THE LIVING THREADS GROUP SUMMER 2018 Workshops
We are pleased to offer the following courses at the Risley Village Memorial Hall,
The courses are usually suitable for beginners and those with experience, unless specifically stated.
See also our website www.livingthreadstextileartists.com
Courses marked with a * require a sewing machine [sometimes optional]
Monday 23rd July 2018
a. 1 Jelly Roll Bargello*
Have you heard of a Bargello Quilt? Waves, peaks, curves, move across a Bargello quilt in colourful patterns. It looks very complicated but it is surprisingly easy to make, if you can sew a straight seam, you can do this. We will use a pre-cut Jelly Roll or fabric from your stash to make this exciting lap quilt with ease! Finished size with borders approx. 36” x 48”. Straight machine sewing, but some experience with a rotary cutter & rulers will be useful.
Tutor: Gilli Theokritoff
b. 2 Winged Wonders
Up-cycle your fabric & paper scraps to form fantasy insects. Taking inspiration from a selection of samples on the day & working with a variety of patterns, you will stitch, glue, bond, bead & wax your materials to create unique butterflies & moths to frame.
Tutor: Jane Marrows
Tuesday 24th July 2018
a. 3 Colourful Crazy Collage
Using wool felts, patterned fabrics, printed images & text, with the occasional bit of block printing, we will create a contemporary collage, then embellish with stitch, lace, ribbons & buttons to form a gorgeous textural panel, suitable to be mounted, framed, or as a panel in a bag or cushion.
Hand stitching, suitable for all abilities.
Tutor: Gilli Theokritoff
b. 4 Foxy
Using felted wool & tweed fabrics, so lovely to stitch into, sew a small 9x9inch cushion featuring a charming fox motif. Add a few flowers & a little name tag. An easy project with a good introduction to hand embroidery .
Tutor: Janet Humphrey
Wednesday 25th July 2018
a. 5 Little Miss Muffet Sat on a Tuffet*
You have probably seen these footstools sold as kits or highly priced workshops. Here is your chance to make a Tuffet from just five Fat Quarters or a Jelly Roll, in one day. Kits will include foam, wadding, board, centre button & legs at a very reasonable £65, paid to the tutor on the day. No complicated cutting & sewing, just straight seams . No upholstery experienced needed, you will go home with a fabulous piece of furniture by the end of the workshop! We will be using upholstery equipment such as staple guns, so you need strong hands.
Sewing machine required. Suitable for abilities.
Tutor: Gilli Theokritoff
b. 6 Cathedral Window Patchwork*
Learn the method of making a cathedral window block by machine. Machining speeds up the process, but there is still a lot of hand stitching. After making a small unit of cathedral window based on a square, you can then make a small item such as a specs case, Christmas tree decoration, pin cushion, or start a cushion cover. Another option is to try a different shaped cathedral window such as a rectangle. There will also be ideas for decorative finishes. Templates will be supplied.
Tutor: Greta Fitchett
Thursday 26th July 2018
a. 7 Floribunda*
Create this bright & beautiful wet-felted cushion cover from natural wool & silk fibres. You will make a selection of pre-felts on the day & collage them together to form a delightful flower, using on-lay techniques. You may finish your piece with hand or machine stitch & beading.
Tutor: Jane Marrows
b. 8 Ravishing Rosettes
You may be aware of the popularity of English Paper Piecing [EPP], which has come a long way from the paper & fabric hexagons of our childhoods. Lots of modern methods to speed up the
process, really interesting fabrics & colours, some “fussy cutting” & interesting arrangements make this an absorbing, exciting & easy project. Using pre-cut paper templates we will create fabulous patterned circles which can be appliqued onto a background or incorporated into quilts & other projects. Hand stitching, suitable for all abilities.
Tutor: Gilli Theokritoff
Wednesday 1st August 2018
a. 9 Machine Stitched Textures*
The morning will be spent creating a “new” fabric. Torn fabric & lace are attached to a background fabric with free machine embroidery. More decoration is then added with set machine patterns, couching & hand stitching. During the afternoon the embroidered fabric will be used on a small project. It works well as both applique & patchwork. There is a choice of project ideas including applique on a quilted book wrap, feature squares in cathedral window units, a small padded heart shape, & as a foundation for Inchies.
Instructions and templates will be available for all of the ideas.
Tutor Greta Fitchett
b.10 Garden Book
A simple” concertina folded “ book made from cotton rag paper (khadi) with a garden theme featuring tiny 3D wired birds & flowers. Using fabric scraps, paper ephemera, lace, ribbons etc. Then embellish with hand embroidery. Bring paint & related printing blocks too for further decoration.
Tutor: Janet Humphrey
Saturday 4th August 2018
a.11 Indigo Dyeing with Shibori
Enjoy a day using the Japanese Shibori technique & learn how to make an Indigo Dye Vat to create a range of wonderful blue & white patterned fabric & threads. Dye Vats will be prepared & whilst this is resting before use, students will stitch, fold & prepare fabrics & threads for dyeing. It is this careful preparation of the stitched pieces of fabric which create the range of patterns. The actual dyeing process does not take long. Drying, washing & finishing advice will be given at the end of the day. Those taking part can bring their own natural fabrics & threads to use, or some will be available to buy on the day.
Tutor: Pam Keeling
b.12 Teal Rhapsody
Learn how to create this eye catching bracelet made out of components embellished with crystals & seed beads in beautiful colours. You will have fun creating this bracelet using different beading techniques in your own colour combinations. A rewarding & fun workshop!
