Name: Create a needlefelted landscape
Price: 35 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lancashire

Manchester

leeds

york

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Searching for a satisfying and relaxing team-building activity or unique hen-do idea? Come and make your very own work of textile art guided by talented teacher Stephie from Hoop & Fred.

This workshop will take you right through designing your abstract embroidery design to the stitches you’ll need to complete your own 6-inch hoop. No drawing, designing or stitching experience is necessary. This class is all about having fun with a new hobby.

We start off with some mindful doodling techniques before moving on to learning five basic embroidery stitches. Stephie will guide you through every step of the way, and you'll be provided with everything you need, including, fabric, thread, needle and of course the all-important hoop!

If you need help finding a suitable venue for your fun group activity, I have several venues in Manchester that I regularly work with and can help organise space for the workshop if needed.
What you'll get
A choice of cotton thread.
6-inch hoop.
9-inch cotton calico fabric.
2x needles.
Access to an online stitch guide so that you can continue your stitching journey at home
What to bringNo need to bring anything with you, all materials provided! Suitable for
This class is perfect for beginners - no prior experience is needed.

Hoop & Fred

Embroidery

A mindful embroidery workshop by Manchester embroidery artist Hoop & Fred! The perfect wholesome activity for a hen do, work event, or community get together!

Mindful Embroidery Workshop - One Stitch at a time

General Admission

Stockport

Venue: JANOME UK TRAINING CENTRE, Stockport, SK6 2SP
Date:  Tuesday 5th August
Time: 9.30 - 15.30
FEE: £ 100



"Small Worlds" Mixed Media Textiles Workshop
An Inspiring Practical Day Learning and practicing with Textiles Artist NIKKI PARMENTER

This pop-up workshop is open to anyone interested in creative textiles. A full day spent with the amazing Nikki Parmenter learning how she develops and creates her wonderful, imaginative artworks and how you can easily do this yourself or with your students :)





'Small Worlds' Mixed Media Textiles Workshop

Create a fantastic "Small World" similar to the one shown, using fused fabric, free machine embroidery and mixed media. 
Join Nikki Parmenter to make a fabulous fused fabric flower, bird, fish, butterfly, elephant or frog. This will be thread painted and padded. Make a circular "environment" for your creature to be displayed in using an inspiring array of materials from which you will fashion leaves, flowers, corals and seaweed. There will be an emphasis on colour and composition, and each participant will receive individual guidance on these formal elements. A string of LED lights will provide a final flourish!




WHAT YOU WILL DO:
1. Experiment with a wide range of exciting media including repurposed materials, fabric manipulation, collage, and wrapping.
2. Improve your free machine embroidery techniques and learn how to transfer a drawing onto a piece of fused fabric.
3. Develop your skills in the creation of a cohesive composition with a well considered colour scheme.
4. Gain the confidence to apply the techniques that you have covered on the course to your own chosen subject matter. 

Materials Provided

All the equipment you need are provided including some materials: 
Felt / fabrics / netting / safety eye / templates / embellishments / funky foam / wire ring / LED lights / embellishments.

Materials to Bring

You will need to bring a selection of batrik style cotton fabrics to wrap around the wire rings (which are provided); some padding/wadding and some pieces of patterned and plain fabrics (12 inch square) for the background.




This course is aimed at anyone interested in learning new techniques from the artist herself. It is particularly useful for textile and art teachers who are either new to teaching GCSE/A Level Art & Design or those who want to add to their resources by spending a whole day developing exciting new ideas and skills.

Using new techniques and skills to create exciting, quick and easily achieved textile art.
Practical and cheap resources, including using scraps and recycled materials, make this a fun and cheap option in class, that also covers sustainability.
How to develop ideas through themes to end products.
Learn and practice new and exciting skills that will enhance your teaching
Develop learning from KS3, creating independent, confident and enthusiastic learners at KS4/5.
Practice taking these techniques through the development and refining process




What is special about the Nikki Parmenter textiles skills course?
This textiles techniques face-to-face course is an experience that delivers textiles skills, knowledge and understanding. It is a great learning environment which allows you to gain new skills and techniques, showing how these can be incorporated in lesson plans and delivered in a fun, inspiring and engaging way. You can ask questions direct to the course developer/leader, practice skills, create a sketchbook resource for the classroom and network with other teachers.



