Education Programs
SAGA Stitches
SAGA Stitches are designed to share the resources of SAGA with members, by providing members at large and chapters with pre-planned programs that can be used individually or adapted for regular chapter meetings. Some SAGA Programs also earn points towards the Artisan Program.
Each SAGA program comes complete with detailed teaching instructions, supply lists and handouts to photocopy for each participant. The goal of each program is educational -- process or project oriented, just for fun or for individual or chapter growth and development.
| 31 SAGA Stitches below: | |
English and Lattice Smocked OrnamentThis 3 inch ornament is smocked on the top and bottom with a trellis stitch. The center is a lattice smocked band. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Floral Heart WreathThis 3 inch heart contains 5 embroidered flowers. There are suggestions for incorporating the design into a project. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Smocked SAGA Friends and CrittersThis program has 14 critters and friends. Each has a 2 1/2 inch body and a 1 1/2 or 2 inch head. The body and head are smocked using a "smocking in the round" technique. Additional finishing suggestions are given for personalizing your critter. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Madeira Applique & EmbroideryAuthor: Jeannie Beaumeister Program Series: Embroidery Series #1 Basic Madeira stitches create a beautiful heirloom handkerchief |  | Price: $8.00 |
Silk Ribbon Button CoversAuthor: Catherine Salmon Program Series: Embroidery Series #2 A brooch and cufflink set with silk ribbon embroidery |  | Price: $8.00 |
Hemstitched BookmarkAuthor: Marlene Mehn Program Series: Embroidery Series #3 Create a pretty linen book mark using hem stitch |  | Price: $8.00 |
Teaching English Smocking to ChildrenAuthor: Janice Ferguson Program Series: Kids Can Stitch #1 A lesson in basic stitches for a smocked Easter egg which can be adapted as a Christmas ornament |  | Price: $8.00 |
Aimees Dolly ApronAuthor: Denise Lamb Program Series: Kids Can Stitch #2 A smocking lesson on a prefinished doll's apron |  | Price: $8.00 |
Ornamental SmockingAuthor: Helen Butler Program Series: Ornament Series #1 This program uses the Van Dyke stitch, instructs on how to fit the smocked piece onto the styrofoam form and how to stitch the spider web. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Feather Stitch Fan OrnamentAuthor: Barbara Meger Program Series: Ornament Series #2 This program introduces two variations of the delicate feather stitch - the feather wave and slanted feather. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Silk Ribbon Poinsettia OrnamentAuthor: Dolores Blohm Program Series: Ornament Series #3 This program introduces working with silk ribbon and teaches the bullion tipped lazy daisy stitch. A few French knots and the stem stitch complete the embroidery |  | Price: $8.00 |
Surface Honeycomb OrnamentAuthor: Dolores Blohm Program Series: Ornament Series #4 Surface honeycomb stitch and a diagonal variation. Fagoting is taught and worked between pairs of diagonal rows. The piece is worked "in the round" and finished into a Christmas ornament |  | Price: $8.00 |
Christmas OrnamentAuthor: Anglea Pfaff Program Series: Ornament Series #5 A lovely Christmas ornament using floss and beads |  | Price: $8.00 |
Spider Webbed Smocked Pin CushionAuthor: Bonnie Patton Program Series: Smocked Project Series #1 This project creates a pin cushion using miniature rows of pleating and spider web finishes. |  | Price: $8.00 |
SAGA Name TagAuthor: Debbie Gorson Program Series: Smocked Project Series #2 A Smocked, official SAGA Name tag. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Vertically Smocked NeedlecaseAuthor: Sue Kocienski Program Series: Smocked Project Series #3 Using two basic stitches, the chevron and surface honeycomb stitch, the student smocks up and down on pleated fabric instead of just horizontally. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Smocked MemoriesAuthor: Tina Kim Program Series: Smocked Project Series #4 A handmade scrapbook, created to have a very special place for treasured stitching creations. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Sweet SachetAuthor: Martha Broyles Program Series: Smocked Project Series #5 A sweet little project to tuck into an Easter basket, Christmas stocking or as a small gift. It is quick and easy, while introducing basic smocking stitches and eve a touch of heirloom sewing by machine. |  | Price: $8.00 |
A Beginner's Smocking ClassAuthor: Milwaukee Chapter of SAGA Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #1 A review of the history of smocking and a basic introduction to the techniques and vocabulary |  | Price: $8.00 |
Choosing the Right ColorAuthor: Bobbie Demmer & Nellie Durand Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #2 This program reviews color in all of its values and intensities. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Picture Perfect SmockingAuthor: Nancy Elliott Miller Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #3 This program exposes the smocker to techniques which can help perfect picture smocking. Not a beginning picture smocking exercise, it is meant to help the smocker improve their picture smocking skills by practicing the tips included in this program. |  | Price: $8.00 |
There is More to Smocking than FlossAuthor: Carol White Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #4 Discover some of the threads that may be used for smocking in addition to six-strand floss. Chapter members are instructed to bring a "doodle cloth" and selection of needles for hands-on experience with a wide variety of metallics, rayons, ribbons, etc. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Fun with BacksmockingAuthor: Estella Davis Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #5 Back smocking is commonly used to stabilize pleats either in picture smocking or working surface embroidery on large open areas. In this program, members will be encouraged to think beyond the usual uses and stitches of back smocking. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Pleating on Different Types of FabricAuthor: Sue Kocienski Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #6 A hands on activity in which each student receives several pieces of fabric, pleats the fabric, and evaluates the ease with which the fabric pleats. Then smock a basic stitch in each sample. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Mystery SamplerAuthor: Lilac Lakes Chapter (Darcy Fechner) Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #7 A 14-row sampler is rearranged by luck of the draw to create a sampler that incorporates the cable, outline, stem, wheat, and wave stitches. Each chapter's sampler will be different based on order of rows selected. Etc. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Designing Your Own Smocking PlateAuthor: Carol Kick & Kathleen Choren Program Series: Smocking Basic Series #8 Teaches the techniques of basic design to enable one to design a plate to suit a specific area, adapt a plate, or create something unique. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Wee Care Gown or SacqueAuthor: Nancy Newell Program Series: Wee Care Series #1 Simply constructed with front and back cut as one piece, this basic gown or sacque was designed for preemies - even the very smallest as well as average size newborns. Quick to make - only four pieces to cut including the bias strip for the neckband. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Potpourri of Wee Care ItemsAuthor: SAGA members & chapters Program Series: Wee Care Series #2 A number of projects for bereavement and preemies - a great use of a chapter's time and resources to help a local NICU. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Infant Day Gown for PreemiesAuthor: Judith Marquis Program Series: Wee Care Series #3 Gown cut in one piece with center smocking. Very adaptable to needs of the NICU |  | Price: $8.00 |
Shadow Work GownsAuthor: Karen Burch & Esther Smith Program Series: Wee Care Series #4 Delicate shadow work executed on fine batiste gowns. Three different versions with sizes from small preemie, preemie & newborn. |  | Price: $8.00 |
Grady GownsAuthor: Garrettson & Siegel Program Series: Wee Care Series #5 A wonderfully simply constructed Wee Care gown and small diaper shirt with directions for quantity preparation. |  | Price: $8.00 |
31 Total SAGA Stitches