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City & Guilds Embroidery Courses are well known for their creative, contemporary approach to embroidery through basic design and color. This course serves as a basic introduction to the vast world of embroidery. Techniques and stitches will be worked in imaginative methods using color, line, shape, and balance. The inspirational starting point and color theme for this class will be from nature (leaves, trees, rocks). Using your own hand-painted fabric, you will create a variety of small, embroidered samples to include line, detached, textured, and composite stitches. You will create a sample using a counted thread technique, as well as one planned sample based on a simple design. Following are some of the skills you will learn:

• Dyeing and printing fabric
• A variety of stitches
• Color study and transferring designs
• About needles and threads, hoops and frames
• Effective Presentation
  

You will learn about and see a variety of other techniques from our other Embroidery students. These techniques will include Appliqué, Couched Threads, Laid Work, Cut Work, Broderie Anglaise, Darning, Tassel Making, Quilting, Black Work, and Canvas Work. You will not be making samples of these techniques.

Notes will be provided to all students by the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center.

You will create a binder of work showing a variety of inspirational stitch samples and classroom notes which will provide a source for years of inspiration from which to work.
This is a City & Guilds of London Course. Time will be allowed for each student to complete a binder of samples and notes that will be used to assess your work for the award of the City & Guilds Certificate. Binders are due at the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center no later than 15 August 2005 (for those applying for the Certificate).

All postage costs will be the responsibility of the student.

Class Schedule

Wednesday, 22 June 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, 23 June 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, 24 June 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 25 June 9:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 26 June 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Approximate lunch hour will be 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Please note: There will be a package of fabric and other material that will be supplied (included in the course fee). You will also receive a supply list of other materials you will need for the course.

A $100 deposit will hold your place on this course until 15 March 2005, at which time the full tuition/balance is due. Fee covers City & Guilds Registration and Certification fees.