Workshops
I have enjoyed teaching workshops since my first exhibition at Midsomer Quilting in 2014.
These workshops will introduce you to the techniques I use to create my birds; these include, choosing an image and suitable fabric, simplifying an image to create a simple pattern and stitching the bird and background fabric. Theres lots of information to cover in a day course and it is unlikely you will completely finish the piece in a day (especially the backing). By the end of the day I will have discussed each stage and provide you with a set of instructions explaining each process, this will allow you to finish your own birds final details at home.
Essential – A sewing machine with a free-motion or darning foot. The ability to drop your machines feed dogs (Sewing machine feed dogs are metal teeth-like ridges that emerge from a hole in the throat plate of a sewing machine) and ideally to have had a little practice using your machine for free motion stitching ahead of the course.
It would be ideal, if you’re not already familiar with free-machine embroidery on your machine to have an experiment before the workshop.
Fabrics, wadding & threads – I provide packs of the fabric required for bird and backing plus the backing wadding, all the templates and notes required. These kits are £8/person (2023) these will keep your costs down as you need very little of each fabric.
An email will be sent out to you after booking with a list of what is required for the course (thread colours, small sharp scissors, Bondaweb etc).
I will also bring a selection of threads for you to use if you are missing a certain colour. There is no need to buy special threads and if you have a sewing box at home, you will probably have many of the basic colours already. Fabric paint and brushes if used are supplied by me.
The workshops are one day from 10am – 4pm.
I run one day workshops at Midsomer Quilting in Somerset and will update when dates are booked on this site – awaiting dates for 2024.
Most commonly Quilting or Embroidery groups book me directly and I attend on a day and location of your groups choice, teaching up to 12 people in a private group.
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