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Summer Serenade: A Symphony of Stitches
Enjoy summer all year long where days are lazy serenaded by
flowers in bloom. Laura Jenkins Thompson has created a design symphony for you
to enjoy stitching featuring embroidery. Her classic design features your
initials framed with summer wild flowers. She has also incorporated each of the
required stitches for the SAGA artisan program apprentice in embroidery: the
backstitch, blanket/open buttonhole stitch, bullion, chain stitch, fly stitch,
French knot, granito, lazy daisy, satin stitch, single feather stitch,
stem/outline stitch, and shadow embroidery. As the designer of the sampler for
the Embroidery Level I, Laura will share with you techniques and tips to form
each. In addition, she will also teach you secrets that she learned in Paris to
create your monogram with the techniques found only in antique linens. Your kit
will not only include everything needed to stitch the embroidery sampler, but
also a full-sized 8” x 4 ½” x 5” (12” with handles) basket/purse that may also
be used as a sewing basket.
Laura Jenkins Thompson
Laura Jenkins Thompson is an internationally known designer, author, and teacher specializing in the areas of heirloom sewing, smocking, and embroidery for hand and machine from Charleston, SC. For over 20 years, she has been teaching classes for SAGA, EGA, the Martha Pullen School, the Costume Society of America, Bernina University, Sewing at the Beach, and countless workshops from coast to coast. She also has been hosting her own bi-annual workshop, Stitchin’ Charleston Style, for 11 years. Mrs. Thompson holds a BA in Fine Arts and a Masters Degree in Special Education. She is a certified Master Teacher and still teaches art to children part-time. Laura learned hand sewing at the age of eight, has studied needlework in Paris and Italy, and researches her passions constantly. She has published numerous smocking design plates, embroidery patterns and leaflets, duplicate stitch plates and booklets, and needlework books. Cactus Punch has created 3 machine embroidery discs featuring her heirloom designs in their Signature Series. Since 1988, she has written articles for Sew Beautiful magazine and has been featured in Australian Smocking and Embroidery and many other needlework publications. She also owned Laura’s Closet, an heirloom sewing shop, in historic Charleston. Laura’s dedication to volunteerism is as impressive as her devotion to needlework. Besides serving SAGA on the national level since 1985 on the Artisan committee, she continues to serve on the Board of Directors of numerous charitable organizations and also state universities. Awards for her volunteer service include receiving the prestigious Order of the Palmetto by the governor of South Carolina and having her book, Joseph's Charleston Adventure, named the "Official Children's Book of Charleston". Even with her busy life, Laura still has time for her husband, Joe, of 29 years, financial dean of the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, and son, Jenks, a 4th-year medical student.
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