On February 16th we had a workshop on using various embroidery stitches for quilting. Sue brought along many examples of her work, using this technique, for us to examine. She began teaching this workshop after attending a class with Nikki Tinkler, who has written an informative book on the subject bearing the same title.
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| Sue and some of her examples |
We then went on to start a sampler of the various stitches, using different threads.
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| Samplers and threads |
This gave each of us an idea about the stitches we would choose to use and, more usefully, those we would not! As to be expected, everyone had their own view on what they did and did not like stitching. Making the sampler was a very useful process even though you might be itching to get started on your project. Sue also showed us how to stitch on Shisha mirrors and everyone was keen to have a go.
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| Hard at work |
After lunch we selected a stencil design from Sue's collection and transferred the design to our chosen fabric and got started. There were also some lovely variegated silk threads from Steff Francis to purchase, should you decide your own threads needed something a bit more exotic.
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| Transferring the design |
By the end of the day, which seemed to fly by, we were well under way with our stitching, with some very interesting interpretations.
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| WIP |
We all had an excellent day of stitching, sustained with tea and cake, and went home satisfied with the progress we had made. Our thanks to Sue for her instruction and encouragement throughout the day.
