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Hand Embroidery Network Online Tuition

If you have ever wanted to learn the art of embroidery from traditional to contemporary techniques, the Hand Embroidery Network now offering online embroidery courses for all levels of experience, which allow you to study at your own pace in your own home. Why not learn a new hobby or develop your skills further.

Available courses

The Hand Embroidery Network is offering a range of varied creative embroidery and textile courses catering for beginners to advanced levels. Two types of courses are available, single courses or block week courses which are scheduled over a pre-arranged number of weeks. Over the next few months we will be adding to these courses so check back regular or sign up for our mailing list.

	A Stitcher’s Garden Book (6 sessions) A mixed media embroidered journal tutorial with mixed media Embroidery Artist Victoria Crowder Payne. This course has started. Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £40.00

	Customising Clothing (6 week course) A customising clothing course with Rebecca Hywel-Jones. In this course we will be looking at hand stitches that are useful for altering and repairing clothing as well as methods that you can use to change the size and fit of garments. The course is spread over 6 weeks and includes the following; Week 1: Altering clothing-Stitches and buttons Week 2: Altering clothing-Hems and Seams Week 3: Embroidery Week 4: Appliqué Week 5: Iron-on printed transfers Week 6: Polo neck jumper hot water bottle cover Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £40.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	Fabric Manipulation (5 week course) A fabric manipulation course with Rebecca Hywel-Jones. In this course we will be looking at quilting, slashing, gathering and pleating techniques, all of which can be used on clothing, furnishings or even art work. Then we will be using some of the techniques covered on the course to make a cushion cover. The course is spread over 5 weeks and includes the following; Week 1: Quilting Week 2: Slashing Week 3: Gathering Week 4: Pleating Week 5: Cushion cover Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £40.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	Ribbonwork Taster Class - Fuchsia Pot By Pat Ashton-Smith This class will introduce you to the pleasure of stitching with pure silk ribbon to produce a delicate piece of work; suitable for framing or sending as a very special greeting card. Start date December 5th, 2009. Suitable for beginners. £9.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	Inspiration to interpretation (4 week course) By Judie Mellars The aim of this 4 week course is to stimulate your passion for creativity by showing ways of breaking down bias and fears of sketch books and to show how invaluable they can be; in particular to the embroiderer. It aims at sweeping aside some of the preconceived ideas of art and design either in the field of embroidery or fibre and mixed media. This course has started. Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £35.00

	Painted Kantha (2 week course) By Jackie Bowcutt This two week tutorial will show you how to create a painted fabric background for stitch using easily available equipment and a technique that will make you all into watercolour artists. In part one you will learn how to paint the background using a combination of soluble and permanent pens and markers. In week 2 I will show you how to add texture using Kantha Quilting. This course has started. Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £15.00

	Found Objects (2 week course) By Jackie Bowcutt In this tutorial I will show you fun and easy techniques to transfer marks to fabric using objects found in the home, which in the past may have been thrown away. In Part two you will make a simple fold book to display your work. Start date November 21st, 2009. Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £15.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	An Introduction to Stumpwork By Grace Lister For those who have never attempted Stumpwork before it must seem a rather intimidating project, all those tiny figures and details. However this is not the case. Basically Stumpwork is a form of embroidery using raised work and free standing pieces to show off the variations of embroidering a picture or subject. Modern forms of this work are slightly larger than the original 17^th century work although it can be embroidered as large or small as the stitcher prefers. This course has started. Open to ALL levels of proficiency. £12.00

	An Introduction to Dyeing By Rebecca Hywel-Jones. In this course we will be looking at dying techniques, which can be a great way of completely changing the look of a garment, whether by dyeing the fabric to a whole new solid colour or creating patterns using tie-dye techniques, which don’t have to be as stereotypically 1960’s as you might think! £15.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	Bah Yumbug! Mixed Media Embroidered Veggie Motif By Embroidery Artist Victoria Crowder Payne. Everyone loves a gift that keeps on giving – and we stitchers know handmade is extra special. The Bah Yumbug is both! Painted and stitched by your very own hands, this sassy veggie can be enjoyed again and again at the holiday table. £10.00 Click here for more details and to purchase

	An introduction to Embroidery By Rebecca Hywel-Jones Stitching with needles in one form or another has been used since about 20,000 B.C and embroidery is a decorative form of this ancient craft. With even just a few of the basic stitches you can create whole artistic designs or customise your clothes. £40.00 Click here for more details and to purchase