Description

Imaginary Bird Panel with Annette Emms

Saturday 22nd October – 10am – 4pm – £75 – In this workshop we will make a small panel featuring an imaginary bird in appliqué.
The background is made from a wool fabric which is covered with scaps of scrim and then needlefelted.
The panel will then be decorated and embellished with fabrics , hand stitch etc.

(Materials not included)

Requirements:
An embellisher machine or a needle felting needle/tool and brush, a piece of thick foam.
Sewing kit
Some pictures of birds or your own sketches, a pencil, paper scissors.
A selection of small scraps of dyed scrim to needle felt onto base.
Scraps of fabrics to make the bird and decorate the panel. Scraps of ribbon / lace a few buttons, beads, wool fibres. Embroidery threads
For the base of the panel – I will provide everyone with a piece of blanket fabric approx. 5 x 10 inches at the cost of £3 each, payable to the tutor.