I've been trying to devise a simple, fun and quick example for a forthcoming workshop. It has to be easy enough for beginners yet flexible enough that with a few tweaks it could challenge a more competent learner. Oh and completed within around an hour. Not too much to ask then....
Using a basic outline of a sheep (well this workshop will take place in the Yorkshire Dales) I worked spirals in different stitches, a kind of sampler if you will. It's a bit busy so I repeated the process using just a running stitch and variegated thread. This was easier but the lighter colours of the thread were lost on the pale background.
I took them to my sewing group this afternoon for some critical appraisal and after discussion, both designs found favour, but we decided they needed to be scaled up so they would be less fiddley to stitch.
The workshops will be held on 5 and 12 April at Craven Museum and Gallery at Skipton Town Hall as part of the Skipton Embroiderers' Guild exhibition. They are free and open to all ages and will run from 10:00-12:30.
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