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Daisies & Bluebells
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Daisies & Bluebells

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£22.00
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Saturday 11th May 10-4pm

Workshop Cost: £75

£22 deposit due today, the remaining amount of £53 is due on the day of the workshop.

Who doesn’t smile when they see the first Daisies and Bluebells of the year? These little native flowers herald lighter, longer days and provide vibrant woodlands and cheer the gardens.

On this one-day course Sarah will guide you through the process of creating your own small textile artwork using either flower.

We will use a variety of fabrics to create the base for your design – it’s a great way to practice your free machine embroidery techniques. We will then add the Daisies or Bluebells, not with traditional applique, but by using free motion stitching, which is much more fluid and delicate. Afterwards, we will be using hand stitching, embroidery and beads to further embellish your pieces.

You will make a piece that will be suitable to mount in a 23 x23 cm square deep frame – Ikea Ribba frame or similar.

What we will do

Learn about basic design and how to use inspirational images.

Prepare the background fabric

Transfer your design from paper to fabric

Stitch and further embellish your Daisies or Bluebells

Prepare piece and fix into mount ready for framing

I will provide a basic kit

Calico for the base fabric

Some felt

Some snippets of green, red and pink fabrics (although you should bring some of your own from your stash)

Paper

You will need to bring

Your sewing machine – which must be fully working!

You will need a darning or quilting foot for your machine

Scissors

Pencils/rubber/ruler

Basic sewing kit

Co-ordinating machine embroidery threads, metallic machine embroidery threads

Hand embroidery threads, including whites and shades of yellows for Daisies or blues for the Bluebells

Beads –shades of white and yellow or blue and greens.

Things to do before the course date

Decide on a which flower you wish to include in your work.

Please let K & B know which flower when you book so that I can provide the correct basic kits.

Bring any suitable silk, organza and cotton (not patterned) snippets you have at home.

Your palette will then dictate the machine and hand embroidery threads and beads you bring with you.

Find some close-up photos of your chosen flowers as they are invaluable as a reference for embellishment.

Please make sure you are familiar with your machine and that you know how to change thread, feet and know how to lower your feed dogs. If you are new to a machine then contact Katie at K&B Sewing Machines who can give you a 1:1 lesson.

Do not worry if you are not the greatest artist – we will work together to create something together that you can be proud of.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon

Sarah

Please note: This workshop is non-refundable.

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