Class Timings:

• Tues 12th January 2pm - 3:30pm UK time

• Tues 19th January 2pm - 3:30pm UK time

• Tues 26th January 2pm - 3:30pm UK time

Tutor: Janice Botterill

Bookings Close: 4 January

Class Details

This ONLINE class is suitable for beginners.

Start the year with a gentle introduction to hand embroidery, quilting, and darning. We will explore a family of stitches each week, building confidence and gathering ideas for future projects.

While demonstrating stitches and simple techniques for transferring designs on paper to fabric, Janice will share how traditional embroidery, darning and quilting stitches are being used by contemporary makers, designers and artists today. These crafts, historically rooted in the home and domestic sciences are now being hailed as positive and practical ways to boost wellbeing, relaxation as well as prolong the use of clothes and other items.

Over the three weeks you will develop the confidence to experiment with classic stitches to create texture and interest once you have grasped the basic forms. During the course we will cover:

Week 1 - straight stitches & quilting

• running stitch

• back stitch

• couching

Week 2 - looping stitches & darning

• blanket stitch

• chain stitch

• needle weaving

Week 3 - knots, twists & embroidery

• French knots

• bullion stitch

• feather stitch

Materials Required

Materials are not included in the cost of this class.

Click here to download the required materials list

We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment.​​ For full terms and conditions, see our ONLINE terms of service.

Useful Information

• Personal feedback from your tutor until 25 February 2027

• Unlimited access to watch again until 27 March 2027 

• This class is designed to be enjoyed LIVE on Zoom, but you may join by 'recording only' if that is not possible

• This is a work-along class

  
  

All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online class information page. Helpful and easy to use, these private pages enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – before, during, and after class.  The link to access the page will be shared via email in the days leading up to the class. For more details, click here.