There’s a world full of notions and tools to help make it easier for you to bring your creations to life. Learn what to use and when with these great instructors.
Donna Housley is a Sulky® and Martha Pullen certified teacher and is published in Canadian sewing magazines. Her sewing career spans over 45 years and her enthusiasm is rewarded in fun filled, informative classes. She also shared a life time passion for knitting and crochet while working at a national craft retailer and her love for hoop embroidery lead her to train on machine embroidery software.
Appliqué The Easy Way – All Levels
This 12″ x 24″ runner features lots of techniques for appliqué and a quick and easy way to ‘quilt’ your projects. This whimsical snow globe themed piece inspires play… and play you will! With decorative stitches and specialty threads to create a fabric picture in this one of a kind wintery table runner, using Heat ‘n Bond, TrueCut, Sulky and Dress It Up products.
3 Hour Workshop
No-Sew Repairs
No needle… no problem. It is easy to make most garment or fabric repairs without the use of a machine or needle. And, you don’t need to be a sewer to make these repairs. Buttons, hems and of course patches can all be done with simple tools and the right products. Come find out how!
1.5 Hour Seminar
Cathy McClean is a sewing enthusiast who has been sharing her love of sewing spreading the sewing word for 40 years. As owner of a successful sewing machine shop in Edmonton, she constantly consistently delivered classes that wowed her students. Her enthusiasm led to guest appearances on local television, at sewing shows and conventions across Canada and as an instructor at the University of Alberta. Cathy is a certified Sulky® Educator and an all round notions specialist.
Stabilizers 101
Why do I need a stabilizer and when do I use it? With so many types of stabilizers out there what’s the right one for my project? What’s the difference between cut away, wash away, tear away and heat away? Sewww many questions? Cathy has the answers! 1.5 Hour Seminar
It’s all in the Needle!
For professional results the right needle is crucial. Cathy shares insider tips from 35 years of sewing and sewing machine service experience. From universal, topstitch, twin and triple to easy thread and of course the all important hemstitch needle, Cathy gets to the point! Leave with the confidence to make the right needle choices for different types of thread and fabric. Receive an excellent reference handout.
1.5 Hour Seminar
Enjoy this Conference Class sneak peek!
Registration begins at the end of July when our updated website www.csnf.com is released with the class days & times. Class fees are $20 per hour (advance purchase) with kit fees extra.
Creativ Festival is returning to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre but MOVING to the NORTH BUILDING (255 Front St. W.) on new days & times! Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 15, 16 & 17, 2015 with 5 days of Conference Classes starting Tuesday, October 13th