Join textile artist Carol Coleman to make gorgeous multicoloured coiled vessels from scratch using your own sewing machine.
You’ll need to be familiar with your sewing machine and how to use zig-zag stitch but otherwise, that’s it! Carol will guide you how to create small bowls, dishes or vessels of your own design. You will also learn how to make your own multi colour cords in various thicknesses – all from scratch. Your prepared cords will be used to create your very own bowl or vessel.
Carol will demonstrate how to manipulate the cords during vessel construction to alter colours, tidy ends, introduce new cords, make chevron patterns and affect the shape of the finished vessel.
Carol will bring lots of finished vessels to discuss how they were made and what embellishments were used to give each one an individual appearance.
Please note there is a £5 material charge payable on the day.
Click on the link below to see a list of items you need to bring if appropriate.
What to expect
Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors and the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.
We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.
The finish time given is a target. There are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.
We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!
What you’ll need to bring with you
A sewing machine that will stitch a zig-zag pattern and that can convert to free-machine embroidery (drop the feed teeth) and with an embroidery or darning foot.
The sewing machine manual would also be advisable
Spare needles and bobbins
A small embroidery hoop (4 – 6 inches if available or we have some you can borrow)
Sewing thread in several preferred colours
Basic sewing kit – needles, scissors etc.
A bead, or button or other embellishment for a focal point in the vessel (optional).
