The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, and Prater
’
s Mill Foundation are proud
to partner with Lee Ann Cline of Dalton State College to present a Candlewick Tufting
Workshop! Many people are familiar with the story of how Catherine Evans Whitener
helped launch the tufted textile industry in Northwest Georgia. But, few have had the
opportunity to see or use the technique she employed to create her stunning
bedspreads. The candlewick tufting workshop will provide students with the opportunity
to participate in an unique Northwest Georgia embroidery and textile tradition by
gaining hands-on experience handtufting a stamped pattern onto a cotton fabric
square.

This class is a morning session which will last two and a half hours total. Each student
will be given a fabric square, embroidery hoop, cotton yarn, large sewing needle and
will be shown how to tuft the pattern onto the fabric square. Each student will have the
opportunity to create a tufted pattern , which will be laundered and available for pick
up later in the week. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the
instructor. This class is suitable for ages thirteen and up; students under eighteen must
have an accompanying adult present at all times. No prior knowledge of or experience
with sewing or embroidery is necessary.