Hand Pleated Flower Making Workshop with Lora Avedian

This is beginners/intermediate workshop for people to learn how to create pleated flowers like the ones Lora makes in her work. Although Lora uses a pleating machine to make her pleats, for this class she will teach you how to create those pleats by hand, without a machine and attach them to a flat fabric.

In this two and a half hour online session participants will learn:

• How to mark out your pleat pattern onto your fabric

• How to hand pleat your flower fabric

• How to use your material to construct a simple pleated flower and stitch in place on your fabric

Participants must have access to a computer with internet, a microphone and camera to do this workshop.
This workshop is for people with basic hand sewing skills.

Materials/Equipment you will need:

• Access to a computer with a camera and audio

• Access to the ‘Zoom’ program
  (details of how and where to download this will be sent a few weeks before your class)

• A clear table surface to work on

• Standard machine sewing thread

• A pair of small sharp scissors

• Fabrics which you would like to pleat
  (can be silks, thin linen, heavy silk organza, silk crepe, preferably thin and crisp)

• A piece of material for you to stitch your flower on to

• An Iron (with a steam setting)

• An ironing board

• A fabric pen (water or air soluble)

• Pins

• Hand sewing needle

• Thimble (not 100% necessary)

• Medium size sewing hoop (not 100% necessary)