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

More dates will be added in December for next year (Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) Machine embroidery is now such a popular art form and can be done in so many different ways. You will learn several techniques and use fabric and paint during the day. Julie aims to show you many ways that machine embroidery can be used with plenty of examples to inspire you including all the machine embroidered chairs in the studio....

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...

Upon booking this online course I will post out the materials and colour instructions required to make up the Humming Bird Linen Panel with free machine embroidery. The five videos (emailed to you ) will all be accessed anytime from the date of purchase. I will take you through step by step how I approach such a textile project. Participants will achieve a beautiful machine embroidered wall panel designed to go in a 10-inch hand embroidery hoop to be mounted on the wall or within a boxed frame.  In this...

Free motion machine embroidery is a very addictive technique which is becoming very popular. Learn how to draw in stitch using your sewing machine, and take home a finished piece of textile art all ready to hang on your wall. This workshop focuses on producing a piece of work based on the theme of seed heads, grasses and flowers. I will start the day by going through the basic techniques, including how to set up your sewing machine. I will then guide you through the process of choosing your composition,...

NEW in our Botanical Collection of floral inspired embroidery illustrations is 'Cosmos'. A lively little design featuring a fresh collection of blooms in a gorgeous blue and white colour palette. Made from a luxuriously soft linen panel, this pre-printed pattern comes without instructions so the finished product will be completely unique to you. Suitable for hand or machine embroidery, the end result can be framed in a hoop, in a traditional style frame and hung on the wall, or turned into a patchwork bag or cushion. The linen pattern is...

Now teaching free motion embroidery live online! This is a 2 hour introductory course which will teach you all about free motion embroidery by using fabrics, threads and applique. Free motion embroidery is a technique holly specialises in create bespoke pieces with machine embroidery to personalise these. The technique is much like drawing just with a sewing machine. It can be such a fun technique once you've got the hang of it. You will finish your workshop having created many samples and having gained lots of knowledge surrounding this technique.

Work in a small group with qualified textile artist and adult teacher, Helen Moyes The workshop can include: - Painted backgrounds and textile collage - Transfering images to fabric - How to set up the sewing machine for freehand embroidery - Practice at using embroidery hoops to “draw” with the sewing machine. - Learning how to applique - Stitching over applique - Writing in stitches - Using water soluble fabric to create stitched items - Quilting designs - Making designs 3D - Time to be creative with the techniques learned...

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...

This wonderful cushion panel is printed for you to embellish as you choose on a wonderfully soft linen look fabric. It is a joy to stitch and so soft. It washes well but as with all embroidered fabrics, great care should be taken and they should be gently hand washed. The fabric panel is approximately 45cm square and will make the most stunning cushion or even a wall hanging.

We are really excited to share with you this brand new design, which sits in our beautiful Botanical Collection of Embroidery patterns. The soft linen panel is a joy to stitch with a sweet design in soft pale pinks and fresh greens. There are lots of overlapping leaves and stems for fun layering of stitches. You can be as creative as you like with this embroidery panel so that each stitched design becomes completely unique. Once finished, experiment by turning it into a cushion, bag or even framing and hanging...