Barbara Crawford
Barbara CrawfordBarbara Crawford is the not only the owner of Crawford Designs an established pattern company , that specializes in appliqué designs and country collectable dolls , but is now leading the way in the Needle Felting craze ! Crawford Designs has just introduced the first book in the United States on needle felting wearables , fashion accessories and dimensional which includes 16 designs and instructional introduction to needle felting , techniques , ideas , color charts and more . Barbara travels the country as a teacher and a vendor in many of the more popular Sewing and Quilting expos , she also is a guest speaker at many quilt guilds throughout the country . She has been designing since 1991 starting out as a subcontractor until she branched out on her own in 1995 establishing her pattern line for country collectable dolls and Santas , and in 2001 introduced her first appliqué patterns , she was introduced to Needle Felting in 2005 and has fallen in love with it , she has designed over 25 needle felting designs since then and is teaching classes on needle felting throughout the country.


WORKSHOP
Kaleidascope Needle Felted Jacket

Barbara Crawford/Crawford Designs
115CW

  • WEDNESDAY 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Room 107
  • $65 Class Fee
  • $45 Kit Fee. Call Barbara at 1-816-984-1928 to give her your shirt size and color)
  • Bring a pair of scissors, fabric markers, white for darker shirts and the blue or purple for lighter color. Bring pad and pencil for extra notes and ideas. Be
    ready for a lot of fun!

Join Barbara in this workshop on the hottest topic in the sewing world right now -- Needle Felting Wearables! You will learn the basics of needle felting, shading, outlining, dimensional work and more. The kit will also include the sweatshirt that you will transform into a gorgeous optional bolero-style jacket. You will learn how to care for the garments and what types of fabric you can use for future garments. It’s a fun class! The sweatshirts that come with the kits are “authentic pigment dyed.” They are the best sweatshirts around and we will have the shirts in many colors and sizes on hand to choose from.

Kit includes: sweatshirt, multiple colors of wool roving (100% corriedale), single felting needles, foam base and pattern with instructions. If you sign up for this class you need to call and order kit and give us shirt size and color and we can match the roving to the shirts. The colors offered: washed plum, periwinkle, golden rod, celery and moss green. Color charts available online at www.crawforddesigns.net.
Call Barbara at 1-816-984-1928 to give her your shirt size and color.


WORKSHOP
My Signature!
(hand embroidery)
Barbara Crawford/Crawford Designs
210CT

  • THURSDAY 12:30 - 2:30 pm
  • Room 108
  • Kit fee $20 & Class fee $20
  • Bring basic sewing supplies.

Barbara’s signature on all her work is hand embroidery. It’s an art that has kind of been set aside for machine embroidery. There is nothing more beautiful and leaves a lasting impression as hand embroidered leaves and vines, lazy daisies, chain stitch, blanket stitch, feathering, and French knots. It’s Barbara’s favorite detail on her applique creations, needle felting creations, and even quilts. In this workshop you will make a small applique wallhanging where embroidery is added in. You will learn all the wonderful stitches, use pearle cottons, and wool felts. You will receive an embroidery chart to take with you for a helpful reminder. It is a truly inspiring and relaxing class.

Kit includes: everything you need to complete the small wallhanging.


WORKSHOP
Appli-felting Your Own Garments

Barbara Crawford/Crawford Designs
335CF

  • FRIDAY 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Room 109
  • Kit fee $35 & Class fee $35
  • Beginner to Intermediate Skill Levels
  • Bring scissors, tracing pen, a piece of clothing you want to appli-felt onto

Join Barbara in this wonderful technique of appli-felting. Combining appliqué and needle felting and adding it to garments. Creating 3 dimensional appliqués to add to or build on to the garment itself. Embellishing with hand embroidery, adding buttons, yarns, ribbons. It’s a great way to get back to the basics in our lives with handwork, practicing with hand embroidery or even learning some hand embroidery if you haven’t done it before. The class will also go into detail on making things permanent on your clothing as well.
Kit includes: needles, foam bases, wool rovings, wool felts, yarns, threads, ribbons, buttons, perle cotton and needle, patterns and more. Bring scissors, tracing pen, a piece of clothing you want to appli-felt onto.


Nuno Felting
Barbara Crawford/Crawford Designs
355CF - Room 109 — Class fee $8
FRIDAY 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
By manipulating a minimum amount of wool fiber through a fine base weave, we could make a felted fabric with characteristics quite different from traditional felt. Nun felt is lightweight with drape and flexibility. There are many possibilities for transparency, exciting texture and creativity. This wonderful seminar focuses on this technique also known as laminated felting.

Needle Felting
Barbara Crawford / Crawford Designs
423CS - Room 107 -- Class fee $8
FRIDAY 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
You will be working with different fibers to create different effects and you get to experience techniques such as flat surfaced designs, dimensionals for berries, animal characters and more. Blending, shading, outlining, just go wild with a needle. Included will be recipes for hand dying wool to create your own color palette using household products.

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