Further Detail
Free up and develop line drawing skills working through a series of simple drawing tasks exploring mark making as a creative tool to develop stitch language in free machine stitch techniques. Think about what stitches can do; can the stitch be overlapped, worked in a line, worked in circles, in blocks, worked in several directions, in layers, be tight or loose, hold down threads or fabrics.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Level
Complete beginner No
Beginner Yes
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised No
Students must have good working knowledge of their sewing machine
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. Some materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £4.00, payable to the tutor during the course. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Your tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments for materials in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book
Please Bring With You
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.
Free up and develop line drawing skills working through a series of simple drawing tasks exploring mark making as a creative tool to develop stitch language in free machine stitch techniques. Think about what stitches can do; can the stitch be overlapped, worked in a line, worked in circles, in blocks, worked in several directions, in layers, be tight or loose, hold down threads or fabrics.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Mark making and drawing language
- Drawing with free machine stitch
Level
Complete beginner No
Beginner Yes
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised No
Students must have good working knowledge of their sewing machine
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. Some materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £4.00, payable to the tutor during the course. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Your tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments for materials in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book
Please Bring With You
- Sewing machine with drop feed and darning or embroidery foot
- Black, grey and neutral machine thread
- Spare machine needles
- Scissors
- Pen and notebook
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.