The Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a comprehensive course schedule for artists of every level. Our internationally acclaimed faculty conducts certificate, diploma, and tutored courses in textile art, color studies, machine embroidery, paper and feltmaking, multimedia art, and dozens more. Whether you choose to visit our center in beautiful La Conner, or elect to enroll in our self-paced or mentored courses from your own home, we invite you to explore the resources we have to offer as you pursue your personal artistic goals.
News & Events
The Center’s New Phone Number– Please note: (360) 720-1919
Are you ready to try out machine embroidery? Get to know your machine and learn techniques that you may have never known you could accomplish on your home sewing machine.
Explore the wonderful world of machine embroidery! This series of courses will give you all the secrets of how to make amazing embroidery on your home sewing machine, including drawing with your needle, machine lace, making images from nature and more! For beginners or those who want to improve their skills!
Create your own little sample book of spherical stitches! Starts June 9 with 5 online live-mentored sessions.
Already taken Level 1 Machine Stitch, but want to improve your skills? Looking for a refresher or need some support and motivation? Join Gail for the Artistry in Machine Embroidery series, without Session 1 (equivalent to Level 1 Machine Stitch)!
Calendar- Our calendar is temporarily disabled, due to technical difficulties. Please check course brochures for class dates.
Our online, self-paced Designing with Circles 1 & 2 courses is newly revised!
Check Out our new Gallery of Graduates of the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts!
Complex Threads Exhibition Gallery– Incredible artwork by students of the Gail Harker Center shown at the Schack Art Gallery in Everett, WA
Gift Certificates Available in any denomination!
Simply call the office, (360) 720-1919 with the particulars. Gift certificates can be delivered via email directly to the recipient, or sent via USMail.
Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts featured on Create Whimsy! Read the Article Here
Color Studies: Level 1 – A short slide presentation in color adds extra information to the Color brochure.