Postcard from the Rose Garden

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 You can Book Here To see more Textile Art classes at Hutt Art you can Click here

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