One Day Free Machine Embroidered Lampshade Making Workshop

All workshops take place in my garden studio

About the Course
In this fun and inspiring workshop I’ll show you how to use applique, free machine embroidery and lampshade making techniques to create your very own handcrafted lampshade to take home with you. Participants can choose from 5 designs (1 Blackbirds, 2 Home Sweet Home Night, 3 Home Sweet Home Day, 4 Floral,5 Abstract) and work with templates so that those who lack confidence in drawing and design have a process they can easily follow. Equally, those with more experience can use the templates as a starting point and embellish to their heart’s content!

By the end of the day you will have:



• Learnt how to set up a sewing machine for free machining
• Learnt how to prepare fabrics for free machining and applique
• Learnt how to ‘draw’ with a sewing machine
• Studied a range of samples for inspiration and understanding
• Watched a range of demonstrations
• Learnt how to assemble a drum lampshade (20cm high, 15cm diameter)
• Understood health and safety issues when free machining

The workshop is run for 2 – 3 people in my well equipped and cozy garden studio close to Richmond Park and Kingston town centre. The cost for the 1 day workshop is £115 per person.

I have over 30 years experience teaching art, textiles, printmaking and illustration in further and adult education, in colleges and privately too, so you can be certain of well structured, well paced and inspiring teaching and learning.

Alongside my teaching, I have been a practicing artist and designer for over 30 years, exhibiting nationwide and working commercially within the fields of textiles and illustration.

What’s included in the price?
Costs include all materials (fabrics, Bondaweb, threads, lampshade equipment (adhesive PVC, 15cm circular lampshade ringset, tapes etc)), coffee, tea, soft drinks and biscuits a plenty! You can use my Bernina sewing machines, or bring your own if you feel more comfortable with a machine that’s familiar. If you are bringing your own, you just need to check beforehand that you can drop the feed and bring an embroidery foot that fits your machine.

All workshops take place in my garden studio