Housing Development Workshop with Mary Smith

Dates: 3 Sundays: April 12, 26 & May 17, 2026.

Teacher:  Mary Smith

Designed by:  Susan Thoms

Technique:  Canvaswork

Pattern:  Student must own the pattern which was available from Embroiderers' Association of Canada until December 2025.

Materials: .Students must provide the materials to complete the project.

"A charming little project that uses a variety of stitches and threads.The birdhouses vary in shape,colour and stitches, then assembled into a sweet housing community. You can use the suggested fibres or personalize the project from your stash."

This beginner to advanced design is colourful and packed of various stitches including Florentine, Tent, Cashmere, Straight, Cashmere, Upright Cross, Gobelin (straight, oblique, slanted), Symra, Shell, Flat, Double Brick, Rice, Knotted and Hungarian.