Course Suitability: Suitable for all

Maximum Participants: 12

Course Description:

Do you want to create one of your own designs and translate it into a picture using Richard’s well known technique which combines fabric collage with both machine and hand embroidery? Then this is your course!

Under Richard’s careful guidance you will be supplied with a learning pack at the start of course and he will teach you how to progress through it step by step. Once you have experienced the process you will be able to start interpreting northbound designs in this way with the materials which you will need to bring with you.

Materials Required:

• A selection of coloured photographs and magazine pictures which will act as your guide and inspiration. Choose uncomplicated images with clear distinctions of colours and tonal values.
• A sheet of tracing paper.
• Sellotape.
• Two pairs of scissors: one for paper, the other for fabric.
• A small jar or PVA.
• A small brush for the adhesive.
• One square metre  ( approximately ) of hessian in any colour.
• Lots of scraps of all kinds of fabric sorted in reds, pinks, yellows, oranges, blues, purples, greens, brown, greys, whites, blacks and multicoloured.
• An electric sewing machine with which you are familiar and possesses a darning foot, sometimes known as a free motion foot.
  • Please note that this foot is crucial. If you have not used one before, try to practise with it beforehand so that you will be comfortable doing free machine embroidery during the course itself .
• 90 or 100 sized sewing machine needles.
• Machine sewing and machine embroidery threads in the same colours as above.
• Hand sewing yarns and threads in the same colours as above.
• Some coloured pencils.
• A large-eyed, sharp pointed needle ( e.g. a yarn darner ).

About the artist: 

Richard has been working as a painter and textile artist for over 60 years. He has written seven books about the subject and continues to encourage everyone to enjoy being creative in these disciplines.

Places are on a first come first basis.

To secure your place on this course a £25 non-refundable deposit is required.

All courses are £59 per day for members, £75 for non-members.