Thread Drawing Textile Art Course

Juliet was born in Scotland and studied Fine Art in Edinburgh. She has continued to create in sculpture, drawing and textiles and has been exhibiting her art in galleries across Melbourne since 2007. Juliet is passionate about passing on her artistic skills and knowldege to people of all ages and has been running creative art workshops for kids and adults for many years. She is particualry interested in inspiring artists of all ages to engage in their own unique creative journey.

Juliet D Collins

Learn the inspiring art of freehand machine embroidery and create beautiful textile artworks. 6 week course.

Le Studio Art Space

Discover how to use a basic home sewing machine to create your very own thread-drawn artworks!Wednesday evenings 7pm-9pm6 week courseMarch 5th - April 9th 2025Join a group of like-minded thread drawers each week for enjoyable, inspiring, and relaxing evenings in Juliet's art studio. Your friendly teacher, Juliet, will carefully guide you through every step of this fun and creative technique thrrough demonstartions, tuition and practical support.Complete beginners welcome.Over the course of 6 weeks, you will learn everything you need to know to create your own beautiful textile artworks using freehand machine embroidery.<ul><li>Learn all the basics, including how to prepare your machine to free sew, how to transfer your designs to fabric, drawing with the sewing machine, and how to add details &amp; embellishments to your designs with threads and fabrics.</li><li>Once you have mastered the basics, Juliet will guide you as needed through each stage of the process of designing and completing your textile project.</li></ul>There will be plenty of opportunity for practice, troubleshooting, skill-building, and experimentation. Plus, you will take home your embroidered textile artwork, as well as your newfound skills!No prior knowledge or skills required. All textile materials and sewing equipment required will be provided It is recommended that you bring your own sewing machine to learn on, however sewing machines are available to borrow. Please let Juliet know if you need to borrow a machine.This class series runs over 6 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week. Make up sessions can be arranged for missed classes.

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