Craft Tag: Machine Embroidery

FREE MOTION CUSHION COVER with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Sunday 14.00pm

2-hour workshop ā€“ cost Ā£36.00

Join Kerrie Padmore from Living in Loveliness and immerse yourself in the art of raw edge appliquƩ and free motion embroidery. Create a gorgeous floral design, with beautiful fabric remnants, play with fun techniques, and enjoy learning new skills.

You will leave the workshop with a stunning cushion cover, ready to fit a 40cm (16in) cushion pad. Please note – the cushion pad is not provided in this class.

This hands-on session is perfect for those looking to enhance their sewing skills and create a beautiful cushion.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is not suitable for children under 16 years. Some prior use of a sewing machine would be beneficial.

Meet the Tutor

Kerrie Padmore

Since launching ā€˜Living In Lovelinessā€™ 11 years ago, Kerrieā€™s passion for teaching and super-cute fabrics has blossomed and grown. With sewing classes and sewing retreats from beginners to the more advanced sewers, plus her fabulous range of sewing patterns.

Kerrieā€™s passion lies in bringing people together in workshops through their shared joy of sewing, and she looks forward to welcoming you to her wonderful world of ā€˜Living in Lovelinessā€™ at the Farnborough Creative Craft and Stitching Show.

FREE MOTION CUSHION COVER with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Saturday 12.15pm

2-hour workshop ā€“ cost Ā£36.00

Join Kerrie Padmore from Living in Loveliness and immerse yourself in the art of raw edge appliquƩ and free motion embroidery. Create a gorgeous floral design, with beautiful fabric remnants, play with fun techniques, and enjoy learning new skills.

You will leave the workshop with a stunning cushion cover, ready to fit a 40cm (16in) cushion pad. Please note – the cushion pad is not provided in this class.

This hands-on session is perfect for those looking to enhance their sewing skills and create a beautiful cushion.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is not suitable for children under 16 years. Some prior use of a sewing machine would be beneficial.

Meet the Tutor

Kerrie Padmore

Since launching ā€˜Living In Lovelinessā€™ 11 years ago, Kerrieā€™s passion for teaching and super-cute fabrics has blossomed and grown. With sewing classes and sewing retreats from beginners to the more advanced sewers, plus her fabulous range of sewing patterns.

Kerrieā€™s passion lies in bringing people together in workshops through their shared joy of sewing, and she looks forward to welcoming you to her wonderful world of ā€˜Living in Lovelinessā€™ at the Farnborough Creative Craft and Stitching Show.

WILDFLOWER FABRIC COLLAGE with Yvonne Pratt – Sunday 12.15pm

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Learn how to machine embroider a wildflower fabric collage.

Yvonne will share tips and techniques on how to create your very own fabric art collage. Learn how to create your piece using, a ready hand painted base to work on, hand dyed fabrics, hand printed fabrics, voile netting fabric, ribbon and simplistic embroidery stitches, then lastly adding embellishments to pull the scenic fabric collage together.

During the workshop you will learn how to build your collage, then using the sewing machine to machine embroider your fabrics and wildflower design onto the prepared base. 

The workshop kit provided includes a handbook with full instructions to create your wildflower fabric collage, hand-painted base, fabrics, threads, ribbon, handmade buttons, needles and thimble.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is great for beginners or intermediate level sewers over the age of 16

Meet the Tutor

Yvonne Pratt

Yvonne is a contemporary textile artist based in Norfolk, England. Having always been a creative person with a love for drawing and using texture to create art, it was not until later in life through taking on a BA(Hon) degree in Textiles Design and then, a Masters in contemporary craft practice that textiles became a passion.

Having had the privileged of working within education most of her adult life this has allowed Yvonneā€™s skills to be transferred to working as a freelance workshop teacher turning her hand to both hand and free-motion embroidery.

Yvonne is a truly passionate and highly motivated maker who loves to pass, on her knowledge and skills in hand crafted textiles   

POPPY PETALS with Anita Oā€™Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Sunday 10.15am

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Join Anita for this ‘Poppy Petals’ workshop and discover the art of poppy-inspired machine embroidery.

Learn to transfer your designs onto fabric and prepare them for free motion embroidery.

Guided by Anita you’ll create stunning 3D elements using organza fabrics and master free-motion machine stitching techniques.

Advisory Note:

Perfect for both seasoned embroiderers and beginners, over the age of 16.

Meet the Tutor

Anita Oā€™Neill

Anita is a textile artist and tutor based in West Norfolk, specializing in mixed media textile art and free motion embroidery. Anita loves sharing her passion through teaching and exhibiting at UK textile events and in her local county of Norfolk.

POPPY PETALS with Anita Oā€™Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Friday 14.15pm

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25

Join Anita for this ‘Poppy Petals’ workshop and discover the art of poppy-inspired machine embroidery.

Learn to transfer your designs onto fabric and prepare them for free motion embroidery.

Guided by Anita you’ll create stunning 3D elements using organza fabrics and master free-motion machine stitching techniques.

Advisory Note:

Perfect for both seasoned embroiderers and beginners, over the age of 16.

Meet the Tutor

Anita Oā€™Neill

Anita is a textile artist and tutor based in West Norfolk, specializing in mixed media textile art and free motion embroidery. Anita loves sharing her passion through teaching and exhibiting at UK textile events and in her local county of Norfolk.

POPPY PETALS with Anita Oā€™Neill, Eau Brink Studio – Saturday 12.15pm

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Join Anita for this ‘Poppy Petals’ workshop and discover the art of poppy-inspired machine embroidery.

