Creative Textiles Machine Embroidery
Saturday 17 May 2025 - Darlington
Available spaces
We are thrilled to bring you this new course in creative textiles. This session will allow you to explore a range of creative textile processes using dyes, inks, paints, surfaces and stitch. Taking a mixed-media approach, you will have the opportunity to explore unusual creative combinations to create exciting textile artwork. In this session, you will: Experiment with dyes, inks and paints to create background surfaces. These surfaces will form exciting backgrounds to work on later in the session. Experiment with free-motion embroidery - learn how to use a machine in free-motion mode to create simple linear stitch drawings from your own artwork or using some of our template images. Create a plan for your piece, with the option of exploring repeating pattern and adding paint base layers. Stitch your artwork to your background using free-motion embroidery and optional hand embroidery. Holly will provide you with support and guidance throughout – even if you have never done anything like this before, you will love the experimental approach. Holly has been teaching for over 15 years and can help you to create an artwork to be proud of. All materials and equipment are provided. PPE is provided, but inks and dyes can stain so please wear appropriate clothing. This is an adult course. No experience required. Saturday 17 May 2025 10am - 4pm with Holly Capstick This workshop takes place at: Hummersknott Academy Edinburgh Drive Darlington DL3 8AR All materials provided. Lunch and refreshments are included.
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