You are not meant to just stitch pretty little pictures.
You’re meant to bring your visions into this realm, creating embroideries connecting you to your dreams.
You’re meant to infuse the cloth with your greatest intentions and desires, making your own MAGIC with THREADS.
(By the way. You can still stitch pretty pictures, they’ll just be more connected to your own inner world than you maybe even knew was possible)
You are not a machine. Your imperfections make you more human, we’re drawn to them like moths to a porch light.
Somehow those perceived ‘flaws’ in your creations; like an unusual face or an oddly grown flower; makes us stop and stare, bringing us in closer for further inspection. It makes us question the way things should be, opens us up to new forms.
YOUR TEACHER
Hi, I’m Christi, and I’m an embroidery artist who loves sharing all my discoveries on stitching and creativity with others.
My mission, as both an artist and a teacher, is to break through the lies we tell ourselves about our own creative capabilities so we can better access our abilities to transform. I teach embroidery and textile arts for the imperfect human - for the visionary who wants to transform their dreams into textural designs on fabric through the art of embroidery.
I’m obsessed with visual texture, and I love connecting to mystical realms and diving into mythic stories that bring new ideas and visions to my work.
I work from the belief that through self expression, we discover our power to transform our worlds.
These teachings are for the hesitant creative, those who think they don’t really know how to draw, those who feel they aren’t that skilled - to show them the skills they need to embrace their most creative selves.
...do I really need an online workshop to learn to stitch?
Not at all.
But this workshop series is about so much more than the stitches!
I’m not just teaching you how to do the stitches, in fact, I’m already providing all the videos of the stitches for free in my embroidery portal.
Through the videos and PDF worksheets included, I’m teaching you how to use these stitches to create your own work, and ways to bring your intentions into the symbols you're stitching - but don’t worry, you don’t have to already be an artist!
I’m also gonna explore with you different ideas for how you can develop your own artwork; thinking outside the box, and really nailing your own style through the wide range of options that embroidery provides.
What Past Students Have Said...
"As a "non-creative" I have appreciated how I have learned to look for inspiration everywhere in everyday life. I am seeing shapes all over the place and thinking how they would translate into stitches. I enjoyed every aspect of this class. Thank you!" - Tara L.
"It was fantastic! You are such an engaging teacher and it's a pleasure to learn from you. The entire perspective was a totally new one - way beyond your normal "ok, so, here's how you do stitches..." type of class. But also still having the how-tos for stitches in it! Just a fantastic, welcoming place to be. I've already recommended your courses to other fiber-minded people who I know. Thank you so much <3 <3 <3" - L.B.
"I really needed something to ignite my embroidery practice into a truly creative and expressive act, and the Magic Threads course did exactly that. It took me from stitching other people's patterns to imagining and creating my own, and it unlocked how to create an image in my mind and translate it into thread. Now I can see inspiration everywhere, and I can bring my own story to my work as well. So grateful to have found Christi and Magic Threads!" - Stacy C.
"There was something in Christi’s approach that rekindled in me to do my own research into history and lore and to think about how I was applying what I learned in my own practice, and really developing a magical practice around my handcrafts. I also knit and crochet and have dabbled in spinning wool. Through Magic Threads I was able to combine and express my interests in creativity, magic, and research in a new way." - Ken S.
What You'll Get...
Save $27 with this bundle!
What Do All These Courses Provide?
This bundle of video courses gives you all the support you need for transforming your embroidery practice into a form of personal creative evolution.
Spark Your Inspiration - learn to actualize your visions into threads, through a step by step process - from collecting inspiration from the outside, to understanding and applying color, and even the logistics of enlarging and transferring your sketch onto fabric.
Sketchbook for Stitchers - a guide for capturing and refining ideas, so your creative process never feels stagnant. Through ten mind expanding, idea inspiring sketchbook lessons, you'll never run out of ideas for how to use your sketchbook!
Personal Power Suit - learn how to transform clothing into a canvas for self-expression, using embroidery to weave meaning, magic, and intention into every stitch.
Stitch Explorer - Discover a sampler approach to learning the infinite potential of ten different stitches (with examples from my work as well as my expansive vintage collection) that lets your imagination roam free, while learning foundational techniques in a fun, low-pressure way.
All workshops are pre-recorded, with videos split up by topic for easy use, and accompanying PDFs to work with the materials off of the computer. As always, you get lifetime access to any mixed color school courses or workshops!