Soft Book Stitched Grimoire
Class - Textiles | Available
Grab your brooms and witchy-est hat and meet us at Sawtooth for making your very own softbook Grimoire! Borrowed from the French word grimoire, a variant of grammaire for grammar, a grimoire is a book of magical knowledge. It traditionally contained instructions on spell casting, rituals, your spiritual journey and creating magical items like talismans.
Fiber artist Grace McFetters will guide participants in making their very own, unique soft-book grimoire. This hand-stitched beauty will be an exploration of your creativity in textiles: textile collage, hand embroidery, and a lot of sewing together with the magic of your inspiration. We will come up with our own book blessing, a spell to keep inspiring creativity, and more. This class will use up spare threads, dye experiment cloths, vintage buttons, and other textile goodies you may have laying around the house thinking you would use on something someday. Well, someday has arrived, just in time for this year’s Halloween!
Ages 14 and up.
Every student needs to bring their own set of eight (8) handkerchiefs. They can be vintage or new, dyed or plain white, a matching set or a set of similar size but all different.
Grace McFetters
Grace McFetters has studied various fiber arts since 2013, starting with knitting. She began to explore weaving in early 2017. Grace established her fiber studio, Transcend Fiber Studio, in 2018, and formalized her fiber business in early 2020. She has taught Ukrainian Easter Eggs since 2011, and began teaching fiber arts, including knitting, weaving, hand spinning, and dyeing since 2018. As Grace grows as an artist and continues learning new techniques, she continues to add to her teaching repertoire. She now teaches sewing, both by hand and by machine, as well as some fun topics like needle felting, wool painting, and textile collage!