Embroidered Stumpwork Butterfly

Instructor: Sarah Roberts

Day & Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuition: $65.00

Ages: 18 and Up

Experience Level: This workshop is for confident beginners and lifetime stitchers. Students should be comfortable with threading and stitching with a size 10 hand embroidery needle.

Students Please Bring:

• Bring hoops and familiar tools (or use what the instructor brings)
• Bring a hoop that allows for working with both hands if you have one.  
• (Optional) Bring magnifying glasses or other accessories, the instructor also recommends using prescription “reader” glasses when embroidering in close, tine space.
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Hand embroidery a 3-D Butterfly! We will step into the world of wired Stumpwork embroidery by learning the processes behind this magical technique. Embroidery topics covered will be how to shape & cover wires, simple shading techniques, and assembling your butterfly!

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $20.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees.  

* We contract with local and regional instructors for short workshops that generally require a minimum of 4 students to run. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information. To respect our instructor’s time and preparation for workshops please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop. Cancellations made more than 14 days prior to a workshop will be issued a full refund. Cancellations made 14 or less days prior to your workshop are not eligible for a refund. If Olive’s Porch needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, we will issue a full refund. See our General Information and Policies page on our website for more information.

About Instructor: Sarah Roberts is a hand embroidery artist and instructor in Atlanta, GA. Although playing with fiber craft has been a lifetime love, she has been practicing and studying surface hand embroidery and other heritage textile arts for over a decade. Sarah teaches regularly at sewing studios, but she has also partnered with the Museum of Design Atlanta, Hills & Dales Estate, and other non-profit cultural organizations.