| FREEHAND MACHINE EMBROIDERY COURSES WITH ALISON | ||||||||||||||||||||
 The classroom at Highfield Oswestry |
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| Over 30 years ago I discovered a way of mixing and blending thread colours in my embroideries and a way of using stitches like brushstrokes. I pass on this on to my students to give them the opportunity to work in the way I do and achieve the same unique effects I teach all the courses listed below in different locations around the UK and abroad (suitcase permanently packed and ready to go!). Each course is structured around silk painting and freehand machine stitching demonstrations, followed by individual tuition. Please contact the organiser for more information and to enrol If a course in my Garden Studio, Highfield, Oswestry is full there is the option of putting your name on a waiting list. Spaces do become available. If you would like to do that contact me by email. alison@alisonholt.com For students unsure if their sewing machine is suitable for freehand machine embroidery I have a Bernina available to hire. This is a great way to ensure you have a machine that is up to the task I teach textile groups in the UK and abroad. If you would like me to teach a workshop for your group please click on the 'courses on offer' button for more information and email me for more details |
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| If you live in AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND - please click here | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crashing Waves and Sea Spray | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by dramatic coastlines with the splash and spray of waves crashing against the rocks. Using paint and stitch we will create the effects of smooth, craggy or glistening wet rocks and the movement and texture of sea spray. We will outline a design on silk with resist; paint a background with silk paints and apply a range of embroidery techniques. Students will work from photographs of their choice or from a selection provided by the tutor. We will be covering aspects of art theory such as designing balanced compositions, aerial perspective and linear perspective, colour mixing in paint and in thread. Investigate the way texture and colour creates depth and perspective and how to draw with stitches. suitable for: Beginners and improvers |
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| St Cuthberts College Market Road Auckland NZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colourful Landscapes: Flowering Fields | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by the countryside at its most vibrant, students will use a combination of silk painting and freehand machine stitching to create a colourful landscape picture. Basing the design on photographs of scenes such as wild flower meadows, fields of poppies, blue linseed or yellow oilseed rape students will learn silk painting techniques to form a base for the stitching. Through tutor demonstrations and one to one tuition you will learn a range of textures and marks made with just straight stitch and zigzag to creates texture and definition to your picture. We explore how to create a balanced composition, achieve depth and perspective, colour mix in paint and thread and the use of light and shade. suitable for: Beginners and Improvers |
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| St Cuthberts College Market Road Auckland NZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colourful Landscapes: Flowering Fields | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by the countryside at its most vibrant, students will use a combination of silk painting and freehand machine stitching to create a colourful landscape picture. Basing the design on photographs of scenes such as wild flower meadows, fields of poppies, blue linseed or yellow oilseed rape students will learn silk painting techniques to form a base for the stitching. Through tutor demonstrations and one to one tuition you will learn a range of textures and marks made with just straight stitch and zigzag to creates texture and definition to your picture. We explore how to create a balanced composition, achieve depth and perspective, colour mix in paint and thread and the use of light and shade. suitable for: Beginners and Improvers |
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| NSW Embroiderers Guild Headquarters, 76 Queen Street, Concord West Sydney NSW 2138 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Masterclass: Drawing with thread and paint, an insight to the process | ||||||||||||||||||||
| An opportunity to take a Masterclass with a practicing textile artist who has over 35 years of experience, teaching, exhibiting and producing her own unique style of machine embroidery. Spend a day with Alison as she shares her inspiration and process and get the chance to examine some of her current work at various stages of completion. She will demonstrate her style of silk painting and machine embroidery and students will have the opportunity to try out these techniques for themselves. Students can bring examples of their own textile work in progress for discussion with the group and advice from Alison. Watch demonstrations of a range of techniques and fully immerse yourself into Alison’s world of textiles. suitable for: All |
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| NSW Embroiderers Guild Headquarters, 76 Queen Street, Concord West Sydney NSW 2138 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Winter Trees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A course that combines two elements, a silk painting and machine embroidered lace trees. We start the course by painting a winter sky, a colourful sunset or a landscape on silk, with tutor demonstrations of colour mixing and painting techniques. Then we will learn how to make the machine embroidered 'lace' skeletal trees to overlay the painting. This is a technique of stitching across a hole cut into fabric to create a lacework structure. Freehand embroidery details can be added to the painted background. suitable for: Beginners and improvers |
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| Margaret River WA, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dancing in the Breeze | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by dancing cow parsley and tall poppies in a summer breeze, create a painted and stitched landscape. We will explore the painterly elements of free hand machine embroidery. Learn how to paint skies and distant hills to give depth to your picture. Learn stitch techniques for trees, hedges, and foreground details including grass, poppies, cow parsley and wild flowers. We will outline a design on silk with resist; paint a background with silk paints and apply a range of embroidery techniques. Students will work from photographs of landscapes of their choice or from a selection provided by the tutor. We will be covering aspects of art theory such as designing balanced compositions, aerial perspective and linear perspective, colour mixing in paint and in thread. Investigate the way texture and colour creates depth and perspective and how to draw with stitches. suitable for: Beginners and improvers |
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| TAAMMI Melville, WA. Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| An English Country Garden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Create a painted and stitched picture of flowers within a garden setting and explore the painterly elements of free hand machine embroidery. We will outline a design on silk with resist and paint a background with silk dyes. The course will cover free hand machine embroidery techniques for a variety of garden flowers and foliage including delphiniums, aliums, achillea and verbascum. We will be covering aspects of art theory such as designing balanced compositions, aerial perspective and linear perspective, colour mixing in paint and thread, creating texture and the use of light and shade suitable for: Students with some experience |
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| Location: The Garden Studio, Highfield, 85 Oakhurst Road, OSWESTRY SY11 1BL 10am to 4pm each day, please arrive 9.30 first day. Plenty of parking space | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fruit and Veg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by the usual textures and shapes of fruit and vegetables students will explore how to create these in a combination of paint and stitch. They will learn silk painting techniques to complement their compositions. We will explore a range of stitch techniques for cabbages, cauliflowers, berries and their leaves etc. creating depth and definition to each composition. |
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| Location: The Garden Studio, Highfield, 85 Oakhurst Road, OSWESTRY SY11 1BL 10am to 4pm each day, please arrive 9.30 first day. Plenty of parking space | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mountains, Valleys and Vistas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inspired by the great outdoors, with distant rocky or snow-capped mountains, wide valleys and a glorious sense of space. We will learn how to paint and stitch these mountains as a backdrop to our composition and add sweeping skies and a range of foreground details to give depth and interest to the scene. suitable for: Beginners and improvers |
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| Location: The Garden Studio, Highfield, 85 Oakhurst Road, OSWESTRY SY11 1BL 10am to 4pm each day, please arrive 9.30 first day. Plenty of parking space | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| A Coastal Walk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal walks are exhilarating and inspirational. The sea, cliffs and rocks are a constant backdrop to the experience and with the addition of seasonal variations in wild flowers and grasses you can be really inspired. Come and capture the textures and colours of your coastal walk. Through tutor demonstrations and one to one tuition you will learn a range of textures and marks made with just straight stitch and zigzag to create texture and definition to your picture. We explore how to create a balanced composition, achieve depth and perspective, colour mix in paint and thread and the use of light and shade. suitable for: Beginners and improvers |
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| Location: The Garden Studio, Highfield, 85 Oakhurst Road, OSWESTRY SY11 1BL 10am to 4pm each day, please arrive 9.30 first day. Plenty of parking space | ||||||||||||||||||||
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