Sandy Rodgers

I’m excited to be teaching three new classes at the ANG Seminar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 29 to September 4, 2009.

On Monday and Tuesday, August 31 and September 1, I’ll be teaching a super notebook class Light to Dark and Back Again. This is a great time to learn lots of shading techniques without committing to a large project. Notebook sized samples will give you the opportunity to experiment with these various shading methods. Those samples will also serve as the basis for a wonderful reference.

On Wednesday morning, September 2, join me for a non-stitching, interactive discussion of Color Words. We’ll talk about the meaning of color terms and learn how to use both a color wheel and grey scale. This isn’t a full scale course in color. But it will go a very long way in helping you make good color decisions.

Thursday and Friday, September 3 and 4, I’ll be teaching a wonderful new design Spirit of the Season. This fantastic Santa points the way to the true Christmas spirit. We’ll cover several shading techniques with glorious silks, learn how to do a bead nest, and several blackwork patterns. This is a fun class just loaded with learning potential.

Please stay awhile and allow me to share some of my needlework with you. The links to the left will take you quickly to various areas of the site. But before you go exploring, please let me tell you a bit about me and my embroidery.

I’ve been teaching across the US and internationally for over 25 years. Although I continue to study all forms of embroidery, the classes I teach focus on silk and metal threads on canvas. I blend various techniques, stitched in silk or metal threads, in my canvas creations. So you’ll find that my designs don’t have a strong inclination toward any one theme.

I’ve developed a reputation for writing excellent and complete project instructions. I do a lot of teaching and a lot of judging. And I love doing both! I also love writing about embroidery. I've had a column in one needlework magazine or another since 1985 and still do today, plus I've written seven books which quickly became needle work classics. Five of those books are still in print and described under Sandy's Books.

On this site you’ll find some of my retired class project instructions for sale, as well as my books. My current teaching portfolio is here for those who are interested in arranging a class. There’s also a fun section showing what I did before embroidery entered my life. You might be surprised!