Creating Sculptural Embroidered Flower Bowls with Your Sewing Machine
Using your sewing machine you will learn to create your own pieces of sculptural embroidery including designs of found specimens and eventually your own incredible flower bowl. See below for equipment to bring.
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Sat 26 Aug
- $215.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Sat 26 Aug 09:30 - Sat 26 Aug 15:30At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Sun 27 Aug 09:30 - Sun 27 Aug 15:30At Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Using your sewing machine you will learn to create your own pieces of sculptural embroidery including designs of found specimens and eventually your own incredible flower bowl.
You will use your sewing machine to act as a drawing tool to create your own unique piece of sculptural embroidery. You will learn how to do freehand machine embroidery onto woven fabrics, learn how to draw designs from found specimens, and to transfer those designs onto water-soluble fabric. You will learn how to sculpt and refine your designs into incredible flower bowls. Over the two days you will be able to take home finished pieces of textile art.
Course outline
- Learning how to set up your sewing machine for freehand machine embroidery.
- The different types of embroidery threads to use and when to use them.
- Learning how to sew onto woven fabrics through practical exercises.
- Drawing sketches from found objects and re-creating those sketches onto water-soluble fabric.
- Washing away the soluble fabric and creating new textiles and shapes.
- Moulding and drying your new textile forms.
Who should attend?
This course caters for both total beginners and those with sewing machine experience who would like to learn a new art form with their machine.
What to bring
- Your lunch
- Your sewing machine (needs to be in excellent working order)
- Size 80 machine needles
- Bobbins for your machine
- Embroidery foot or darning foot to fit the machine
- Embroidery arm for your machine (only if you already have one)
- Small piece of plain calico fabric 20 x 20cm piece
- Embroidery scissors or small sharp scissors
- Notepad/paper for sketching and pen/pencil for taking notes
All other materials for this course are provided within the course fee ($60 embroidery kit provided by the tutor contains all embroidery materials necessary to complete the course and produce an artwork).
About your tutor
I am a textile artist and I specialise in sculptural embroidery. I use my sewing machine as a tool to draw my designs onto soluble fabric to create one of a kind 3-dimensional artworks each with an emphasis on NZ’s fauna and flora. I love to inspire others on the creative journey of learning to use their sewing machines in different ways and inspiring them to create their own unique designs.
