For our June stitch club, Kate will be taking us through creating an embossed metal panel to be included in an embroidered panel of your own working.
Requirements List
- Thin sheet of metal - Kate has collected a good quantity of these, so you don't need to bring any unless you want to.
- Tomato paste tube or other tubes made of thin metal, cleaned and cut open (as remembered by Kathy)
- Aluminium ready meal containers (as suggested by Julie). Please note, cooking foil on a roll is too thin to work with unless you are very confident.
Kate will be bringing:
- Thin foam sheets so you can emboss on them to get a bit of depth
- A selection of tools for embossing the metal. These need to be ball-point or blunt so as not to rip or puncture the metal.
Think about the pattern you want to emboss; this can be a simple as diagonal lines or a more complex image such as a flower.
You will also need:
- Scissors to cut the metal to size
- Fabric for your backing cloth (a top fabric and thin calico underneath to give it some substance)
- Robust needle to make holes in the metal to attach it to the fabric
- Embroidery threads
- Beads, thin ribbon, additional little bits of fabric or felt
- Ideas about the stitches you might want to use
- Sewing kit with fabric scissors
Date: Saturday 21st June 2025
Venue: Thomas Garrett Building, Heighington
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
Cost: Members - £5.00, non-members - £7.50
Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided, please bring a packed lunch.
If you are planning on coming, please let Judith know. We look forward to seeing you there.
