Name: Free Motion Embroidery for Christmas
Price: 40 GBP
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Brackley

Learn how to set up your domestic machine for free motion embroidery or drawing with a sewing machine. &nbsp;
Get started with some simple exercises and then practice the technique to develop confidence in free motion stitching.
Design a simple picture and complete a small applique and free motion embroidery picture during the three hour session.If you would rather focus on free motion for quilting we can set up a small quilt sandwich and get started on some regular quilting patterns and motifs.&nbsp;
Please note you will need a sewing machine which is capable of dropping the feed dogs and a darning foot - please call me if you have any question about your machines capability for free motion stitching.
A cuppa and cake will be available to all participants and materials will also be provided.&nbsp;

Learn how to set up your domestic machine for free motion embroidery or drawing with a sewing machine. 
Get started with some simple exercises and then practice the technique to develop confidence in free motion stitching.
Design a simple picture and complete a small applique and free motion embroidery picture during the three hour session.
If you would rather focus on free motion for quilting we can set up a small quilt sandwich and get started on some regular quilting patterns and motifs. 
Please note you will need a sewing machine which is capable of dropping the feed dogs and a darning foot - please call me if you have any question about your machines capability for free motion stitching.
A cuppa and cake will be available to all participants and materials will also be provided. 

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A starting class covering the absolute basics of free motion embroidery with plenty of hints and tips to get your started with this very satisfying technique. 

Free Motion Embroidery / Quilting for Beginners

General admission

Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a sea scape for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish.&nbsp;
The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project.&nbsp;
Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.
What&#39;s included-&nbsp;
Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. &nbsp;Cake and drinks will be provided.
What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along.&nbsp;
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Starting with a photo or perhaps sketching a sea scape for yourself we will cut out pieces of fabric from the Stitching Kitchen Stash and apply them to the background using a combination of iron on adhesive and stitch. Further embellishment using a variety of threads and beads, buttons and sequins can be added using a sewing machine, you can use your machine for standard sewing or free motion as you wish. 
The finished piece can be framed to hang on a wall or incorporated into another project. 
Your tutor will be Hannah, the owner of Stitching Kitchen. She set up the business in 2017 to share her passion and skills in all things involving textiles, fabric and threads. Her courses are relaxed and fun, they are held in her Stitching Kitchen in Brackley, Northants where she provides a range of teas, coffee and homemade cakes.
What's included- 
Full instruction from Hannah is included in the course along with all the materials you need to create your own piece of textile art. The tools and equipment needed will all be available to you. Cake and drinks will be provided.
What to bring - just yourself. Although if you would like to use your own sewing machine please feel free to bring it along. 
 

Arts & Crafts

Join the crafty fun at Stitching Kitchen for a machine Applique workshop, we will use a range of fabrics and embellishments to create a textured picture using a sea scape as inspiration. 

Appliqué Workshop - Seascape - using Sewing Machine

Harriet Riddle is a performance textile artist, join Harriet at Stitching Kitchen for a day of textile art using free machine embroidery. &nbsp;She describes her work:&nbsp;"I transport my sewing machine to public places to draw in stitch. Observing the surroundings and people, I create a narrative of my experience. Using a sewing machine on a train, in a laundrette or by a bus stop, I become a public installation. I empathise with the objects and people: they become caricatures of my imagination as I create their story. The experience I gain from interaction with the environment feeds in to my stitching and enriches the narrative. Snatches of conversation and scraps of material are woven into the piece."During the day you will develop your skills with Free Motion Embroidery. &nbsp;Our aim is to become confident to draw with your sewing machine like a pen. We look at portraits, slap dash applique, magic dissolvable templates, stitched words and story telling.&nbsp;As Harriet will pre-prepare the magic dissolvable templates we will be asking for a subject image ahead of time.&nbsp;To have a successful day you must have a basic understanding of a sewing machine, i.e. how to thread it and wind a bobbin. &nbsp;Ideally bring your own machine or borrow a PFAFF machine from the studio.&nbsp;You can see Harriets work at the Knit and Stitch show in Alexandra Palace in October 2024 when she has a solo exhibition. &nbsp;Alternatively take a look at her website:&nbsp;<a href="https://institchyou.com/index" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://institchyou.com/index</a>As always you will have a warm welcome, teas and coffee through the day and some home made cake. &nbsp;Please bring a packed lunch.

Harriet Riddle is a performance textile artist, join Harriet at Stitching Kitchen for a day of textile art using free machine embroidery. She describes her work: 
"I transport my sewing machine to public places to draw in stitch. Observing the surroundings and people, I create a narrative of my experience. Using a sewing machine on a train, in a laundrette or by a bus stop, I become a public installation.

I empathise with the objects and people: they become caricatures of my imagination as I create their story.

The experience I gain from interaction with the environment feeds in to my stitching and enriches the narrative. Snatches of conversation and scraps of material are woven into the piece."
During the day you will develop your skills with Free Motion Embroidery. Our aim is to become confident to draw with your sewing machine like a pen. We look at portraits, slap dash applique, magic dissolvable templates, stitched words and story telling. 
As Harriet will pre-prepare the magic dissolvable templates we will be asking for a subject image ahead of time. 
To have a successful day you must have a basic understanding of a sewing machine, i.e. how to thread it and wind a bobbin. Ideally bring your own machine or borrow a PFAFF machine from the studio. 
You can see Harriets work at the Knit and Stitch show in Alexandra Palace in October 2024 when she has a solo exhibition. Alternatively take a look at her website: https://institchyou.com/index
As always you will have a warm welcome, teas and coffee through the day and some home made cake. Please bring a packed lunch.

Free Motion & Machine Embroidery

Join performance artist Harriet Riddle for a day of Stitching Portraits at Stitching Kitchen

Learn to stitch a portrait with Harriet Riddle 

General Admission

Get in the festive mood and create some free motion embroidery pictures which you can then use as patches to adorn your home at Christmas, as cushions, on gift bags or as cards. &nbsp;You will learn or be reminded how to set up your domestic machine for free motion embroidery or drawing with a sewing machine. &nbsp;
Get started with some simple exercises and then practice the technique to develop confidence in free motion stitching.
I have a whole heap of Christmas designs and plenty of fabric scraps to cut your appliqu&eacute; shapes from. &nbsp;Once you have settled on a design you can outline and add detail by drawing with your sewing machine, if you are feeling brave you can also add some text to personalise your Christmas design.&nbsp;
Please note you will need a sewing machine which is capable of dropping the feed dogs and a darning foot - please call or message me if you have any question about your machines capability for free motion stitching.
A cuppa and cake will be available to all participants and materials will also be provided.&nbsp;

Get in the festive mood and create some free motion embroidery pictures which you can then use as patches to adorn your home at Christmas, as cushions, on gift bags or as cards. 
You will learn or be reminded how to set up your domestic machine for free motion embroidery or drawing with a sewing machine. 
Get started with some simple exercises and then practice the technique to develop confidence in free motion stitching.
I have a whole heap of Christmas designs and plenty of fabric scraps to cut your appliqué shapes from. Once you have settled on a design you can outline and add detail by drawing with your sewing machine, if you are feeling brave you can also add some text to personalise your Christmas design. 
Please note you will need a sewing machine which is capable of dropping the feed dogs and a darning foot - please call or message me if you have any question about your machines capability for free motion stitching.
A cuppa and cake will be available to all participants and materials will also be provided. 

A Christmas theme free motion embroidery workshop - drawing on the sewing machine to create Christmas themed appliqué designs. 

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