This intermediate free motion embroidery and applique course will guide you through the many stages and processes I use to create this curlew embroidery. There will be a template of the curlew to download and use along with many short videos taking you step by step through the various stages. You can watch them as many times as you want. 
I use hand dyed fabrics, the dyeing is not taught in this workshop but if you wish to learn all of the techniques are shown in the dying course. 
I will go into more depth on how to use bondaweb to transfer an image from a drawing. You will learn how to layer up background fabrics and experiment with black and coloured thread. I give you the option to keep it simple or stretch yourself with exciting creative free motion embroidery stitches created by experimenting with tension and thick threads.
You will have the course for at least a year, probably longer. 
You can ask me and your fellow students questions and show me and everyone your work by adding a photograph in the comments box under each lesson.
Happy Stitching!
Jo xx

As well as a sewing machine and embroidery foot.
You will need backing fabrics that are firm, I use 8 oz cotton canvas and linen look aqua.  
A range of thinner fabrics in a mix of seascape colours to appliqué onto your work. 
Yarns preferably Chunky weight but anything can be adapted to create your own. 
An assortment of machine threads.
A vanishing pen is handy, bondaweb or other heat transfer paper.  505 repositioned spray used in quilt making, 8” wooden hoop no higher than 1cm is useful and tracing paper.
Many of these items can be purchased from my shop https://www.johilltextiles.co.uk/course-materials