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Stitching to Dye
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Saturday 7th February
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£40 (including materials)
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Learn to create an individual
potholder from a range of neutral-coloured fabrics, using basic
patchwork and embroidery techniques. Your finished product will then
be dyed for you (process takes 24 hours) in a colour chosen from a
selection available. As your potholder has been made in a variety of
fabric types, each of which absorbs dye at different rates, the
finished piece will contain a range of shades from your chosen
colour. This course will cover:
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Importance of fabric types for dyeing purposes
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Incorporating lace and other embellishments
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Free-form rotary-cutting
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Free-machine embroidery techniques
This course is suitable for beginners and more
experienced stitchers.
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Getting Started in Free Machine
Embroidery |
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Saturday 21st February
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£45 (including kit and instructions)
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This
course will give you an introduction into the world of machine
embroidery by creating a stitched organza hanging, inspired by
autumn leaves, which may be used in a window setting or on a wall.
This course will cover:
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Using
fusible web in wall hanging
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Basic
machine embroidery
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Transferring images to fusible web
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Using
natural objects as a source of inspiration
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Getting Started in Curtains and
Roman Blinds |
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Saturday 7th March
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£45 (including materials for a
practice piece) |
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Learn
the secrets of successful curtain and blind making. This course will
cover:
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How to
measure your windows and work out how much fabric will be required
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How to
cut your curtain material accurately
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Hand-sewing your curtains for a professional finish
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Getting Started in Patchwork
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Saturday 21st March
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£45 (including kit and instructions)
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This
course will introduce you to the world of patchwork by creating your
first patchwork cushion cover. The course will cover:
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Accurate cutting of fabric using a rotary cutter
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How to
join the pieces together using your sewing machine
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Quilting your piece to secure all layers together
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Binding your work to a professional finish
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Going Further in Patchwork
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Saturday 25th April
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£45
(including kit and instructions) |
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This course will show you how to use more complex shapes, designs
and techniques in your patchwork. This course is ideal for those who
have completed the Getting Started in Patchwork course. This course
will cover:
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Future Dates for Your Diary
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9th
May - Going
Further in Stitching to Dye
23rd
May - Going
even further in Patchwork k
6th
June - Going
all the way in patchwork
20th
June
- Going Further in Machine embroidery
4th
July
- Going Further in Machine embroidery
Further details will be sent nearer
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What Can You Expect?
Classes are normally suitable for stitchers of all levels who are
able to use a sewing machine, unless otherwise stated. One-day workshops normally take place on
a
Saturday and
run from 10am till 4pm.
Workshops normally comprise:
- 6 hours of demonstration, practical instruction, and tuition in a
pleasant garden setting at my studio in Hampshire
- guaranteed personal tuition and advice from me - this is possible
because my classes are small
- a small friendly class
(of up to a maximum of 6 people)
- all-day, help-yourself refreshments (tea and coffee)
- a light buffet lunch prepared by the local bakery
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To Book Your Place...
Click here to
email me
or complete an enrolment form and pop it
in the post, together with a deposit of £10.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
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