NB
It is really important to emphasise that you are very familiar with your sewing machine and that every item on the requirement list is necessary.
Further Detail
You will stitch a design of daisies that Richard, your tutor, has prepared for you. He will demonstrate every stage step by step. This will give you the confidence and the understanding necessary to continue drawing with the sewing machine at home.
Is important that you have some experience using the ‘darning foot’ ( sometimes known as the ‘free motion foot’ ) prior to this course. Try practising, even a little, beforehand so that you are confident and excited about its amazing possibilities.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Level
Beginner Yes, but with knowledge and understanding of how to use their own sewing machine.
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised Yes
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
Please Bring With You
Richard will bring his entire collection of machine sewing and machine embroidery threads for you to borrow if you find difficulty in finding one or two of the aforementioned colours.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
It is really important to emphasise that you are very familiar with your sewing machine and that every item on the requirement list is necessary.
Further Detail
You will stitch a design of daisies that Richard, your tutor, has prepared for you. He will demonstrate every stage step by step. This will give you the confidence and the understanding necessary to continue drawing with the sewing machine at home.
Is important that you have some experience using the ‘darning foot’ ( sometimes known as the ‘free motion foot’ ) prior to this course. Try practising, even a little, beforehand so that you are confident and excited about its amazing possibilities.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Knowledge of colour and design.
- The use of the darning foot/ free motion foot for free machine embroidery
Level
Beginner Yes, but with knowledge and understanding of how to use their own sewing machine.
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised Yes
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
Please Bring With You
- A sewing machine with which you are very familiar, which lowers its ’feed ‘and possesses the ‘darning foot’ (sometimes known as the ‘free motion foot’).
- Sewing machine needles ranging from 75 to 90 or even 100.
- A variety of machine sewing and machine embroidery threads in the following colours: greens, yellows, pale pinks, pale blues, white and metallic gold and silver.
- Some coloured pencils.
- An embroidery hoop.
- About half a metre of white cotton or polyester sheeting.
Richard will bring his entire collection of machine sewing and machine embroidery threads for you to borrow if you find difficulty in finding one or two of the aforementioned colours.
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.