Free motion and machine embroidery courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Free-machine embroidery is a fun and creative way of ‘drawing’ with your sewing machine.

 During my workshop’s I will show you how to set up your machine for free-machine embroidery, how to stretch fabric onto an embroidery hoop, and how to practise drawing with your sewing machine.
 At the start of the workshop I do a short demonstration of the techniques I teach using my Bernina sewing machine.

 Suitable for complete beginners, those who haven’t used a sewing machine before or experienced sewers who would like to refresh their skills.

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Felting and free motion machine embroidery workshops. Learn how to create watercolours in wool! Crafts in the Valley offers textile and fused glass workshops at the Creative Chameleon Studio in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire. Full day workshops start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 4.00pm. In this full day workshop you will have the opportunity to experiment with a range of textiles skills including wet felting, needle felting, hand embroidery and free motion machine embroidery. By the end of the day you will have created a beautiful piece...

In this workshop you will learn how to hoop up your fabric and set your machine up ready to create wonderfully wobbly lines. You’ll then get to grips with using your machine without feed dogs, ‘drawing’ with your machine and adding splashes of colour with fabrics. By the end of the class you’ll have a selection of sample pieces and have created your very own framed card to take away. You will learn how to: * Set your machine up ready for freehand machine embroidery * What Tools are required...

In this fun and inspiring workshop, you will learn how to really make the most of a sewing machine, using it to 'draw' and create a set of unique stitched samples. You have the choice of working from your own images (drawings and/or photos) or from some of mine. As the course is run for no more than 2 or 3 people at a time, it can be tailored very much to individual needs and requirements. By the end of the day you will have: - Learnt how to set...

In this fun and inspiring workshop, you will learn how to really make the most of a sewing machine, using it to create a diverse set of samples and images with a range of visual effects, from 'drawn' to decorative. You can work from your own images (drawings and/or photos) or from some of mine. As the course is run for no more than 2 or 3 people at a time, it can be tailored very much to individual needs and requirements. By the end of the 2 days you...

Weekly creative embroidery classes on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 10 am - 12.30 pm. Run by myself Dawn Ireland, a practising artist with over 25 years of experience working in textiles, mixed media, machine and hand embroidery. All my classes are relaxed and friendly and provide an opportunity to be creative, inspired and meet other like-minded people. Working at your own pace I will be on hand to guide and support you throughout the day. You are welcome to bring along your own project to work on, and/or try...

Free-machine embroidery has been described by Kirsty Allsopp as ‘the crack cocaine of the crafting world!’ and we have to agree – it is very addictive! Sarah’s workshop will introduce you to this fascinating art form – it can be described as drawing with your sewing machine. You will learn how to set up a sewing machine ready for free-machine embroidery and can have fun practising doodling and ‘writing’ onto fabric. Once you have mastered the basics, you will design and create your own framed textile picture using free-machine embroidery...