The course with the The School of Stitched Textiles really allowed me to move out of the comfort zone. You know the course is so varied in content there is no room to get complacent. For instance this print below. The brief was use an artist style to design a Print. This stops you, it did in my case (!), from falling into the designs you usually come up with. I used Paul Klee's Full Moon (1919). I did manage to make the stencil achieve a border repeat and made a Lino cut stamp for the tree. Fun and challenging! Another, Module 7, had us making beads, buttons, tassels, braids and edgings to fabric panels...loads! I personally love these fabric bell tassels on hand made cord. I believe the design comes from India... Here's some of the other tassels that were the least unwieldy to fit into my Module 7 Sample fabric book! This is a Lantern! The base fabric is Organdie. Fun was had researching into the best fabric stiffener because i have to do things to the detail! Nice wi
Embroidery Hand Stitching
To provide evidence for an City & Guilds Skill Stage 3 Certificate in Hand Embroidery with The School of Stitched Textiles online course.