I have decided to sign up to the Embroiderers Guild hand embroidery level 1 course, they offer an online version that although is not City and Guilds, offers the same style and level as the Old City and Guilds courses did.
With the first module downloaded I set about spending a wet April afternoon at my kitchen table surrounded by black ink, paints, pens, pencils and paper mark making oh happy days!
Inspiration:
poppy seed heads and hydrangeas, especially the elements of decay
Mark making
Mark making to music
I really enjoyed this exercise, especially being given the freedom to "play". I think I have enough to get me started on the samples that lie ahead.
I am by nature a machine embroiderer and feel very happy with the darning foot on, dog feed off and foot down type of stitches on my old trusty Bernina. So here we go time to get out of my comfort zone and try something different, so many different types of needles, fabrics, hoops, stitches.... Not to mention threads! let the journey begin.
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