Learn to transfer your designs onto fabric and prepare them for free motion embroidery.

Guided by Anita you’ll create stunning 3D elements using organza fabrics and master free-motion machine stitching techniques.

Advisory Note:

Perfect for both seasoned embroiderers and beginners, over the age of 16.

Meet the Tutor

Anita Oā€™Neill

Anita is a textile artist and tutor based in West Norfolk, specializing in mixed media textile art and free motion embroidery. Anita loves sharing her passion through teaching and exhibiting at UK textile events and in her local county of Norfolk.

DRAWING AND CRAFTING WITH YOUR SEWING MACHINE with SarahB – Friday 12.15pm

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Learn and build your confidence using the skill of free-machine embroidery with SarahB. On this workshop you have the option of creating a textile art piece or an embellished zip-pouch bag.

This workshop begins by sewing with dark thread just as Sarah does when stitching her embroideries. Colour can be included in your creation by your choice of cloth, by adding coloured thread later or by including a brightly coloured zip and zip-tab… depending on what you choose to make.

Please note if you decide to create a textile art piece, then the frame is not provided in the cost of this class.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is suitable for all sewing abilities over the age of 14, but under 16ā€™s must be accompanied by an adult.

Meet the Tutor

SarahB

SarahB is a ā€˜conscious-led creativeā€™ as sustainability, eco-friendly materials and invention form the basis of her work. She is a member of MAKE Southwest and has one of her environmentally friendly fashion accessories in The Museum of Design in Plastics. With huge experience of working with textiles, students enjoy the benefits of all the knowledge Sarah shares when she teaches.

DRAWING AND CRAFTING WITH YOUR SEWING MACHINE with SarahB – Saturday 10.15am

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Learn and build your confidence using the skill of free-machine embroidery with SarahB. On this workshop you have the option of creating a textile art piece or an embellished zip-pouch bag.

This workshop begins by sewing with dark thread just as Sarah does when stitching her embroideries. Colour can be included in your creation by your choice of cloth, by adding coloured thread later or by including a brightly coloured zip and zip-tab… depending on what you choose to make.

Please note if you decide to create a textile art piece, then the frame is not provided in the cost of this class.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is suitable for all sewing abilities over the age of 14, but under 16ā€™s must be accompanied by an adult.

Meet the Tutor

SarahB

SarahB is a ā€˜conscious-led creativeā€™ as sustainability, eco-friendly materials and invention form the basis of her work. She is a member of MAKE Southwest and has one of her environmentally friendly fashion accessories in The Museum of Design in Plastics. With huge experience of working with textiles, students enjoy the benefits of all the knowledge Sarah shares when she teaches.

FREE MOTION CUSHION COVER with Kerrie Padmore, Living in Loveliness – Friday 10.15am

2-hour workshop ā€“ cost Ā£36.00

Join Kerrie Padmore from Living in Loveliness and immerse yourself in the art of raw edge appliquƩ and free motion embroidery. Create a gorgeous floral design, with beautiful fabric remnants, play with fun techniques, and enjoy learning new skills.

You will leave the workshop with a stunning cushion cover, ready to fit a 40cm (16in) cushion pad. Please note – the cushion pad is not provided in this class.

This hands-on session is perfect for those looking to enhance their sewing skills and create a beautiful cushion.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is not suitable for children under 16 years. Some prior use of a sewing machine would be beneficial.

Meet the Tutor

Kerrie Padmore

Since launching ā€˜Living In Lovelinessā€™ 11 years ago, Kerrieā€™s passion for teaching and super-cute fabrics has blossomed and grown. With sewing classes and sewing retreats from beginners to the more advanced sewers, plus her fabulous range of sewing patterns.

Kerrieā€™s passion lies in bringing people together in workshops through their shared joy of sewing, and she looks forward to welcoming you to her wonderful world of ā€˜Living in Lovelinessā€™ at the Farnborough Creative Craft and Stitching Show.

WILDFLOWER FABRIC COLLAGE with Yvonne Pratt – Saturday 14.15pm

90-minute workshop ā€“ cost Ā£25.00

Learn how to machine embroider a wildflower fabric collage.

Yvonne will share tips and techniques on how to create your very own fabric art collage. Learn how to create your piece using, a ready hand painted base to work on, hand dyed fabrics, hand printed fabrics, voile netting fabric, ribbon and simplistic embroidery stitches, then lastly adding embellishments to pull the scenic fabric collage together.

During the workshop you will learn how to build your collage, then using the sewing machine to machine embroider your fabrics and wildflower design onto the prepared base. 

The workshop kit provided includes a handbook with full instructions to create your wildflower fabric collage, hand-painted base, fabrics, threads, ribbon, handmade buttons, needles and thimble.

Advisory Note:

This workshop is great for beginners or intermediate level sewers over the age of 16.

Meet the Tutor

Yvonne Pratt

Yvonne is a contemporary textile artist based in Norfolk, England. Having always been a creative person with a love for drawing and using texture to create art, it was not until later in life through taking on a BA(Hon) degree in Textiles Design and then, a Masters in contemporary craft practice that textiles became a passion.

Having had the privileged of working within education most of her adult life this has allowed Yvonneā€™s skills to be transferred to working as a freelance workshop teacher turning her hand to both hand and free-motion embroidery.

Yvonne is a truly passionate and highly motivated maker who loves to pass, on her knowledge and skills in hand crafted textiles