Illustrated stitch: a masterclass with Rosie James

City Lit

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In London

£ 199 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

On this course you will get out and about looking at city life, through the lens as well as through drawing. You will focus on drawing and photographing people out and about and the architecture that surrounds them, looking at both figures and structure.

You will then reconfigure your drawings and photographs, printing off interesting elements and drawing from the photographs. You will learn how to use the sewing machine to draw with and how to transfer your images onto cloth. Appliqued fabrics and paper will be added using bondaweb and a series of samples will be made exploring different fabrics and papers together. Finally you will put together all you have learned to design and create a completed stitched artwork illustrating the city.

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Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

All students:

- Take considered photographs of crowds and city details.
- Make drawings from photographs.
- Transfer a drawing/photograph onto cloth
- Use a sewing machine to do free machine embroidery
- Use bondaweb to attach fabric/paper to a background.
- Compose/arrange/design a finished piece using these techniques.

Students with experience:
- Develop considered composed work reflecting the city
- Add to drawing repertoire, bringing the urban landscape to embroidery.
- Improve and add to existing machine stitching skills.

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Subjects

  • Sewing
  • Fabrics
  • Drawing

Course programme

Drawing, Photography, free machine embroidery, appliqué with bondaweb, designing/composing an artwork, using different fabrics.

Through practical demonstrations both to the group and to individuals. Group discussions and feedback are encouraged. You do not have to do any work outside the class, but you may want to work on drawings and ideas, and practice using your own sewing machine. Basic materials are included. You will need to bring your own camera (you can use your phone) to the first session. You will also need to print out the photographs you have taken which will incur some cost.

Additional information

You may wish to move onto a longer project based textile course such as Stitched Textiles VX954 or try out a broader approach to textiles in City Lit Textiles: mixed media VX950 / VX953 or City Lit Textiles: surface, structure, stitch VX951 / VX955. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Illustrated stitch: a masterclass with Rosie James

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