Sewing Workshops in Edinburgh, garment making, embroidery and printed textiles. 

Discover the joy of making with hands-on textile workshops designed for absolute beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. From sewing your own clothes and mastering garment-making techniques to visible mending, upcycling, embroidery, patchwork and creative textile crafts, these workshops are all about learning practical skills in a relaxed, inspiring environment. 

Come for the skills, stay for the community, and experience the satisfaction of transforming fabric into something beautiful, useful and personal. Bring your curiosity, your creativity and maybe even that pile of clothes you’ve been meaning to fix for years.

This course is aimed at folks who already embroider and are looking to advance their skills.

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During this course, you will be guided by an expert tutor to create a beautiful and personalised portrait embroidery - a wonderful keepsake, heirloom, or gorgeous, thoughtful gift!

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The course is run one Sunday a month - 4 hours per session, and there will be an opportunity to embroider during each class, but it would be expected that a little homework is done between sessions.

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Session 1 - Intro to portrait embroidery
  - What is portrait embroidery? Styles, Effects, and Terminology
  - Composition, resolution, and colour
  - Tracing and pattern making
  - colour scheme
  - Practice stitching
  - Starting to Stitch
  - To do at home - Work on the coarse structures and large areas

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Session 2 - Continuing to Stitch
  - Working up from coarse to fine details
  - Eyes and mouths
  - Shading
  - Stitches, placement, and texture (using a practise template)
  - Textures and movement, and intro to embellishment
  - Hair and Fabric
  - Highlights and lowlights
  - To do at home - Continue finer detail and choose 1 element of embellishment after research

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Session 3 - Finishing your pieces
  - Intro to beading, appliqué, and stumpwork
  - Working on embellishment
  - Finishing edges
  - Outlines and fine details
  - Backing the hoop
  - Admiring finished pieces!

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