Embroidery workshops 2012
by Gill Dearman
Experimenting with stitch
Stitching can be used to join pieces together, add strength, describe atmospheric images, decorate, enrich, adorn. We will be sampling various threads and fabrics to see what stitching can be made using your sewing machine to make creative pieces of work on fabric, which can be used later in interior decoration, fashion garments or pieces of textile art.
Wednesday 16th May 2012, 10am - 4pm
Price £55, includes lunch & refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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Introduction to embroidery using the sewing machine
There are two basic methods of working machine embroidery, with the presser foot in place or working in freestyle with a darning foot. Both methods can be worked on the majority of sewing machines, because generally only straight and zig-zag stitches are used. We will look at both methods for embroidery, and how different threads and different weights of fabrics will affect the embroidery.
Wednesday 23rd May 2012, 10am - 4pm
Price £55, includes lunch & refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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3-lesson Embroidery class
Any type of embroidery involves changing the surface of a piece of fabric, sometimes to the extent of creating an entirely new one. Fabric can be changed through a variety of ways - stitching, distressing, folding, pleating, gathering, are just some techniques of fabric manipulation.
We shall look at methods of fabric manipulation by deconstruction and slashing in these sessions. New techniques learnt can then be used in conjunction with other methods of embroidery to make a finished item of your choice eg panel for a wallhanging, cushion or other interior decoration, fashion garment or piece of textile art.
Sessions are suitable for the beginner through to the experienced enthusiast; each student will work at their own individual pace.
Wednesday 4th, 11th & 18th July 2012, 10am - 1pm
Price £80, includes refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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Fabric manipulation by tucks, gathers, folds and pleating
Fabric design and embellishment adds a personal touch to fabric as well as being an art form. A dictionary's definition of embellishment is "to make decorative, to make beautiful, to add detail". We will look at embellishment through fabric manipulation. There are many ways to manipulate fabrics, in this workshop we will look at tucks, gathers, folds and pleating using both the sewing machine and hand stitch.
Wednesday 12th September 2012, 10am - 4pm
Price £55, includes lunch & refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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Fabric edges
How to stitch an edge? The simplest edge on a piece of fabric is a cut edge. Other ways are being torn, frayed, burnt, folded, bound, stitched... Each of these techniques gives a totally different character to the fabric. In this workshop we look at and sample various fabric edges to see what edges suit and enhance your work.
Wednesday 19th September 2012, 10am - 4pm
Price £55, includes lunch & refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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Adhesive webbing - Bondaweb
Commercially known as Bondaweb, adhesive webbing is a delicate weblike film of adhesive on a non-stick paper backing. It is popularly used in the technique of applique. Bondaweb has exciting possibilities in its uses for creating interesting surfaces for embroidery. Fine chiffons and other sheers can be used to "sandwich" or trap using bondaweb. In this workshop we will use paints, Angelina fibres, threads and fibres, fabric scaps and lace scraps to make fabrics which can be used on their own or can be incorporated into other embroidery work.
Wednesday 10th October 2012, 10am - 4pm
Price £55, includes lunch & refreshments
Bring your own materials and sewing machine. Materials can also be bought during workshop.
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