Course Developer and Leader: NIKKI PARMENTER
NIKKI PARMENTER has a BA First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art and an MA. She taught Art full time at Poynton High School, leaving in 2016 to pursue a career in textiles and education.
Based in Cheshire, Nikki's specialises in mixed media / textile artist specialising in large scale pieces incorporating free machine embroidery. She takes her inspiration from a variety of sources and is particularly interested in the way in which ancient societies created a series of visual symbols to represent the things which were important to them. She investigates myth and legend and draws parallels between societies, showing that although many people have different beliefs we are all united by visual iconography.
Nikki has done many workshops in schools and for Textiles Skills Cente, as well as Tea 'N Chat events looking at her work and demoing techniques.
She has exhibited widely both in group and solo shows both in the UK and abroad and has published articles in a number of publications. She also features in Kim Thittichai's book, 'Experimental Textiles' and has won prizes at The Ferens Open, The Potteries Open and the Grosvenor Open Exhibitions.



WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT TSC EVENTS:
'Superb day - so inspirational! So much covered and a LOT of new skills learnt. Thanks!!' Jessie L.
'Loads of info which was GREAT. All really useful & relevant. Brilliant starting point for newish Art & Design teacher. Thank you so much.' Rebecca F.
'A great course with lots of hands-on sampling. Great idea to hold it in a school which is much more realistic than an outside venue, gives ideas on taking creative inspiration back to the classroom'.
'Fantastic day, really useful and applicable to both Art and D&T subjects. Thanks!'







COSTS & BOOKING VIA CADEMY: £ 100 / DAY 

All of the Textile Skills Centre events are ticket only and payable IN ADVANCE. The Textiles Skills Centre uses Cademy to automate the bookings via credit card and invoice/BACS. When you book you will receive by email a booking confirmation with link to invoice and option of online payment. 
PLEASE NOTE your booking confirmation and invoice will be emailed to both the delegate and person purchasing. If you do not receive your ticket it is most commonly caused by typing your email address incorrectly, or it is in your SPAM folder. 
Please check your booking carefully. It is VERY important that if your school is booking this course, your school finance manager needs to give your full name and PERSONAL SCHOOL email, so that we are able to send you joining instructions and further details. If we only receive the ‘school office’ email address, we have found in the past that this delays information getting to you or information is not passed on. 
If you have any queries, please email us at: info@textileskillscentre.com, and include your phone number and/or email so that we can contact you easily.





Textiles Skills Centre

Textiles

Arts & Crafts

Fashion Crafts

An inspiring practical day learning textiles skills with textiles artist Nikki Parmenter.

NIKKI PARMENTER Pop-Up Workshop @ Janome Centre (STOCKPORT)

General admission

Altrincham


In this fun workshop you’ll be making a beautiful felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs.

Debbie will be demonstrating some simple felting and embellishing techniques and showing you how to create your landscape. You can bring a photograph or picture of your favourite landscape, create a scene from your imagination or use one of Debbie’s range of pre-drawn templates. Choose your gorgeous wool fibres and threads to make your own design. Embellish with stitch, beads and threads if you wish and take home your lovely felted landscape picture at the end of the day.

Course level:
This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours making a lovely felted landscape!

What you will learn:
How to set up your space, what equipment and materials you will use and how to prepare your fibre for felting
The essential principles of wet-felting – what types of felting methods there are, what fibres you can felt and how the fibres are used.
How to create a 2D piece of felt, working with colours, layering and pattern.
Adding embellishments.
Finishing your landscape with stitching and other techniques

You will need:
Nothing! Debbie will provide a wide range of coloured fibres, threads and embellishments. All the equipment and materials are also included so just bring yourself!

About the classes
Debbie loves to teach and has been a felter for over 20 years so you'll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks! Debbie's sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and there is plenty of time to ask questions and chat.

About Debbie
Debbie has been a textile artist for over 30 years. Debbie teaches wet and needle-felting, nuno felting and mixed media textiles. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit.

When she's not felting, dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you'll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders' tea. And if you're out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!

Is there anything we can help with?
If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.

DT Craft & Design

Felted Pictures

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Needle Felting

Join Debbie Tomkies for this relaxed, fun workshop in Altrincham. You’ll be making a beautiful needle felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs. Suitable for all levels. 

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