Tutor will bring kits for sale as well as all the materials necessary to create this beautiful piece.
Tutor: Patty McCourt
Sunday 5th August 2018
a.13 Dyeing to be Different
OK so due to popular demand Viv is returning with dyeing in a cat litter tray….
Rich, luscious colours or, cool, subtle shades with unique patterns & styles exactly as you desire without paying a fortune! Viv will show you how to create stunning fabrics with virtually no mess. Procion/ cotton dyeing in a tray.
Tutor: Viv Denscombe
b.14 Hawaii meets Mola
Make a striking square with a Hawaiian monstera leaf motif with the addition of an extra layer of
reverse appliqué. You can choose the subtlety of three shades of the same colour or go for
strong contrasts. The unit can be used for embellishing a bag / cushion etc. or repeated to make
a beautiful quilt. The square measures 10.5 inches. Only hand sewing required.
Tutor: Annie Nicholl
Monday 6th August 2018
a.15 Paperworks*
Create interesting & unusual surfaces for stitch from a range of paper oddments. Combine with silk fibres, threads & sheer fabrics. Embellish with metallic & pearlescent paints, gilding wax & foils. Add surface stitch, by hand or machine. An experimental day, but a piece ready for framing can also be created.
Tutor: Jane Marrows
a.16 Patterns to Stitch
A day where a simple design exercise will be used to create a pattern suitable for applique,
patchwork or creative stitchery, or a combination of any two. We will start with a picture or photograph of your choice, where the colours of the image are the ones you wish to work with. For best results it is preferable to start with a landscape or garden image. Calendar images tend to work very well. If you can trace, then you can create your own pattern to stitch, whichever technique you choose to take it into.
For best results, it is preferable patchwork or creative stitchery, or a combination of any two. Guidance will be given every step of the way, not only to create the pattern, but also how to take it through to the fabric & thread stage.
Tutor: Pam Keeling
Tuesday 7th August 2018
a.17 Landscapes*
Colour a selection of fabrics, muslins, sheers, silks, cottons etc. along with newspapers & magazines & and when they are dry, rip & assemble a small landscape to embellish with lace scraps & ribbons. Add stitch with hand /machine or both if you prefer.
Tutor: Janet Humphrey
b.18 Bobbin Lace for all
A range of small projects for all levels of experience, with complete beginners working a bookmark, through to motifs for experienced lacemakers.
Equipment & materials will be provided for complete beginners.
Tutor: Louise West
Wednesday 8th August 2018
a.19 Getting to know you2
Following on from the success of the Spring Class, here is the opportunity to extend your basic machine skills further, through a variety of stitch mini-projects, including free-machine embroidery & using twin needles. There will also be time to make a small bag on the day using your new techniques. Suitable for those with some basic machine knowledge & anyone who attended the previous class.
Tutor; Jane Marrows
b.20 To be arranged
Friday 10th August 2018
a.21 To be arranged
b.22 To be arranged
Saturday 11th August 2018
a.23 Silk Scarf*
Based on Macclesfield silk scarves from the last century. We will make a slender scarf & using simple embroidery stitches but with a modern twist, embellish the ends of the scarf to create a beautiful fashion accessory you will love to wear. The finished scarf measures 7 x 50 inches & is double. Sewing machine required to sew back & front together. Hand embroidery.
Tutor: Annie Nicoll
Saturday 11th August 2018
b.24 Scarlet Beaded Bead Necklace
Get creative & learn to make beaded beads using seed beads. An enjoyable project in which you combine off loom stitches & at the same time play with colour. Come & join us for a fun & relaxing day! Tutor will have kits & all the materials available for students to purchase at very reasonable prices.
Tutor: Patty McCourt
Sunday 12th August 2018
a.25 To be arranged
b.26 To be arranged
Please note the “To be arranged” dates may be used for repeat of courses.
Please send £30 fee for each day course and a stamped addressed envelope for further details of the course and the materials required.
It is not necessary to have one SAE per course unless multi bookings make the envelope too thick to go through GPO regulations and will delay bookings.
Cheques should be made out to “The Living Threads Group” and ONE cheque per course if possible.
THIS IS HELPFUL FOR ADMINISTRATION!
Cheques are sent to the Treasurer at the end of each programme.
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE TAKING POSTAL BOOKINGS ONLY [enquiries can be made through e-mails & places reserved for 7 days – until the paperwork is received].
Bookings cancelled less than 2 weeks from the date of the course cannot be refunded & any cancellations prior to this will retain 25% as a booking fee. Places will only be confirmed on receipt of payment, when lists of materials will be sent.
Should we have to cancel you will receive a full refund.
All courses assemble at 9.45 am, start at 10.00 am, and finish at 4.00 p.m. There will be opportunity to see the work of the alternative course at the end of/during the day. All tutors are experienced and members of the Living Threads Group. We hope you will find the above courses tempting as usual and look forward to another enjoyable time together.
New students when booking please ask for a map of directions if necessary. For those with Sat Nav = DE72 3SU
More improvements have been made to the Risley Village Hall which have enriched our enjoyment of our courses.
Plenty of parking , a new car park, & on a bus route Nottingham to Derby.
Do not delay booking for this programme to avoid disappointments. You can check vacancies by email first if you wish.
Bookings will be held for 7 days, pending the paperwork..
PLEASE SEND REQUESTS FOR PLACES TO:
Pauline Barke
57 Rushy Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham NG10 5NN
Telephone 0115 939 7112 but better e-mail at … p.barke@btinternet.com
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