2-hour workshop – cost £36.00
Enjoy the rhythm of free-motion embroidery in this fabulous workshop to create a festive flora and foliage inspired stitched doodle.
Ruth will guide you through your design, offering inspiration and tips on building up your composition and working with free-motion embroidery.
After stitching, enhance your pattern with colour, by layering Inktense pencils onto your design. Finish off by blending the colours together, with a paintbrush and a gel medium.
All materials and equipment provided.
Advisory Note:
Suitable for over 16’s only.
No previous machine embroidery experience is necessary, although some knowledge of using a sewing machine would be useful.
Meet the Tutor
Ruth Parkinson-Johns
Ruth works from her garden studio on the edge of the Cotswolds, creating unique textiles with dyed, painted or printed cloth. These creations are further enhanced with free-motion stitching and hand embroidery. Ruth finds her inspiration in the landscape, flowers, the ever-changing weather and beautiful ocean.
She endeavours to capture the essence of her inspiration, working intuitively from observation, memory and imagination.
In addition to working as an artist, she also is a dedicated educator. Teaching both recreational, accredited (City & Guilds) courses, demonstrating at various events and providing tailored workshops for Art and Textile groups.