Hand Embroidery for beginners.

Hand Embroidery seems to be making a huge resurgence at the moment.  Everyone seems to want to have a go at it.... and why not?

A little while ago I was given a large amount of embroidery threads - I made a donation to Charity for them, but I also wanted to give something back to the community, so I arranged a free-of-charge hand-embroidery class.  This happened on our first day back after the Festive season.

The idea was well received and the class was fully booked up quite quickly.

We used a piece of Calico along with a heat-sensitive pen to draw our own patterns on. The pen lines disappear when ironed so they work really well for planning designs.

There was only three stitches to learn in this class, I much rather people go away with good knowledge of a smaller amount, than lots of information that boggles their brain and they cannot continue at home.
We learnt Leaf Stitch, Flower Stitch and Chain Stitch.  Enough stitches to make a bunch of flowers and leaves.  (they also took some threads and a needle away so they could finish off their work in their own time).

Even though all the attendees were given exactly the same choice of colours, and the same tuition, the results were completely unique.  And the work looks so different once the pen marks are ironed off.

I think everyone enjoyed their class, some people even asked for a follow on class to learn more stitches, which is exactly what I want to hear  :)

Thanks for coming if you did, your support to The Shed is appreciated.
And if you fancy a class yourself, check out the website to see what is on.....

www.soozintheshed.co.uk/store/

New Year, New Start, New Job, New everything........

Well, happy New Year to you all.

You may have been wondering where I have been.  The truth is, life has been pretty hectic of late.

I have decided to open a Craft Workshop.  Based in Carlisle, Cumbria (right at the top of the M6 just before you hit Scotland), it has taken up quite a lot of time with planning, phone calls, sorting stuff out - and that is even before getting the keys!

The new venue is Atlas Works in the Denton Holme are of Carlisle.  Easy to get to via public transport, street parking nearby, and lots of amenities close by.

I have also been building the new website in preparation, you can find it here...

www.soozintheshed.co.uk

So, we now have the keys and we are in and decorating.

The only reason I find myself with time to write this blog is that I am stuck at home waiting for the new carpet to be delivered.

We aim to have an open day on Sunday 15th January (yes, really, that quickly) between 11.00am - 3.00pm, so it really is all hands on deck.  (I'm so glad my parents are retired and can use a paint brush!!)

Do pop in if you are passing, have a look at what we will have on offer and chat to us about bespoke parties and craft courses.

We have loads of classes on our website already - find them HERE and look forward to welcoming you into The Shed very soon   :)