Slow Stitching Creative Embroidery
Adult Education

Slow Stitching : Creative Embroidery

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    Beginners: Learn something new!

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Slow Stitching: Creative Embroidery 8 week Course

The Slow Stitching: Creative Embroidery 8 week course is perfect for both beginners and experienced stitchers. This course offers a unique approach to embroidery, focusing on creating fabric collages using found pieces and scraps of fabric, and different colored threads for highlights and texture. It's an ideal way to develop your technique, expand your creativity, and enjoy a relaxing and mindful activity.

About the course

This Slow Stitching: Creative Embroidery course provides a practical and engaging environment for anyone interested in exploring the art of embroidery with a twist. Unlike traditional embroidery, this course emphasizes the creation of fabric collages using recycled materials and varied threads to add texture and highlights. Whether you're new to embroidery or looking to try something different, you'll be guided through a variety of techniques to create unique and personalized pieces.

Throughout the course, you'll learn basic embroidery stitches and how to apply them to create layered fabric landscapes. Each week, you'll explore different techniques and materials, including:  

  • Using found and recycled fabrics to create collages 
  • Experimenting with different coloured threads for texture and highlights
  • Learning basic embroidery stitches and how to combine them creatively
  • Developing your own unique style and approach to slow stitching 

 
The course is designed to be inclusive and supportive, welcoming stitchers of all levels. You'll have the opportunity to work at your own pace, with guidance and encouragement from the tutor. 

More information about Adult Education courses

To book a course, you will need to register online by clicking on the day you would like to attend. Please see the course information below the heading ‘Enrol now for the available days’.

If no days are available

If there are no places available, you can register your interest and we will notify you once the course is live in a future term.

Payment

Payment is made in full at the time of booking.

If you are booking a Level 3 or 4 Counselling course, you will be able to pay for this using a Direct Debit, which you will set up before the course starts in September. Please check the relevant course pages for details.

Booking on behalf of someone else

Please register using the student’s correct details including medical conditions, learning support needs and disabilities.