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    "id": "crs-001",
    "title": "Hand Embroidery Foundations",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
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    "description": "Learn essential stitches and finish your first clean sampler with tidy backs and consistent tension.",
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    "instructor": "A. Parker",
    "language": "English",
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  },
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    "id": "crs-002",
    "title": "Modern Cross-Stitch Essentials",
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    "tags": ["aida", "counted patterns", "chart reading"],
    "description": "Start counted cross-stitch with fast chart reading, clean backs, and smooth color changes.",
    "syllabus": ["Materials", "Pattern reading", "Stitch technique", "Color changes", "Finishing and framing"],
    "instructor": "M. Rivera",
    "language": "English",
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    "id": "crs-003",
    "title": "Sashiko for Beginners",
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    "tags": ["running stitch", "geometric", "mending"],
    "description": "Practice even stitches, create geometric patterns, and reinforce fabric with mindful mending.",
    "syllabus": ["History and tools", "Pattern transfer", "Even stitch practice", "Small sampler project"],
    "instructor": "K. Lee",
    "language": "English",
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  },
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    "id": "crs-004",
    "title": "Goldwork Basics",
    "category": "Goldwork",
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    "rating": 4.8,
    "students": 1980,
    "tags": ["couching", "purl", "metal threads"],
    "description": "Handle metal threads with confidence: couching, padding, and clean edges on a small crest.",
    "syllabus": ["Materials and safety", "Padding shapes", "Couching", "Chip work", "Edges and finishing"],
    "instructor": "S. Morgan",
    "language": "English",
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  },
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    "id": "crs-005",
    "title": "Whitework Clarity",
    "category": "Whitework",
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    "rating": 4.5,
    "students": 1502,
    "tags": ["pulled thread", "drawn thread", "hems"],
    "description": "Build clean textures with pulled and drawn thread work on linens and cottons.",
    "syllabus": ["Fabric selection", "Pulled thread", "Drawn thread", "Hems and edges", "Care and storage"],
    "instructor": "E. Shaw",
    "language": "English",
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    "id": "crs-006",
    "title": "Needle Painting: Florals",
    "category": "Needle Painting",
    "level": "Advanced",
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    "rating": 4.9,
    "students": 1320,
    "tags": ["long and short", "blending", "shading"],
    "description": "Realistic shading techniques for petals and leaves using long and short stitch blending.",
    "syllabus": ["Color theory", "Thread blends", "Petal shading", "Leaf textures", "Highlights and depth"],
    "instructor": "J. Patel",
    "language": "English",
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    "id": "crs-007",
    "title": "Crewel Embroidery Starter",
    "category": "Crewel",
    "level": "Beginner",
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    "priceUSD": 42,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "students": 2110,
    "tags": ["wool", "twists", "Jacobean"],
    "description": "Explore classic Jacobean motifs using wool threads and confident curves.",
    "syllabus": ["Materials", "Transfer techniques", "Core stitches", "Motif building", "Finishing tips"],
    "instructor": "N. Ahmed",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-02-11"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-008",
    "title": "Bead Embroidery Essentials",
    "category": "Bead Embroidery",
    "level": "Intermediate",
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    "priceUSD": 55,
    "rating": 4.5,
    "students": 1412,
    "tags": ["seed beads", "secure backing", "edges"],
    "description": "Attach beads securely, create fills and edges, and back your work neatly.",
    "syllabus": ["Beads and tools", "Stitch types", "Fills and patterns", "Edges", "Backing and finishing"],
    "instructor": "T. Nguyen",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-08"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-009",
    "title": "Machine Embroidery Setup",
    "category": "Machine Embroidery",
    "level": "Beginner",
    "durationHours": 5,
    "priceUSD": 39,
    "rating": 4.4,
    "students": 2650,
    "tags": ["stabilizers", "hooping", "threading"],
    "description": "Understand stabilizers, tension, and hooping for clean machine embroidery outcomes.",
    "syllabus": ["Machine basics", "Stabilizers", "Hooping", "Test stitches", "Maintenance"],
    "instructor": "R. Kim",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-03-03"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-010",
    "title": "Cross-Stitch: Advanced Finishes",
    "category": "Cross-Stitch",
    "level": "Advanced",
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    "priceUSD": 64,
    "rating": 4.7,
    "students": 1020,
    "tags": ["fractional stitches", "backstitch detailing", "specialty threads"],
    "description": "Polish your work with fractional stitches, neat backs, and professional finishing methods.",
    "syllabus": ["Complex charts", "Fractionals", "Specialty threads", "Backstitch art", "Finishing methods"],
    "instructor": "L. Gomez",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-02-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-011",
    "title": "Monograms and Lettering",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
    "level": "Intermediate",
    "durationHours": 6,
    "priceUSD": 49,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "students": 1885,
    "tags": ["satin stitch", "chain stitch", "fonts"],
    "description": "Design and stitch clean monograms using satin and chain stitch variations.",
    "syllabus": ["Letter design", "Transfer", "Satin stitch", "Chain variations", "Outlines and fills"],
