Welcome to this course!

Welcome to Garden Threads, A Slow Stitching Retreat! I’m Susan Ernst, artist, horticulturist, soul care practitioner and creator of this course.

In this course I share how I approach my slow stitching projects. I demonstrate a variety of stitches and different ways to use them for different effects.

Slow stitching lends itself easily to contemplative or mindful time. I discuss that too and give you a variety of contemplative prompts to use as you like.

I enjoy online classes best when there is a live component, so I’ve created a community for us too. We have a group on this platform where we can share with each other. No more groups on Facebook where we get distracted before we even get to the group!

I will also host monthly contemplative stitching circles. In those, we meet for a half hour. I will provide a quote for us to contemplate as we stitch. In the last ten minutes we can share what came up for us as we were stitching.

Please fill out the questionnaire in the next lesson indicating the days and times that are best for you.

If you have any questions, please put them in the comments section below this video.

Thanks for joining and I look forward to seeing you inside.