Next Steps: Contemporary Crewelwork
Join RSN Tutor Sara-Jane Dennis for this Contemporary Crewelwork course and learn how to stitch a jungle design that gives a modern spin on this traditional hand-embroidery technique. Working at your own pace, you will learn a variety of Crewelwork stitches, including Tapestry Shading, Burden stitch, Heavy Chain stitch, Turkey Rug, Whipped Wheels, Pekinese stitch and more. Along the way, you will also discover more about Crewelwork and receive lots of helpful tips to ensure a professional finish to your needle work. The kit that accompanies the course includes the materials you need to create the embroidery along with Sarah-Jane.
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Lesson Plan:
- Welcome
- Meet Your Tutor
- Overview and Materials
- Design Process
- Elephant (split stitch, tapestry shading, chain stitch)
- Hillock (burden stitch)
- S-Shaped Vine (heavy chain stitch, French knots)
- Monkeys (satin stitch, turkey rug, seeding variations)
- Round Fruits (padded satin stitch)
- Hanging Stems and Vines (backstitch variations, Pekinese stitch)
- Lower Flowers (woven wheel, whipped wheel)
- Upper Flowers (double French knots, bullion knots)
- Final Details (stem stitch, pistils, fly stitch)
Course includes:
- Students' Facebook Group & Gallery: Interact with other learners in the course by asking questions, expressing your thoughts and inspirations, and sharing images of your work.
- Notes: Keep personal notes to help you with your work and the course content.
- Interactive Activities: Test your knowledge of the material you have covered.
- Video Lesson Running Time: 143 minutes.
- Courses can be accessed for 12 months from Purchase Date. After 12 months, your course is archived. If you wish to extend access to your course, please contact us before it is archived and we will extend the access period by a further 12 months.
- The videos in this course are available for you to watch via online streaming.
- Access your courses anytime, anywhere, with a computer, tablet or smartphone
- In-depth how-to videos, interactive assignments and social interaction designed for a proven learning experience
- No set class time! Our courses are structured to fit around your schedule.
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Course Kit
Kit includes:
- Grey linen evenweave fabric
- Calico backing fabric
- Appleton's crewel wool in the required shades
- Tapestry and chenille needles
You will also need:
- A self supporting 10inch hoop frame, bound
- Sharp embroidery scissors
- A hard pencil
What Students are Saying
Very beautiful design. I loved the detailed instructions of the teacher. Great class all in all
- Eleftheria
A wonderful learning experience! Sara-Jane provides a thorough and thoughtful lesson and encourages creativity. The materials provided were of excellent quality.
- Sally
- Melanie
Really love all these video classes. Can do them in my own time, and re-wind as many times as I need!. Looking forward to many more. Thank you very much.
- Rebecca
I have found this course extremely useful and informative.
- Julie
Great course!! Loved every minute.
- Faye
I learnt so much doing this course. It was the.better methods of working I found most helpful. I finally learnt how to do split stitchwithout it turning into stem stitch(I know daft mar). I have started a piece of St Andrew of Scotland and will be using what I lesrnt on this course and the god work course.
- Elizabeth
- Jane
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Next Steps: Contemporary Crewelwork
Watch a video preview of this course, meet your Tutor and read student reviews by clicking the arrow below. To sign up for this course, please purchase the Course Collection found on our catalogue page. This includes the course content, as well as all of the materials and tools you will require to complete the project.
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Contemporary Crewelwork - Materials Kit
Your kit includes all you need for the Contemporary Crewelwork Project featured in your course, including: Grey linen evenweave fabric printed with the design, Calico backing fabric, Appletons crewel wool in the required shades and tapestry and chenille needles.
