Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy

 Current Online Only Classes Open For Enrollment:

Coming Soon:

*Through The Looking Glafs~ 17th C Inspired Mirrored Interiors

*Windows To The Past~ Frames & Cartouches in 17th c Embroidery & How To Make Them

  

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2025 Heirloom Ornament~The Holly & The Ivy

A Lavish Sweet or Alms Bag Ornament Embroidered in Golde, Sylver, & Silke

8th in DKFA's Annual Heirloom Ornament Series Inspired by 17th Century Embroidery 

This year's Stash Buster Ornament is a miniature version of the lavishly embroidered 17th c bags that are referred to today as Sweet Bags. 

It is pictured above, atop the embroidery for a full-size bag, so its diminutive size can be appreciated. The bag itself, not including handles or tassels at the bottom, measures just 2 &3/4" x 2 & 3/4".

This class is a new Stash Buster Course~ meaning that everything except the materials to make it are included. It has become harder and harder for me to acquire materials needed in large enough quantities to offer full kits, so this is my solution so that I can keep designing and sharing wonderful projects with ya'll. I list every material you will need, & give sources on where to purchase... if you don't already have whatever it is in your stash~ but you more than likely do!

So what IS included?

Everything is contained in work at your own pace, *FULLY DOWNLOADABLE * PDFs on my Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy. 

There are:

~5 pages of Patterns & Stitching Diagrams for Tent, Cross, Elizabethan Ground, Plaited Braid,             Detached Buttonhole & Return stitches, and making pull knots

~Instruction is divided into 7 Lessons covering:

     ~History 

     ~Fabric Prep

     ~Materials & Tools

     ~Silke Worke

     ~Metal Worke

     ~Raised Worke

     ~ Construction & Tassel Making

The 79 pages of step-by-step instructions are illustrated with over 440 photos and 7 private videos.

If you have ever wanted to make up a 17th-century sweet bag, or perhaps dollye would like one, this bag is super fun and actually quite relaxing to make. Everyone works at their own pace, but as a guide, the above shown bag took me just 56 hours and a few minutes to make from start to finish, and that included taking photos and writing notes as I went along!

If you would like to join me in this magical journey into sweet bags, the cost of the course is 285.00, and it can be purchased by clicking the button below  

The Holly & The Ivy 2025 Heirloom Ornament

*Stash~Buster* No KIT is Included*

The cost of the course is 285.00USD (plus tax if you live in Colorado, please email rlkinnison@yahoo.com and I will invoice you directly) 

 

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Puffed Silkes~ 17th C Inspired Padded Silk Interiors

This class is a skills-based course that will walk you through the steps of making a padded interior for a casket or box. It is NOT a project-based course. I will teach you my methods for making a custom interior for whatever wooden box, jar, or container you have.  

Topics of instruction include, but are not limited to:

A brief history of 17th-century casket interiors using weblinks for closeup views of extant examples

Required materials and where to source them

 Order of work

Box prep

Making templates to fit your own particular cavity

Constructing Paddings

Installing Paddings, flat silkes & papers

Also included is a bonus lesson on how to design & build custom cavity partitions as shown in the photo below of my gumwork casket.

*Instructions for making the mirrored octagon arrangement are NOT INCLUDED~ these will be covered in their own separate class, "Through The Looking Glass~ 17th c Inspired Mirrored Interiors"

Class is a work at your own pace class using your own materials. I will be available to you as your guide to help you compose and complete an interior of your own design. 

Puffed Silkes~ 17th c Inspired Padded Silk Interiors

The cost of the course is 325.00USD (plus tax if you live in Colorado, please email rlkinnison@yahoo.com and I will invoice you directly) 

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Gum Work~ The Art of 17th c Gummed Silk

This 3 month course explores the lost art of  17th c gummed silk. You will learn how to make your own, and how to use it once you have made it!  

Lesson One will teach you a brief history of Gummed Silk. You will also be given a class materials list and links to where to purchase the required materials for class, THERE IS NO CLASS KIT.  You will have the entire month to gather before we start making in Lesson Two.

Lesson Two will teach you how to make Gummed Silk sheets. There is both written instruction and several videos to help guide you.

Lesson Three will teach you how to prepare your ground surfaces & fabric for a gummed silk project. You will learn how to transfer the designs, make patterns, cut and glue gummed silk. You will learn tricks for cutting microscopically small pieces of silk, and how to compose bugs, flowers, and animals. You will learn wet techniques such as line work and curls, and how to embellish your gummed silk with inks, mica, and goldwork. Also included are two practice projects where I will walk you through the making of both a carnation and rose panel from start to finish.

The cost of the course is 285.00USD (plus tax if you live in Colorado, please email rlkinnison@yahoo.com and I will invoice you directly)

 

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All Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy courses are for single, private use only. By purchasing the course, the student agrees to the following Terms of Service:

1. All of the images, business names, logos, and content contained within Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy are copyright 2020-2025 Diamond K Folk Art, all rights reserved.

2. All digitally downloaded content and associated physical material kits are not eligible for return.

3. Content can be downloaded and printed for personal use only. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or resell or exploit any content contained within the Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy or its associated YouTube videos.

4. Class membership is non-transferable.

5. Diamond K Folk Art will not be liable for any loss of content or damage to your equipment due to loss of internet, computer capability, or lack of antivirus software. You are responsible for making sure you have the means to download and store your own class content.

6. You are responsible for downloading your class content in a timely manner and UNDERSTAND THAT ACCESS TO YOUR PURCHASED CLASS CONTENT WILL EXPIRE 60 DAYS AFTER COURSE COMPLETION.

7. You will retain forever access to private class videos via YouTube, even after course completion, via a private link to the class video playlist. This content is for personal use only and may not be shared with others. 

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