Sewing - Hand Embroidery - Beginners & Improvers

Course intent

Learn about the wonderful versatility of embroidery with your tutor who is a RSN (Royal School of Needlework) trained professional embroiderer and RSN tutor and has recently won the Embroiders Guild, Beryl Dean Award for Teaching Excellence. If you have never done any embroidery before, or you want to reawaken long lost skills, or you have a design that you cannot complete then this is for you.

What will I learn?

You will learn: · preparation techniques for framing up fabric, tracing the design and separating threads · how to get started on your design · embroidery stitches required to complete a design · the most useful and most commonly used stitches to enable you to gain confidence in embroidery and to progress to the next level

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

This course is for Beginners and Improvers. As a Beginner, you will have a choice of design to work on that will incorporate the most important basic embroidery stitches. Those with more experience will be encouraged work on a more complex design and develop more stitches. If you have a design that you are stuck with then bring it along and find your inspiration again. If your design is not completed in this class, you will have all the skills needed to complete it at home

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

You need to bring: · a pencil and notebook · some light-coloured cotton fabric (eg calico) · a variety of stranded cottons or other sewing threads · some different sized needles · embroidery scissors · an embroidery hoop (preferably 8-inch but any size is acceptable)

These items and other optional equipment will be available to purchase on the day at additional cost

What can I do when I finish the course?

Learners will have the opportunity to progress to a longer embroidery course for a more indepth personal development or progress onto other sewing or design courses to enhance further learning. Saturday workshops include: · 16th November Hand Embroidery - Introduction to Goldwork · 23rd November Sewing - Festive gifts Workshop - Beginners

Additional Information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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