‘Mixed Media Triptych’ – Machine Embroidery Summer Course ’26

£200

This three day course is designed to take participants through a series of innovative techniques using a multitude of different materials all brought together with free-motion embroidery.  The course covers illustration, composition, & painting techniques . We will work directly from your favourite flowers – and study their structure before creating your own to be incorporated into the composition .

Description

This year I have extended this course across three days – allowing more time for creating the flowers and leaves on the final day.

We will spend the first day working with Koh i noor inks and various other paints and metallic wax to produce a textural background with lens tissue, papers and string before on the second day, stitching into your designs using your floral pictures as a design source. You will be taken through a series of steps to create the triptych using sheers and stitch to link all the pieces. On the second day I will show you how I further stitch into the piece accenting some of the flowers and leaves . We will begin to create 3d elements to add to your piece -flower heads and leaves are created using such methods as water soluble in a hoop.  The third day will be slightly shorter , finishing at 3pm but it will be a busy morning spent stitching and working on each panel with demonstrations by me throughout.

This course is suitable for those with experience of free machine embroidery and is ideal for those who are excited about creating structural textiles in their work.

We will make time on the third day to talk about mounting and framing your A3 artwork.

If you have done this course before and would like to work with garden birds as your inspiration – great ! Just let me know prior to booking.

*If you are looking for hotel /B&B accommodation nearby email me for suggestions that we use regularly.

 

Additional information

skill level

Suitable for those with a machine embroidery background.

Times:

10am-4pm (last day -3pm)

Dates:

29th, 30th, 31st July 2026

Requirements:

£7 to cover materials

A variety of paint brushes to inc an old one inch one for gluing as well as more finer one for detail. Bring what you have.
A koh i noor palette available from Amazon.
Lumiere paints or metallic acrylics –  if you have them.
Sketchbook and HB pencil.

Treasure gold /Pebeo gold rub on (in brass) or rub ons if you have some.
A heat gun – one between two is fine.
A soldering tool – one between two is fine.

If possible bring a couple of your chosen flowers – also..
A4 pics of your chosen flowers with backgrounds. Long stemmed flowers are a good choice as you will be using string to suggest the stems and scrim for foliage. Bring a choice of pics and we will choose on the day if unsure. Country living mag is always a good source or google images! Send me pics if you are unsure.
Scrim if you have some.

White Piping cord in various widths and / or string in various widths.
Your machine with:
Extension table if required.
Free machine embroidery foot.
General sewing kit to inc metallic needle and spare bobbins.
Variety of machine embroidery threads in your flower colours.
A machine embroidery hoop – if you have one. I have several to borrow.

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