We’ll teach you how to use an embroidery foot and hoop to 'draw' with stitches on your sewing machine and create embroidered works of art. Then decorate a calico bag and transfer your design with the help of textile artist Michelle Barnard.
What on earth is free machine embroidery you ask? Well it’s time to get creative rather than functional with a sewing machine and use your needle to draw.
We’ll teach you how to use an embroidery foot and hoop to 'draw' with stitches on your sewing machine and create embroidered works of art. Then decorate a calico bag and transfer your design with the help of textile artist Michelle Barnard.
Delve into our enormous stash of fabrics and using the art of appliqué, sew layers of fabric to form a design and add texture. Add your own creative flair by using contrasting coloured threads, making a truly personal piece of work!
Once you’re confident you can use this fun and relaxed way of sewing to breathe new life into anything from tops to tea towels. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or for those looking to refresh their skills. Based at a Home Studio in Chorlton with a small class size.
Ministry of Craft has been teaching Manchester to sew and craft since 2008. With locations in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Chorlton and Eccles, the Ministry tutors teach a huge variety of fun, friendly and sociable workshops for all tastes and abilities.
From Sewing to Screen Printing our workshops are comprehensive, affordable and most importantly FUN! Ministry of Craft tutors are all highly skilled, patient and down to earth and our customers leave with bags of skills as well as amazing handmade products to show off to their friends.
This workshop combines a range of skills and offers you the chance to make a book cushion or handbag (made from quilt blocks). You will learn to combine the skills of embroidery, applique and editing.
Not artistic? No sewing experience? No problem! This fun, versatile technique has no rules and knows no boundaries, you are free to create with it as you fancy. Learn to use your sewing machine to create works of art.
Gain a higher standard in your hand embroidery with the RSN Certificate and Diploma in Technical Hand Embroidery course (C&D). We teach our C&D course both Onsite and Online.
In this 3 hour workshop you will be taught how to set up a sewing machine ready for free-machine embroidery, have a go at doodling with the machine and then design and make your own framed textile picture to take home. Cost includes all tuition, materials & equipment & tea/coffee.
Explore 3-Dimensional Stumpwork stitchery, to create exciting off-the-surface wired, padded and embellished embroideries with applications to fashion, interiors, storytelling and art textiles
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