Step into the desert with Nichole Vogelsinger of Wild Boho as she shares her newest class, Desert Jewels. This project is all about technique, texture, and freedom of design. Instead of following a strict pattern, you’ll explore dimensional couching, layered cactus motifs, bead-studded details, and thread work that turns your embroidery hoop into a desert landscape full of life.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn:

How to couch with thread and beads for dimension

Techniques for adding cactus shapes with macramé cord, seed beads, and bugle beads.

Layering stitches to create sun, sky, grasses, and mountains

Tips for balancing color, bead finishes, and texture

Finishing methods to neatly complete and display your hoop

About Your Instructor

Nichole Vogelsinger is an artist and author living in scenic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two sons. Coming from a family of creatives, Nichole’s passion for fibers, beads, and fabric started early. In 2012, she developed her signature embroidery hoop designs, combining fabric and intricate embellishments, which she shares with a global audience on Instagram (@wildboho). Her free-spirited approach—balancing chaos and control—encourages stitchers to explore creativity without limits.

Nichole creates video content and classes for John Bead and produces tutorials on her own YouTube channel, sharing her expertise with a wider community. She regularly teaches embroidery workshops across the U.S. and is the author of three books: Boho Embroidery: Modern Projects from Traditional Stitches, Boho Embroidery: The Pattern Collection, and her latest release, Needles Out! (2024). For more information, visit her at www.wildboho.com.

Here is a link to many of her other free tutorials for John Bead: https://blog.johnbead.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bead-Embroidery-Workshops-with-Nichole-Vogelsinger.pdf