Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn basic sewing stitches and get creative creating an Applique Embroidery Collage on Monday, March 2 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mansion Library.

Instructor Olly Greer will teach students two basic stitches — the back stitch and the French knot — then help them dive into the fiber world of stretched cotton in a hoop with thread. A large inventory of patterned fabric will be available to help learn the art of fabric collage through the modality of applique.

This course will also cover pattern clashing, color overload as students are given the freedom to make their own mark through the mixing of fabrics.

$95/person. Registration will close Feb. 23 or when capacity is closed. All sales are final.

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. 

About the instructor

Olly Greer creates work in the prairie of Urbana that is focused on trans nourishment, care work, grief churning, and finding ways to glitch the binary through their multimodal practice. Their work is a slow burn, a time warp, and the work often asks the viewer to go inward to find their own meaning of their multi-layered installations that are usually very personal.