Join award-winning artist Jessica Grady for a relaxing and creative morning exploring creative doodle stitching.
Creating a doodle stitch cloth is a lovely way to experiment with hand embroidery stitches, different yarns, wools and threads and creating patterns and doodles on your fabric background. It’s a fun way to stitch as there is no set pattern, and the doodle stitching evolves and grows as you add your stitches and threads to the fabric, it’s about enjoying the process of hand stitching.
The day will begin by choosing your doodle stitching background and threads. Jessica will demonstrate a variety of her most used, simple yet versatile embroidery stitches for you to try on your unique hand painted fabric background. She will give you her best tips and tricks for layering your stitches, building patterns and textures on the surface, and doodling with your needle and thread to create a unique doodle stitch artwork. There will be lots of artist samples and doodle cloths to inspire you throughout the workshop, and Jessica will also be bringing along her selection of recycled threads, ribbons and yarns for stitching with.
This class is suitable for all abilities whether you are completely new to hand stitching, or someone who would like to experiment and try out something new!
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Jessica Grady is an award winning embroidery artist and workshop facilitator from West Yorkshire. Her work is a colourful and creative exploration of hand stitch and mixed media. She utilises waste and recycled materials, which are transformed into exciting sustainable embellishments that are stitched onto fabric. Jessica’s work has been exhibited in the UK, Europe and Asia, and she shares her skills across the UK and beyond through workshops, community projects and lectures. She is a passionate educator who regularly teaches her skills within schools, universities, for charities, festivals and private groups, as well as online classes. She is a big believer that textiles and hand stitch is an accessible medium that all ages and abilities can enjoy, and there is no wrong way to begin and get creative!
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Please note
Workshop bookings are non-refundable and non-transferrable. See our full policy here.
Please arrive 10 – 15 minutes ahead of your workshop start time.
This workshop is for attendees who are over 18.
All workshop attendees receive a 10% discount card for our café, The Factory Kitchen