Decorate an 18th C Bergère with straw

Sunday, April 7 · 10am – 4pm PDT

If you love embroidery, fabric appliqué and adding cord or Soutache to the surface of garments; then you will also love doing similar decorative techniques with straw over straw.
In the class Lynn will talk about and demo how to use straw in many different ways to make items that you can use to decorate the Bergère you get in class and give you a solid foundation in the techniques you can use to finish off your hat. In the second part of the class with Lynn’s help the students will decide how they want to decorate their hat and how to get started.

Noelle is modeling two straw decorated Bergères. One appliqué and one 3D straw work.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 14th. For tickets and more info, please visit Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/805458898247

Please note that this workshop will take place on the second floor of San Jose Women’s Club. The address is 75 S. 11th Street San Jose, California 95112.

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