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Coastal Flowers Workshop with Claire Houghton
26th February @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
£65
Coastal Flowers Workshop with Claire Houghton
Claire is a textile artist who draws inspiration from the dramatic Cornish Coastline: From the
ever-changing blues and greens of the sparkling sea to the vibrant flowers dancing along the
headlands.
With Claire`s guidance, you will create your own glistening seascape textile art, embellished
with embroidered flowers inspired by the local coastline.
You will use a range of manipulation techniques, such as heat treating and scouring fabrics
to bring added texture to your work. You will layer fabrics onto a base and secure with free
motion embroidery to add further detail to the piece.
The final stage will use hand embroidery to add flowers of your choice.
Suitable for those with some experience of free motion machine embroidery and wish to
experiment more to produce a textile art seascape.
You will need…
Your own sewing machine with an embroidery foot and standard straight stitch foot
A range of mainly sheer / net fabrics (synthetic work better), and loose weave in blues/
greens (there will be an opportunity to use Claire`s own collection of fabrics too)
Machine threads – white/black for the bobbin and 3 blues/greens (any good quality)
Your usual sewing equipment including sharp scissors, long pins and hand embroidery
needles
Embroidery threads in a range of colours (e.g. Sea Pinks, Poppies, Daisies, Crocosmia,
Foxgloves)
Please note a base fabric and mount will be provided. Also, an opportunity to use Claire`s
own array of fabrics.
TO BOOK CALL 01872-870478
Shop address: Coast & Country Crafts & Quilts, Barras Moor, Perranarworthal, near Truro, TR3 7PE
The class runs from 10 – 4 so you can arrive from 9.45am.
Please bring a mug with you for your hot drinks.
Lunch – you can either bring a packed lunch or we can order a takeaway or book a table for you at the Olive Grove when you arrive.
Parking – there is free parking on site. Please use the small car park behind our main shop if possible, otherwise the overflow car park accessed to the left through the main car park.
Cancelling a workshop
If you need to cancel a workshop, please contact us as soon as possible. It is possible that we may be able to fill your place from a reserve list. Course fees are only refundable if your place can be resold, & a £5 administration fee will be charged.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us 01872-870478
Booking a workshop
As our classes are popular and fill up quickly, we operate a ‘first come, first served’ policy with a small reserve list in case of cancellations. Bookings can be made by telephone or by calling into the shop. Full payment for classes and kits must be made at the time of booking, so if you book by phone, please have details of your credit or debit card ready. If you join one of our Block of the Month groups, we request that all classes are paid for whether you attend or not, as we still have the tutors & rent to pay. We also accept cheques by post. Our phone number is 01872-870478, opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm.
Cancelling a workshop
If you need to cancel a workshop, please contact us as soon as possible. It is possible that we may be able to fill your place from the reserve list. Course fees are only refundable if your place can be resold, & a £5 administration fee will be charged.