Take as long as you want to do the course, wiz through it in a couple of weekends or take your time and go into depth to keep you busy for a few months.
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There are lots of short videos in bite sized pieces to watch then stitch along to, there are images to inspire you, lots of PDF templates of birds, flowers and backgrounds to download and print out so you can trace my designs accurately. Alternatively put your own twist on it, I give you tips and tricks on stitching and creating your own work.
There are no zoom meetings or live Facebook chats, there is however an online course facebook group where you can join to see what others are up to or show us your creations. There is a place where you can ask me or Courtney (my tech help person) technical issues or leave comments or images of what you have created at the end of a lesson for me to reply to. Or you can email me any images or queries to johilltextiles@gmail.com
You have the course for years... for as long as I am running them.
This is my 11th course, it has been filmed by me in my small garden studio in Saltford near Bath, UK with a personal intimacy on how I work and create my textile artwork.
You will need to be able to lower the feed dogs on your sewing machine and attach a free motion embroidery foot.
You will need:
bondaweb or similar product,
505 repositional spray or similar product,
tracing paper and scissors
threads that suit you and your machine
fabrics to applique onto our work, to make the bird and water.
A firm backing cloth what doesn't pucker when stitched into.
A hoop is useful, so is a frixion pen and some pritt stick.
I go into more details within the course.
This is the embroidery I film myself making. I show you a few variations of this design using different colours of fabric. Also ideas for creating the lichen on the rock in whip stitch.
This is the second embroidery you watch me make, I go into detail so you can follow along at your own pace. I treat the water in a very different way and give you lots more ideas on how to create the water. I show you different backgrounds and encourage you to get creative. I teach you how to use silk organza in backgrounds, I go into detail on how to colour it to achieve just the right colour, but feel free to buy it coloured if this isn't for you.
I get creative with silk organza and show you how to colour your silk with paints, you can buy it in white from my website along with a top quality wool that I used as the backing fabric for this piece.
Do you enjoy splashing a bit of paint around or want to learn how to?
Why not tint your fabrics for the bird in the same way as we do the organza?
The rest of the materials are the same as for the Grey Wagtail just different coloured fabrics and threads.
The tools and equipment are also the same as for the Wagtail.
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Get your creative brains working and create your own version of this watery fabric!
Me at my machine in my little studio, where I created the course.
There is a 15 minute video showing you exactly how I make my templates, watch me create a Heron which will be ready to buy as a template soon!
But more importantly learn how to make your own!!
I’ve just finished this course and cannot recommend it highly enough. These really lovely lessons, are thorough and will grow your confidence whatever level you are at. Thank you! Very relaxing and looking forward to my next course with you; maybe in person but if not, online.
Watching Jo in action is like watching a very talented artist who obviously loves what she does. She takes you through the steps in a very clear and easy-to-understand way and offers help and tips as needed.
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