Embroidery for Improvers ¦ 10 weeks

Monday: Embroidery for Improvers 

Time: 7.30pm-8.45pm 

Start: 11.09.23 

Duration: **10 weeks** (no class on the 30.10.23)

Materials Fee: 15 euro is payable, in cash, to the tutor on the first day of the course. 

Notes: All courses are subject to a minimum number in order to proceed. In the event that a course is oversubscribed, places will be offered on a first-booked, first-served basis and a waiting list will then be created. You will be contacted in this event.

This course is for those who have a little experience stitching, and would like to try some new techniques. Techniques covered will include blackwork, ribbon-work, Mountmellick embroidery and more.

As well as learning the stitches involved in each technique, we will look at the history and traditional designs associated with each one. We will be using a wide range of materials to cover each of these techniques. These materials can be purchased from Alice at the first class at a cost of €15.

Week 1- Introduction to techniques and samples

Week 2- Blackwork – basics of counted stitches

Week 3- Blackwork – shading

Week 4- Ribbonwork – flowers (woven wheel, gathered)

Week 5- Ribbonwork – french knots, ribbon stitch

Week 6- Mountmellick – knotted stitches (knotted stem, coral knot, Palestrina)

Week 7- Mountmellick – padded satin, mountmellick stitch

Week 8- Needleweaving – basic even, double, uneven

Week 9- Needleweaving – more complex patterns

Week 10- finishing samples and where to go from here