This is a downloadable PDF embroidery pattern for the May 2017 Project FIRE design of the Give A Stitch embroidery project. Each month between December 2016 and December 2017 I will be releasing an embroidery pattern with all profits of the sale going towards a progressive cause.
For the month of May 2017, all proceeds from the sale of this pattern will be donated to Project FIRE. Project FIRE (Fearless Initiative for Recovery and Empowerment) is a Chicago based artist development employment program that offers healing through glassblowing. It combines glass arts education, mentoring, and trauma psychoeducation to support trauma recovery and create jobs for youth injured by gun violence. Project FIRE was created by glass artist Pearl Dick and clinical psychologist Bradley Stolbach and is a partnership of Healing Hurt People - Chicago, The Firehouse Art Studio, and ArtReach Chicago. While participating in Project FIRE, youth are paid an hourly wage for their dedication of twelve hours a week to the program. Each week, participants receive 4 to 8 hours of instruction and studio time in the glass hot shop, combined with discussions about the impact of traumatic violence guided by a clinical psychologist. The remaining 4 to 8 hours a week will be spent gaining entrepreneurial skills and career experience in studio maintenance, glass blowing production, and gift shop management. You can find out more about Project FIRE on the ArtReach Chicago website at www.artreachchicago.org
The downloadable PDF is 14 pages long and includes a materials list, directions for transferring the pattern to your fabric, how to do two basic embroidery stitches to complete the pattern, tips on finishing your embroidery piece for display, and the embroidery design itself for you to transfer to your chosen fabric.
The digital PDF will be available to download on the purchases page of your Etsy account shortly after you complete your purchase. You will not be receiving a physical product and will need access to a printer in order to print out the pattern and transfer it to your fabric. A PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat is required to open the pattern.
This pattern is sized for a minimum 6" hoop and is perfect for beginner embroiderers, but an experienced stitcher could have a lot of fun going wild with it too!
This pattern is for non-commercial use only, but you may sell items made using it if the money is going to the same cause, or if you would like to host an embroidery circle to raise funds. Please contact me if this is the case so I can potentially help spread word about it.
Once you have completed your embroidery piece I would love to see it! You can find me on instagram at @GiveAStitchProject, and can tag me in your finished piece if you would like, and can use the hashtags #GiveAStitch and #GiveAStitchProject when posting photos of your embroidery. If you're not a huge fan of social media then feel free to share photos of your finished project on Etsy with me!
Be sure to check back each month for a new embroidery pattern to benefit a different progressive cause!