{"id":1302739,"date":"2019-01-23T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=443610"},"modified":"2019-01-23T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:28:15","slug":"viral-embroidery-artist-to-share-talents-in-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/viral-embroidery-artist-to-share-talents-in-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral embroidery artist to share talents in Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kristen Gula, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulush.com\/\">professional embroidery artist<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gulushthreads\/?hl=en\">Instagram star<\/a>, is making her way to the Vail Valley, and she\u2019s bringing her talents with her.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday and Saturday, Gula\u00a0will be teaching workshops on embroidery art at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makerandstitch.com\">Maker + Stitch<\/a> in Edwards. The workshop, titled \u201cLearn Modern Floral Hand Embroidery with Kristen Gula,\u201d will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Colorado is one of many traveling workshops that Gula\u00a0teaches, previously hosting one in Toronto. Gula has run her own company, Gulush Threads, since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop will cover\u00a0the process and techniques of embroidery, teaching stitches for roughly two hours. Participants will be allowed to pick their own design, fabric and stitches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_443763\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-443763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-325x325.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-325x325.jpeg 325w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-1240x1240.jpeg 1240w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-620x620.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Embroidery-VDN-012319-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gula takes a simplified approach to embroidery and will teach a workshop on the art this Friday and Saturday in Edwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll give (participants) skills, and instill them with the capability to embroider,\u201d Gula said.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, the workshop will cover pattern transfer, sever or eight stitches, beginner skills (such as starting a needle and tieing up the ends).\u00a0The class will also include more advanced lessons,\u00a0 like using a punch needle and needle felting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"single-mid-script\" class=\"p402_hide\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories For You<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be talking about modern embroidery, look at something and seeing how you can make art out of it,\u201d said Gula.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juoKZHix57M?feature=oembed\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><noscript><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juoKZHix57M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Gula\u2019s\u00a0career took off after taking up embroidery as a hobby. While searching for a job, preparing for her wedding, acting as a stay-at-home mom and fighting major anxiety and depression, Gulush\u00a0chose to take a unique approach to the art.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmbroidery is considered very kitsch and vintage-looking,\u201d Gula said. \u201cInstead of using 200 different stitches, I focus on eight or nine. I paint with thread\u2014it\u2019s like filling in a coloring book, but with thread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After making a few pieces for friends, she chose to start selling her work and posting it online. She was among the first to pick up this new technique, and her Instagram profile blew up, earning her 92,000 followers, and her recently-launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChkJYpUVYuhWC9XqcKAeSng\">YouTube channel<\/a> already has 600 subscribers, with sponsorships in the works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn&#8217;t expect it to happen like that,\u201d Gula said of her career. \u201cI feel very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the workshop cost $100 and can be purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makerandstitch.com\">http:\/\/www.makerandstitch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Arts &amp; Entertainment Editor Nate Day can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:nday@vaildaily.com\">nday@vaildaily.com<\/a> or 970-748-2932.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"single-factbox-mobile\" class=\"visible-xs-block\" readability=\"12.878048780488\">\n<p><strong>IF YOU GO \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong>\u00a0Learn Modern Floral Hand Embroidery with Kristen Gulush.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Maker + Stitch in Edwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> $100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/makerandstitch.com\/\">http:\/\/www.makerandstitch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/entertainment\/viral-embroidery-artist-to-share-talents-in-edwards\/\" target=\"_blank\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristen Gula, professional embroidery artist and Instagram star, is making her way to the Vail Valley, and she\u2019s bringing her talents with her. On Friday and Saturday, Gula\u00a0will be teaching workshops on embroidery art at Maker + Stitch in Edwards. The workshop, titled \u201cLearn Modern Floral Hand Embroidery with Kristen Gula,\u201d will take place at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1302739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 23:51:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}