Learn Over 40 Embroidery Stitches
Plus create a personal library of stitched felt embellishments that will elevate lots of handmade projects you make.
Imagine having a collection of beautiful handmade embellishments ready whenever inspiration strikes.
A flower for a journal cover. A bird for a zipper pouch.
A leaf for a handmade book. A whimsical motif for a bookmark.
A stitched treasure that transforms a project from lovely to unforgettable.
That's exactly what you'll create in The Language of Stitches: Felt Embroidery.
In this comprehensive course, Greek textile artist Mania Hatziioannidi will teach you how to combine embroidery stitches, thread, felt, and simple shapes to create a comprehensive stitch sampler plus a growing collection of beautiful handmade embellishments that can be used in countless future textile and mixed media art projects.
You'll learn the stitches. You'll learn the motifs. Most importantly, you'll learn how to combine them to create designs that feel uniquely your own.
Now, watch this video to find out what inspired us to do this!
Join us!
No embroidery experience required.
SAVE $30!
ONE-TIME PAYMENT (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)
PAYMENT PLAN (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)
Most Embroidery Classes Teach Stitches. This Course Teaches a Language.
When many people think about embroidery, they imagine complicated patterns, intimidating techniques, and projects that take months to finish.
But what if embroidery could feel playful? What if it could feel approachable? What if a simple flower, bird, leaf, cactus, or folk art motif could become the starting point for something extraordinary?
Throughout this course, Mania will teach you a rich vocabulary of decorative stitches and show you exactly how to use them to create beautiful felt embellishments.
You'll begin by learning the individual stitches. Then you'll practice them through a growing collection of motifs and designs. Before long, you'll begin seeing possibilities everywhere.
A flower becomes a journal embellishment.
A bird becomes a bookmark.
A stitched motif becomes the focal point of a zipper pouch.
A collection of leaves becomes a handmade book cover.
As your confidence grows, you'll discover that designing your own motifs becomes surprisingly easy. And that's when the real magic begins.
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Running Stitches
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Backstitches
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Knots
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Chain Stitches
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Round, Blanket, Seed, Etc. Stitches
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Zig Zag, Sheaf, Asterisk, and Cross Stitches
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More fun stitches!
Imagine Never Running Out of Beautiful Embellishment Ideas Again
You finish a handmade journal cover and something is missing. You create a zipper pouch and wish it had a little more personality. You make a book, an ornament, a bookmark, or a piece of hoop art and find yourself searching for that perfect finishing touch.
What if you could create that finishing touch yourself?
What if you had a growing collection of handmade stitched flowers, birds, leaves, cacti, folk art motifs, whimsical characters, and decorative elements ready whenever inspiration strikes?
That's exactly what you'll learn in The Language of Stitches.
This isn't simply a felt embroidery course. It's a course about building a personal library of stitched embellishments that can be incorporated into countless future projects.
These tiny stitched treasures become the details that make your work unmistakably yours.
Why Felt?
If you've ever been curious about embroidery but felt intimidated by complicated patterns, delicate fabrics, hoops, stabilizers, or transferring designs, you're going to love working with felt.
Felt is forgiving. Felt is approachable. Felt holds its shape beautifully. And perhaps best of all, it allows you to focus on the fun part: creating.
No complicated preparation. No perfection required. Just colorful felt, beautiful thread, simple shapes, and the joy of stitching.
Working with felt allows you to learn embroidery in a way that feels playful and accessible while still producing results that are absolutely stunning.
It's the perfect material for building confidence while creating embellishments you'll actually use.
A Peek Inside the Class
Inside this course you'll learn:
A rich vocabulary of decorative embroidery stitches
How different stitches create different visual effects
How to combine stitches to create texture, pattern, and personality
How to create flowers, leaves, birds, cacti, folk art motifs, whimsical designs, and more
How to choose colors that reflect your personal style
How to layer shapes and stitches for maximum visual impact
How to develop confidence in creating your own motifs
How to transform simple stitched elements into beautiful embellishments
How to build a growing collection of designs that can be used in future projects
How to move beyond following patterns and begin making creative design decisions of your own
Join us!
No embroidery experience required.
SAVE $30!
ONE-TIME PAYMENT (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)
PAYMENT PLAN (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)
The Possibilities Are Endless
The embellishments you create in this course can be incorporated into:
And countless projects you haven't even imagined yet!
