Treat yourself to a summer staycation! Pour yourself a glass of iced tea, set up a lawn chair under a tree or head to the pool, and stitch a fully-customized bracelet with me. This project is wonderfully portable.

The Embroider Me! Bracelet Basics and Beyond online class is back, July 19 – 25.

This is the pattern we stitch in class. If you order a class kit, these are the materials you’ll receive. If you prefer, you can choose your own colors and provide your own materials. I’ll tell you what you need.

Four lessons will guide you step-by-step from start to finish. Download instructions and diagrams (Adobe Acrobat Reader required), then participate in group discussions and ask questions in our private Yahoo Group. Basic knowledge of needlework techniques required: beginning and ending threads, reading a diagram, etc.

Once you’ve learned the bracelet basics, you can alter the decorative stitch, change fabrics and fibers, and add beads and charms to create an infinite number of one-of-a-kind, perfectly sized bracelets. And wait ’til you see the other things you can do with these techniques. This is my favorite edge-stitch ever.

The class pattern in different sizes and colors.

It’s going to be a blast! I hope you’ll join me. For further info and to register, visit the website.