Explore the extraordinary possibilities of working with machine embroidery to create beautiful, stitched surfaces. During the workshop, Priscilla will share with you her unique combination of creative techniques, showing you how to experiment with different stitches on your sewing machine, working with a variety of threads, how to use a stabiliser fabric, stitching with dissolvable fabric to create structured embroideries and how to incorporate fine wires to give your embroideries shape and form.

This workshop is aimed to inspire you with lots of different techniques and processes, so you can develop them in a way that fits in with your own practice or work, towards creating a resolved example that reflects Priscilla’s techniques.

Priscilla will be bringing lots of her own examples to the workshop and will talk you through how she puts her pieces together. This provides the perfect insight into how she develops ideas. Repurposing materials is hugely important in Priscilla’s approach to making, so she suggests you also bring along old or loved fragments of precious fabrics and treasures in your stash.

Most equipment and materials are provided, and a list of suggested things to bring will be sent to you upon booking your place. Please feel free to bring any additional resources you wish to work with; Priscilla always encourages you to develop pieces of work that reflect your own ideas.

Included

On this course the tutor will supply some of the materials, including:

• Fabrics
• Wire
• Silk
• Threads
• Glue
• Haberdashery

What students need to bring

• Apron

• Pen/Pencil

• Paper or sketchbook

• Fabric and paper scissors

• Grip pliers

• Camera or camera phone

Optional

• A small collection of lightweight fabrics – cottons and silks work best
• A small selection of scrap paper
• Haberdashery – including buttons, lace and threads
• Feathers
• Old zips

Available to buy

Available from tutor: Additional haberdashery items may be available

Additional information

Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes). Possible equipment restrictions in tutor absence.

Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 7.15pm for registration. Students arriving earlier are welcome to purchase dinner in the College Dining Room from 6pm.
Students meet their tutor in the Bar at 7.30pm prompt to go to studios.
First Teaching session: 7.30pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)

Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.15am - 12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.

Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm
Teaching finishes: 3pm

Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am. Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.

*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options

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