This course is not about making one finished project. It's about developing a creative skill set that you'll use for years.
Why Students Love Working with Felt Embroidery
The projects are approachable and satisfying.
The materials are inexpensive and easy to find.
The stitching is relaxing and portable.
Every design can be customized with your own colors.
The finished pieces feel handmade, personal, and meaningful.
The embellishments can be used in countless future projects.
You'll build a collection of stitched treasures that continues to grow over time.
You'll discover the joy of creating something beautiful with your own two hands.
When You Enroll, You'll Receive:
Immediate access to all course lessons
Step by step instruction from Mania Hatziioannidi
A comprehensive library of decorative embroidery stitches
A large collection of motif lessons and projects
Guidance on developing your own original designs
Lifetime access to the course
Access from across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
Meet your Teacher!
Mania Hatziioannidi
There is something unmistakably joyful about Mania's work.
Living in Greece and inspired by color, nature, folk art, and the beauty of handmade objects, Mania creates textile pieces that feel both playful and sophisticated. Her stitched motifs are filled with personality. Her use of color is delightful. And her ability to transform simple shapes into charming works of art is truly inspiring.
The Language of Stitches is Mania's passion project.
This course represents years of exploration, experimentation, stitching, and creative discovery. She has thoughtfully designed every lesson to help students move beyond simply copying patterns and toward developing their own creative voice.
By the time you finish this course, you'll have far more than a collection of finished projects. You'll have a new creative skill set that you can carry into countless future adventures.
The Language of Stitches FAQs
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Not at all.
This course is designed to be approachable for beginners while offering plenty of inspiration and growth for experienced makers.
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No.
Mania will provide a wide variety of motifs and teach you how to build confidence creating your own designs over time.
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Felt, embroidery floss, needles, scissors, and a few basic supplies.
A complete supply list will be provided inside the course.
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Absolutely.
In fact, that's one of the most exciting parts of the course.
These stitched embellishments can be incorporated into journal covers, zipper pouches, hoop art, book arts, ornaments, bookmarks, keychains, art supply rolls, mixed media projects, and much more.
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No.
The goal of the course is to help you build a creative vocabulary of stitches and motifs that you can continue using long after the course is complete.
Willa Workshops General FAQs
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There are no refunds on online courses
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You will have “Lifetime” Access to all classes unless otherwise mentioned—"Lifetime" is relevant to the lifespan of the Willa Workshops business (I don't plan on leaving anytime soon!) or the longevity of the technology.
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This class includes captions in English and multiple international languages. If you would like captions in a language not currently provided, please email evan@willawanders.com with your requested language and specific course.
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All Willa Workshops lesson content is prerecorded video. Once your purchase is complete, you will have instant access to the classroom, and are free to work through the content at your own pace
You can access Teachable and watch the lessons in your browser (PC, Mac, Android) or the Teachable app for iOS (recommended for iPhone and iPad)
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No, at least not available as local downloads to your device. The Teachable app for iOS may allow you to download lessons for offline playback.
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No. One student per registration. This is an honor system that if violated will result in your removal from the course with no refund.
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Please do! Always tag @willa.wanders and mention the course in your post description
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Yes! Please keep them for yourself, give them as a gift, or sell them.
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That's a hard no.
There's an endless amount of incredible art tutorial content in every Willa Workshops course. For some creatives, it's tempting to want to use these videos as a well of inspiration for their own creative enterprise, YouTube channel, brand, etc.
Willa Workshops Courses are not sold with permission for anyone to use it in this way--specifically, as a source of inspiration for any one's free how-to social media tutorial content, whether that be on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media platform.
If you are a creative who loves to share your work with the world, that's wonderful! I love it when participants share their finished projects in photos and videos on social media. Please tag me @willa.wanders, I'd love to support you!
But making how-to videos of yourself while creating from the lesson content or obviously inspired and derivative of Willa Workshops course content, and then posting those tutorials on any free social media platform, will get you banned from Willa Workshops with no refund issued.
Join us!
Your future projects are waiting for their finishing touch.
The journal cover. The zipper pouch. The handmade book. The ornament. The gift.
The piece that makes someone ask, "Wait...you made that too?"
Let's start building your library of stitched treasures.
SAVE $30!
ONE-TIME PAYMENT (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)
PAYMENT PLAN (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL)