Just a quick post to let you know that I’m still here! I’m almost back to normal, (whatever that might be), and have managed a little stitching amongst the teaching. Here is a little glimpse. There will be more elsewhere on the web after the weekend.
Last Tuesday saw us travelling down to the south coast to the Worthing branch of the Embroiderers Guild. It was their Members Day, and what a lovely day it was! I forgot to take my camera, of course, so no pictures of what everyone was doing, but I can show you what I was demonstrating.
Apologies for the shadow, but you can at least get a flavour of what we were doing. Everyone who wanted to had a go at paper casting. There was only time for a very basic demonstration of the technique. The one I use does not need glue of any description to hold it all together, and I have a sneaky way of adding colour during the process, which is covered in a course rather than a demonstration.
No paintbrushes were used during this exercise! Colour always becomes lighter as it dries, but starting with colour of any sort it sometimes better than white.
You may well recognise the patterns, which are from embossing folders, but these are not needed as I also teach the method using found objects etc.
Colour can be added in a variety of ways, and once you start it can become quite addictive. I use it for making tiles or beads which can be attached in a number of ways. In fact, there are lots of uses, so if you are interested in a course or workshop for your guild or group, just get in touch.
Tuesday 22nd May is the date for the MasterClass at Janome. I’m really looking forward to it. We will concentrate on 3 of my favourite techniques, and they aren’t those that I have demonstrated on the DVDs or on TV. There are a couple of places left – do you fancy joining us? You can find out more by following the links here. It will be a fun day; Lunch is included, and there will also be a chance to see some of the samples shown on the TV shows and from my book.
We won’t be making a flower (although you could do that as well if you want too……) but this is actually a clue as to some of what we will be doing! You’ll have to wait, though, until after the date to see the result if you aren’t joining us, and I may keep you waiting for some time…….. 😉
DON’T FORGET – YOU DON’T NEED A MACHINE TO TAKE PART IN THE COURSE, A MACHINE IS PROVIDED FOR EVERY STUDENT
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