Sandy Rodgers

I'm both pleased and honored that I'll be teaching at the ANG Seminar in Indian Wells, California September 5-12, 2008.

On Friday September 5 I’ll be teaching a very special class titled “The Pros and Cons of Self Publishing.”An interactive, non-stitching, notebook style class, we’ll cover the process of writing and self publishing. While I can’t write the book for you, I’ll be sharing the tips and ideas which I’ve learned in the almost 30 years which I’ve been self publishing my books. As the title says, I plan to cover both the good and the not so good of the whole process.

On Saturday and Sunday, September 6 and 7, I’ll be teaching a wonderful new design titled “Winter Whites.” We’ll use metallic paint pens, bullions, and three very different types of silk threads. The petals just seem to leap off the canvas with the special highlighting techniques used. When the model for this class was displayed at the 2007 Seminar, it created a major sensation.

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 internationally for almost 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!