Name: Geometric Biscornu by Laura Berlage
Brand: ORHS
Price: 160.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Online Course

Oxford Level 3 Course- Fine Oxford Punch Needle

Instructor Designed and Fulfilled*

Course Fee: $160

IMPORTANT NOTE: The fee for the kit ($55 or $210 depending on option chosen) Plus shipping is not included in the course registration fee. The kit fee is payable directly to the instructor. Before the course, Laura Berlage will contact you to arrange the purchase and payment for your kit, to confirm your mailing address and to answer any questions you may have.

Prerequisites: Laura's Fine Point Level 1 course, another Level 1/2 Oxford Fine Point Punch Needle Course, OR have familiarity with the proper use of the Fine Oxford Punch Needles.

Length: Four, 2 hour sessions (8 hours total)

Dates: October 23, 30, November 6, 13

Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Eastern Time

Size: 12 Students maximum

Instructor: Laura Berlage

This class explores how to use the wonderful grid of Monk's cloth to make beautiful and precise geometric designs that visually pop, influenced by the beautiful textile traditions of the American Southwest. A biscornu is a French shape, often used for making pin cushions, but here we expand that size to create a unique pillow or foot stool, with button tufting at the center. The process magically takes two squares and creates a zig-zag edged circle!

Laura is providing two kit choices- please see the materials Tab below for details.

This course is designed for students who have taken Laura’s beginner level 1/2 course, or any other Oxford fine point beginner punch needle course, but if you have other previous experience please reach out to see if this project is a good fit for you.

ORHS classes are recorded as a courtesy to its students by the ORHS and its instructors, and the recording will be made available to course participants for 30 days after the course. This allows you to review the lesson, or to catch up should you miss a class.

By registering in the class you agree to this recording, and to follow privacy and confidentiality guidelines, to be respectful of the ORHS, the Instructors and your fellow classmates by not sharing, distributing or making available for viewing the recording to others in any way.

Total $ 160.00

For this course you will need:

Kit Option A- Pattern on monk's cloth backing and detailed instructions (you provide your own yarns) $55 plus $10 shipping within the continental USA

Kit Option B- Full kit, which includes pattern on monk's cloth backing, all yarn to punch the project and detailed instructions. $210 plus $12 shipping within the continental USA

The kit fee is payable directly to the instructor. Before the course, Laura Berlage will contact you to arrange the purchase and payment for your kit, to confirm your mailing address and to answer any questions you may have.

In addition to the kit you will need the following materials:

18×18 inch gripper strip frame.
Oxford punch needles, size 14 and 13 fine.
Bent-handled scissors.
A piece of upholstery fabric in a color/pattern of your choice (a yard is sufficient).
4 inch high tensity 16 inch circle (often sold for bar stools, available on Amazon).
Long needle (yarn tatting needle or doll’s eye needle work well).
Tapestry needle.
Tape measure or yard stick.
Sharpie.
2 sturdy buttons of your choice.
Small amount of poly fill or wool roving or batting for filling out corners.
Waxed linen for button tufting.

This class explores how to use the wonderful grid of Monk's cloth to make beautiful and precise geometric designs that visually pop, influenced by the beautiful textile traditions of the American Southwest. A biscornu is a French shape, often used for making pin cushions, but here we expand that size to create a unique pillow or foot stool, with button tufting at the center. The process magically takes two squares and creates a zig-zag edged circle!

Laura is providing two kit choices- please see the materials Tab below for details.

This course is designed for students who have taken Laura’s beginner level 1/2 course, or any other Oxford fine point beginner punch needle course, but if you have other previous experience please reach out to see if this project is a good fit for you.

ORHS classes are recorded as a courtesy to its students by the ORHS and its instructors, and the recording will be made available to course participants for 30 days after the course. This allows you to review the lesson, or to catch up should you miss a class.

By registering in the class you agree to this recording, and to follow privacy and confidentiality guidelines, to be respectful of the ORHS, the Instructors and your fellow classmates by not sharing, distributing or making available for viewing the recording to others in any way.

Laura Berlage is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing, music to storytelling, she never tires of the magic of transforming ideas into form and overlapping narrative and visual. Laura also loves working with the many and beautiful natural materials from her farm—especially the wool from her sheep. Completing her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College in 2011, Laura continues her lifelong passion for learning with engaged, hands-on teaching for small groups to encourage creativity, imagination, and expression. In 2015, Laura added punch needle rug hooking to her repertoire and completed her Oxford Instructor Certification in 2023. Showings include Sauder Village’s Rug Hooking Week, and her piece “Trout and Swallows” is featured in Amy Oxford’s book Punch Needle Rug Hooking.

Geometric Biscornu by Laura Berlage

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