CLASS: Beginning Embroidery - Embellishing Printed Fabric (June 7, 2026)

Join guest teacher Laura Tandeske for a new embroidery class at KimonoMomo Studio! 

This is a beginning Surface Embroidery class where we will learn how to embellish a printed fabric. Add some nice texture to an already exquisite piece of fabric! You will learn how to thread a needle, tie a knot, and perfect several foundational surface embroidery stitches. 

You will take home a fat quarter of printed fabric embellished with surface embroidery stitches. This class will cover the flower pattern pictured.

Kit is NOT included in ticket price; $10 will be paid directly to teacher during the class 

Kit contains:

• Fat Quarter printed Fabric
• 2 skeins of embroidery thread, 
• Chenille #24 needle

Please bring a ruler and fabric scissors with you, everything else you need will be provided.

Class will be from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at our warehouse and studio, located at:

1035 22nd Ave, Suite 15, Oakland, CA 94606

If you use a GPS/Google maps, please use our neighbor, Carrie Dove Catering at 1050 22nd Ave, Oakland, CA 94606, as your destination to ensure you are not directed to the wrong side of our building. Please feel free to bring a snack; we do not have many options for food nearby. 

See more of Laura's incredible embroidery work on her website!

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About the artist: 

Laura Tandeske learned to embroider at the early age of 5 years old. After being mostly self taught she wanted a more formal education in art and embroidery. She studied Fine Art at California State University East Bay, and embroidery with the Embroiderers Guild of America and San Francisco School of Needlework and Design. She has been teaching embroidery for 10 years at the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design and independently all over the Bay Area. Her piece called “Balance” toured the United States and Canada as part of the 2 year Sixteenth National Exhibit with the Embroiderers Guild of America. She has won numerous awards including “Best in Show” at the California State Fair in Sacramento. 

While Laura's first love is doing embroidery, her very close second is teaching embroidery. She developed her skills teaching and designing classes at the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design and now has almost a decade of teaching experience. She loves bringing this ancient healing art to students.

Laura is also a biochemist with 32 years experience at Chiron/Novartis working in early stage drug discovery research for Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Diagnostics. She brings this scientific and experimental mind to her Embroidery work.