    "instructor": "C. Brooks",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-04-12"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-012",
    "title": "Whitework: Hemstitch Mastery",
    "category": "Whitework",
    "level": "Advanced",
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    "priceUSD": 85,
    "rating": 4.8,
    "students": 920,
    "tags": ["hems", "drawn thread", "edges"],
    "description": "Elegant edges and heirloom-quality hems with confident thread control.",
    "syllabus": ["Thread counts", "Drawn grids", "Hems", "Corners", "Blocking and care"],
    "instructor": "E. Shaw",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-01"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-013",
    "title": "Sashiko: Mending Workshop",
    "category": "Sashiko",
    "level": "Intermediate",
    "durationHours": 6,
    "priceUSD": 44,
    "rating": 4.5,
    "students": 1602,
    "tags": ["visible mending", "reinforcement", "patterns"],
    "description": "Reinforce garments with durable, aesthetic mending while keeping fabric drape.",
    "syllabus": ["Assessing wear", "Patch prep", "Pattern planning", "Mend execution", "Care"],
    "instructor": "K. Lee",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-04-20"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-014",
    "title": "Goldwork: Advanced Relief",
    "category": "Goldwork",
    "level": "Advanced",
    "durationHours": 14,
    "priceUSD": 119,
    "rating": 4.9,
    "students": 610,
    "tags": ["padding", "bullion", "or nué"],
    "description": "Sculpted forms, bullion handling, and or nué shading for showpiece badges.",
    "syllabus": ["Design prep", "Relief padding", "Bullion", "Or nué", "Finishing"],
    "instructor": "S. Morgan",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-03-30"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-015",
    "title": "Bead Embroidery: Statement Pieces",
    "category": "Bead Embroidery",
    "level": "Advanced",
    "durationHours": 9,
    "priceUSD": 72,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "students": 880,
    "tags": ["bead mixes", "edges", "pendants"],
    "description": "Design and execute statement brooches and pendants with secure finishes.",
    "syllabus": ["Design sketch", "Color palettes", "Dense fills", "Edge finesse", "Backings"],
    "instructor": "T. Nguyen",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-15"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-016",
    "title": "Crewel: Leaves and Twists",
    "category": "Crewel",
    "level": "Intermediate",
    "durationHours": 7,
    "priceUSD": 48,
    "rating": 4.5,
    "students": 1275,
    "tags": ["twists", "leaves", "curves"],
    "description": "Master flowing leaves and twists with confident wool thread control.",
    "syllabus": ["Curves practice", "Leaf forms", "Twists", "Texture planning", "Blocking"],
    "instructor": "N. Ahmed",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-04-05"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-017",
    "title": "Needle Painting: Birds",
    "category": "Needle Painting",
    "level": "Advanced",
    "durationHours": 13,
    "priceUSD": 96,
    "rating": 4.8,
    "students": 770,
    "tags": ["plumage", "directional stitching", "highlights"],
    "description": "Feather textures and dimensional shading for lifelike bird studies.",
    "syllabus": ["Feather maps", "Directional flow", "Blends", "Highlights", "Finishing"],
    "instructor": "J. Patel",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-22"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-018",
    "title": "Embroidery Business 101",
    "category": "Embroidery Business",
    "level": "Beginner",
    "durationHours": 6,
    "priceUSD": 49,
    "rating": 4.4,
    "students": 2010,
    "tags": ["pricing", "portfolio", "clients"],
    "description": "Set prices, present work, and talk to clients with confidence.",
    "syllabus": ["Positioning", "Pricing models", "Portfolio setup", "Client outreach", "Contracts"],
    "instructor": "A. Parker",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-02-18"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-019",
    "title": "Monochrome Textures",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
    "level": "Intermediate",
    "durationHours": 8,
    "priceUSD": 54,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "students": 1210,
    "tags": ["texture", "tone on tone", "sampler"],
    "description": "Create depth with one color through density, direction, and spacing.",
    "syllabus": ["Texture library", "Density control", "Direction changes", "Sampler project"],
    "instructor": "C. Brooks",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-04-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-020",
    "title": "Stitch Meditation",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
    "level": "Beginner",
    "durationHours": 3,
    "priceUSD": 19,
    "rating": 4.3,
    "students": 3420,
    "tags": ["mindful", "breath", "practice"],
    "description": "Short, calming sessions to build consistency and enjoy the process.",
    "syllabus": ["Setup ritual", "Breath and rhythm", "Short practice loops", "Reflection notes"],
    "instructor": "R. Kim",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-10"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-021",
    "title": "Pattern Transfer Masterclass",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
    "level": "Intermediate",
    "durationHours": 5,
    "priceUSD": 33,
    "rating": 4.5,
    "students": 990,
    "tags": ["transfer", "precision", "layout"],
    "description": "Clean, accurate pattern transfers that stay put and wash out correctly.",
    "syllabus": ["Tools overview", "Lightbox and tracing", "Heat and soluble", "Alignment"],
    "instructor": "M. Rivera",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-03-25"
  },
  {
    "id": "crs-022",
    "title": "Stumpwork Basics",
    "category": "Hand Embroidery",
    "level": "Advanced",
    "durationHours": 10,
    "priceUSD": 92,
    "rating": 4.7,
    "students": 650,
    "tags": ["wired elements", "3D leaves", "padding"],
    "description": "Build wired, dimensional elements with secure, neat finishes.",
    "syllabus": ["Wires and safety", "Padding", "Detached elements", "Assembly", "Finishing"],
    "instructor": "N. Ahmed",
    "language": "English",
    "published": "2025-05-28"
  }
]