Felt Club this Sunday in LA

Mark Frauenfelder 1:26 pm Fri Nov 14, 2008

Via Mister Jalopy at Dinosaurs and Robots:

As close as we come to a corporate D+R meeting, Mark Frauenfelder, Jenny Hart and I [Mister Jalopy] will all be at Felt Club this Sunday. All it takes is a trip to another craft fair to realize that Felt Club is a full 1000% cooler than those other pikers. Jenny will be teaching embroidery, but only to those who sign up early. Two classes, 10 people each, buy a starter kit at the Felt Club info table. Get there early, suckers!

Pillowcase project for my mom from Vital Organs pattern

I took Jenny's embroidery class at Austin Maker Faire and have been embroidering ever since.

Why embroider?

It is a lot of bang for buck. Learn one simple stitch and you can go far.
You can embroider while you half watch television. It turns out this is the perfect amount of attention to devote to TV.
I am not an illustrator but I find that even doodles look fantastic when embroidered as it brings a nice formality to even the most basic drawings.
Too butch to embroider? Whatever, dude! Tools are tools.

Felt Club, Los Angeles, Sunday November 16th

(Did I mention there is a full bar? There is. Crafters throw down.)

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