Members: £225
Non-members: £282
Concessions: £20 (call the office 020 8340 3343)
Spring term 2025: 17th January - 11th April (12 weeks)
Half term: Friday 21 February
Summer term 2025: 2 May - 23 May (4 weeks)
Half term: Friday 30 May
Learn to embroider a beautifully designed Crewelwork embroidery, with the addition of some 3D features and goldwork embellishment to create an entrancing work of art.
Term begins with an overview and history of the ancient technique worked using traditional thread and fabric, which always seems fresh and contemporary in its multitude of textures and stitches.Stitched with Appleton wools on linen twill, students will be guided step by step to learn multiple stitches including:
- Battlement couching
- Block shading
- Stem stitch
- Fly stitch
- Fishbone stitch
- Raised stem band
- Whipped & woven wheels
- Long & short etc
Then they will learn to create stump work elements to add to the design, and finally embellish with couched Japanese gold.
Kate Pankhurst
After a long and successful career in publishing, Kate has developed a second, successful career in Embroidery. She trained at the Royal School of Needlework, graduating with a distinction from the RSN Future Tutors Programme. Kate is now a fellow of the RSN and has a number of prestigious prizes and awards to her name. See Kate’s website, www.artofstitch.com, for examples of her beautiful work and evidence of her many accomplishments.
