Catherine Jordan visits Creative Living
This series of videos from Catherine Jordan’s visit to Creative Living first appeared on our blog. For our members’ convenience and enjoyment we have compiled all the videos below.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss Needlework Maps
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer Catherine Jordan discusses how she creates needlework maps, showing many needlework maps of historically important commemoratives. Jamestowne commemorating the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607. California Missions Map showing the 21 missions in southern CA; Florida Needlework Map commemorating the 500 year anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s landing in 1513. Decorative map of the Potomac River, “The Nation’s River” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Woodlawn Needlework Exposition.
This segment also shows a variety of small book covers with needlework maps and Catherine talks about how maps are designed, stitched, and hand painted.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss Contemporary Open Embroidery
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer Catherine Jordan discusses what contemporary open embroidery is and how the open effect is achieved. Examples include showing how you can look right through the opening to the other side for a maximum dimensional effect and includes open forests and landscape features showing the many inner and outer layers.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss Painting on Fabric
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer and EGA member Catherine Jordan talk about painting on fabric. Jordan shows examples of embroidery which has had the background painted and also demonstrates how to mix the paints and add them to the fabric. There are many examples of painted skies, foregrounds, and shading including painting for bookmarks, book covers, pin cushions, painting on felt, and needlework maps.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss Reversible Cross stitch
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer Catherine Jordan shows examples of reversible cross stitch embroidery. Catherine demonstrates how to work a straight line which is reversible with the double running stitch and work a reversible cross stitch. There are examples on linen, linen banding, and stiffened felt; a matching bookmark and coaster worked as reversible crossword puzzles are shown, cleverly designed so that the words are not identical on the front and back. A variety of black work bookmark examples are shown.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss Filigree Ornaments
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden(KENW), designer Catherine Jordan show examples of work stitched using a paper design transfer technique. Catherine explains the process of printing the design on tissue paper and then stitching through the paper and removing it. The process is demonstrated with examples of transferring a design for ornaments, making beautiful lettering using this technique, and using it on a book cover and bookmarks.
Catherine Jordan and Sheryl Borden discuss stitched bookmarks and EGA’s educational opportunities
On this clip from Creative Living with Sheryl Borden (KENW), designer Catherine Jordan shows examples of hand stitched bookmarks which are given to participants of literacy programs. Catherine explains the process of painting on felt and stitching a variety of techniques and designs, including both counted and surface embroidery. They discuss adult and youth literacy outreach programs EGA supports.