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Extended Study Program (ESP)
The Extended Study Program serves the educational, research, and leadership needs of all embroidery enthusiasts, giving everyone the opportunity to participate in intensive programs that encourage creative expression and personal growth. Extended Study Program faculty are experts in embroidery and textiles and are drawn from the academic and museum community.
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2008 Classes
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 March 27-30, 2008
Textile Design for the Liturgical Space: A Christian Perspective Brochure (Margaret H. Doyle)
Expressing the Christian faith through textiles is the focus of this course. The class will cover a wide range of textiles used within the church’s liturgy for such items as vestments, banners, altar covers, and bookmarks. The focus will be the design of specific textiles for specific worship spaces. An overview of liturgical textiles along with group design exercises will open up the possibilities of creating traditional or contemporary works for the church year, specific occasions, or scripture references. Inspiration will come from the EGA Collection, slide lectures, museum visits, and other sources. This is a design class, although there is no prerequisite to be an artist.
Participants need to provide photographs of their liturgical space, and the majority of the class will be designing and gathering information on how to complete the projects. Each participant will create a design with sketches from which to work after returning home.
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July 16-20, 2008
July 24-28, 2008 (session is filled)
Crewel Master Class (Judy Jeroy)
Immerse yourself in five full days studying crewel embroidery in Louisville, Kentucky, with full access to the Embroidery Museum and Resource Center the home of the EGA Collection!
Students will begin this class with a PowerPoint presentation of museum pieces of Jacobean work from Scotland and the United States, as well as contemporary works. Students will then apply this foundation to the study of examples from the EGA Collection, the Crewel Study Box, and from the tutor. Participants will be encouraged to design works suitable for their personal environment and will receive intensive assistance from the tutor. They will be instructed on the correlation of function to form - that is, the stitches and threads best suited for a specific finished object. Students not interested in designing may stitch one of several distinct historical or contemporary designs.
After design selections are made, students will review how to transfer designs to fabric, and how to make color and stitch choices. The remaining days will be filled with study and stitching, including planning stitches for difficult shapes. Judy will thoroughly explain and demonstrate her method of realistic shading as it applies to animals, birds, and flowers.
Finally, essential technical information will be presented, such as controlling fabric puckers, washing, blocking, and conservation methods. There will be a hands-on demonstration when we dismantle, stretch, wash, and reassemble a crewel bench cover in the EGA Embroidery Museum.
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November 13-16, 2008
Contemporary Stumpwork (Marsha Papay Gomola)
This class answers the question, "How do I go from the flower, butterfly, or bug in my garden to the dimensional embroidery that I am designing?" First you will be inspired by examples from the EGA Collection and models provided by the tutor. The collection pieces will be studied in depth in the classroom. You will also have access to the Embroidery Museum and Resource Center.
Then you will be ready to concentrate on your own design. You will have the opportunity to select the individual elements that you wish to include in the design. If you are not interested in drawing a design, Marsha will provide several basic designs that can be used as a foundation for your individual elements.
You will be able to begin with this foundation and develop your own unique creation. The process that Marsha uses to translate a flower or butterfly from her garden into her embroidery will be studied in depth. Students will use this method to create the individual elements in their own designs. You will practice silk shading, manipulation of wire, and padding. You will be encouraged to experiment with various threads and stitches to enhance the dimensional effect. Time will also be spent on design transfer, ground fabric selection, and finishing. Join us for this unique opportunity to explore the design process of dimensional embroidery. (www.ladybug-creations.com)
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