Sashiko Visible Mending Art Retreat in Newfoundland, Canada
Last month, I spent a week in Newfoundland, Canada attending a sashiko stitching/visible mending and hand quilting workshop retreat organized by Ace Camps Travel. If you’ve never been on a workshop retreat, I highly recommend it!
The retreat started in St, John’s with a fabulous dinner at Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vidi Village. The next day we toured a few sites in St. Johns before heading to The Doctor’s House in Green Harbor where the workshop was held.
The location was lovely , the weather was beautiful and we had 3 full days devoted to nothing but learning a new craft taught by Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino. Jessica is a creator of patterns, kits and has written two books Make and Mend and Stitched Gifts. She teaches at traveling retreats, in-person local classes and online.
The first day of the workshop, we learned how to make patterns using horizontal, vertical and diagonal stitching techniques. The key to producing a beautiful stitched pattern is to PLAN and actually draw out your pattern on a grid. This way you can see all the stitches you need to make.
In conclusion, going on an art retreat is a great opportunity to learn something new, meet new people and most importantly be inspired for new creative projects!
Scroll below for more pictures of the group and our work!
What an amazing experience! Thanks for sharing your beautiful stitched projects and techniques that you learned there. I’m inspired to look into an art retreat sometime, to be immersed in creativity while in beautiful new surroundings, as you so described so vividly!