kit has the design outline stitched on a linen/cotton background fabric. All the yarn and felt for stitching the design is included in the kit as well as a stitch dictionary.
This class is aimed at beginners who can thread a needle and would like to learn how to embellish with stitch.
The range of designs available for this class can be seen here
Choose from:
Fantasy Tree
Hungarian Rhapsody
Turn over a New Leaf
Wild Flowers
Two in a Bush
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
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Past Class – Wellington Houses on the Hills
Whether it is a street of funky Noddy style houses inspired by Wellington architect Roger Walker or traditional Villas on the green belt, come along and create your favourite hill view.
You will use traditional English Paper piecing methods to 'build' the houses with surrounding trees. The trees and bush will be embellished with stitches to give a lushness to the view.
A stitch instruction booklet is included in the price.
2 x 3 hour sessions
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
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Past Class – What a Difference a Stitch Makes
Enhance your lovely fabrics by adding another layer of stitched wool. Mary will teach you a number of her favourite outline and fill embroidery stitches. She will also discuss different needles, and how to work with different fabrics for the best result. You will be provided with a printed stitch sampler on which to try out the stitches. This can then be constructed into a handy stitch dictionary and needle book. You are welcome to bring some of your own yarn and fabrics so we can discuss and sample some creative ways to stitch. You will have access in class to other yarns and threads to try.
Not currently scheduled
If you would like Mary to teach at your group please contact her here
You can purchase a kit to make your own 'What a Difference a Stitch Makes' Booklet here
Past Class -Strawberry Fields Forever Biscornu
A celebration of a strawberry patch with large juicy strawberries and the white flowers promising more to come. A Biscornu is a small ornamental pincushion. It has 8 sides and is usually secured in the centre of the top and the bottom to give a small depression. The work itself comes from the French, meaning something that has an irregular form with projections.
You can stitch one panel, or if you complete the second panel, we will be joining them in the second class to form the biscornu. Using the grid of the canvas and a clear chart will give you confidence to branch out from cross stitch.
For beginner embroiderers confident in threading a needle
The class price will include a colour charted pattern and detailed stitching instructions. If you already have threads and canvas that you would like to use, a full requirement list with options will be sent out. A full kit of painted canvas, needle and strand yarn will be available at the class of $36.
2 x 3 hour sessions
This class is not currently scheduled. If you are interested please fill out the contact form here
To see more Textile Art classes at Hutt Art you can Click here
If you are not able to attend a class you can purchase the pattern or full kit here
Past Class- Stitch a Still Life
Create your own A4 size Still Life with a vase or a bowl containing three dimensional flowers, fruit and /or leaves.
Linen fabric will be available in a range of colours for you to create your own background textured with simple stitches.
A bowl or vase for your flowers and fruit will be appliqued.
Some threads and fabrics will be provided but if you have something special you would like to incorporate into the Still Life you are welcome to bring it along and we can discuss how to best use it. For example, the bowl for the cherries is from an old, embroidered doily and the cherries are red velvet. A piece of lace may look good on the table.
You may not finish completely, but you will have been taught and practised each step.
Advice and options for finishing your piece of work for display will be given.
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Past Talk – Down the Garden Path: Inspiration – where do the ideas come from?
Sometimes there is a flash of an idea that results in a piece of design or an art work very quickly, but mostly it is a case of exploring and sampling ideas and themes until it clicks into place. Mary will show, with samples and pictures, some common themes that she returns to again and again for inspiration. Colour, textiles, plants and flowers, found objects and the influence of other artists. Then comes the creative fun of working on a piece until the magic moment of resolution.
Not currently scheduled
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