Flocking and Foiling with Embroidery with Rediscovered By and Lucy Martin

Location: Via Zoom

Duration: 3 Weekly 2.5 hour sessions

Combining traditional and cutting edge techniques, this bespoke guest tutor workshop combines hand embroidery, flocking and foiling on stunning printed textiles. In this workshop Charlotte will teach a method of flocking printed textiles to add immediate colour and texture to your printed designs, including gold and silver foiling to illuminate your piece. This workshop will introduce you to the process of print design where you will create a final embellished design full of colour and surprising and exciting texture. Lucy will then show how you can further enhance your piece with hand embroidery exploring techniques including hand beading, silk shading and goldwork to create a truly beautiful art piece.

Techniques used: Flocking, Foiling and Hand Embellishment

At the conclusion of the workshop, you'll produce a beautiful 40x40cm fabric on Charlotte's stunning print design. Your piece will dazzle with the intricate effects of flocking with accents of foiling, creating a surface that shimmers and sparkles. Guided by Lucy, you'll then venture into the realm of embroidery artistry, mastering metal thread techniques and silk work, further enriching your fabric with an array of captivating embellishments.

All of the materials for this course will be sent out to you. This class will be taught on a 10 inch seat frame. You will need a 10 inch seat frame or an equivalent embroidery frame or slate frame for this class. You will need to supply you own embroidery equipment (scissors, needle threaders, daylight lights etc) to suit your learning needs.

All International Parcels will be shipped via express courier two weeks before this class is due to start. Please do not book onto this course if you are within the two week window before the course starts and you live outside of the UK. UK parcels will be shipped three days before the course is due to start. UK parcels will be shipped express via Royal Mail. Please note that the address that you book the course with will be the address that the kit is sent out to.

Our online courses are delivered via Zoom using a high quality visualiser. Please download Zoom before the course begins (we will send a guide on how to do this when the course is booked). We also have an accompanying WhatsApp group for each of our courses. This group enables you to connect with other students and the tutor by sharing photos of your progress. Please download WhatsApp before the course starts (we will also send a guide on how to do this when the course is booked). All of our online course sessions and recorded and sent out after the class for you to keep forever! They are sent on a link for you to download after the class so please don't worry if you miss a session of tutoring, you can always catch up using the recording.

All our course times are run on UK time, please check here for help converting to another time zone.

Tutor Profiles

Rediscovered By

Charlotte Gaunt (Rediscovered By) is a textile designer and screen-printer based in Rutland, England. Trained at Goldsmiths University and the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, Charlotte rediscovers historical and traditional textile techniques and applies these in unexpected ways to diverse range of interiors, from historic homes to contemporary spaces. Recent projects include printed foxgloves (poisonous digitalis) as intricate tablecloths for a farm to table restaurant, a slightly macabre Three Fates woven for a dreamy bed head and fluffy flocked bumblebees which adorn botanical wallpapers.

To view more of the work by the Rediscovered By studio please visit their Instagram: @rediscovered_by and their Website http://www.rediscoveredby.com/

Lucy Martin

Exploring creative boundaries by drawing parallels between traditional technical stitch ability and cutting-edge design, Lucy Martin is a specialist hand embroidery practitioner based in the UK. Advocating ethical and sustainable design practice through material choice and mindful production, her work explores the parallels between art and nature, questioning whether the true beauty of nature can be replicated with a needle and thread.

To view Lucy's work please visit her Instagram @lucymartinembroidery & Website www.lucymartinembroidery.com. 

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