Workshop: Creative Free Machine Stitching
What: Creative Embroidery Workshop
When: 12th July
Where: Helen Moyes Designs, 18 Westwood Drive, S43 3DF
Who: Ages 12+ with or without a parent/guardian.
Develop your free machine embroidery and make a creative stitch design. Free motion embroidery is a creative way to use a sewing machine to draw a design on fabric. It's also known as thread painting, or thread sketching. You can learn using your own sewing machine or use a machine at the workshop.
All materials, experienced friendly tuition and drinks and cake are included!
Small groups mean you will get plenty of support and be able to have the project tailored to where you are at on your free machine stitching adventure. The workshop can include:
How to set up the sewing machine for freehand embroidery
Painted backgrounds and textile collage
Focus on landscapes and/or seascapes
Practice using embroidery hoops & stabiliser to “draw” with the sewing machine.
Learn how to add texture
Stitching over applique
Writing in stitches
Using water-soluble fabric to create stitched items
Making designs 3D
£75 per workshop
