Textiles: introduction to creative machine embroidery

All students will be able to:
- Use the sewing machine for creative free machine embroidery
- Use water-soluble fabric to create lacy surfaces or patterns
- Use a sketchbook or sheets to research and develop design ideas from a theme
- Work with a variety of thread types on the machine
- Use simple appliqué techniques
- How some understanding of contemporary embroidery

Intermediate students will be able to :
• Combine techniques to create expressive embroidery
• Extend design challenges to make them more personal.

Most materials will be supplied but you might want to bring in some special bits and pieces like scraps of fabric or beads.You will need to buy a sketchbook. You may wish to use the photocopier in the college.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

You will be taught with practical demonstrations to the group and individual help where needed,
Hand outs will be given where they are useful. Samples of stitching and design work will be shown and further supported with a variety of books and PowerPoint shows. There will be some informal group discussions and feed back will be given both individually and within the group.

There will be suggestions for some homework that will help the projects move on. This will include things like collecting images from magazines, looking up certain textiles on the internet or magazines or short design challenges.

Students may enjoy working in their sketch book outside of the classroom to enrich their sessions .