Well, I'm excited to announce that the wonderful people at Mastered would also like to giveaway an embroidery class of your choice to one lucky Feeling Stitchy reader! Choose from the 5 gorgeous classes below, and be sure to click each image to see preview videos and more information:
Creative embroidery with Diana Springall
Diana Springall is one of Britain’s leading textile artists and in this course you will discover her unique design process and learn how to devise and stitch your own bespoke creations. The first 100 students to enrol will receive a signed copy of her book: five of those will be selected to take a personal embroidery masterclass with Diana in her UK studio.
Couture embellishment: tambour beading
Learn the couture embellishment technique of tambour beading with world-renown experts, Hand and Lock, the company who Louis Vuitton and other fashion houses turn to for their beadwork and embroidery. Director Jessica will choose one student to complete a work placement in summer 2014.
Goldwork embroidery: couture embellishment
Learn the couture embellishment technique of goldwork with world-renown experts, Hand and Lock. Fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and royalty from across to the world turn to this 250-year-old company for their expertise in goldwork embroidery.
Textile jewellery: from raw materials to the final piece
Learn how to create truly unique pieces of textile jewellery by hand-dyeing your own materials and turning that yarn into necklaces, brooches and more. Expert dyer Helen Neale, and jewellery maker Anna Alicia are your instructors.
Machine embroidered jewellery
Learn how to use your sewing machine to design and produce beautiful jewellery with textile artist Gilda Baron. Mollie Makes editor Lara Watson is our current guest tutor and will be personally selecting the best designs to appear in a special Mollie Makes feature later in the year.
To win, simply leave a comment on this post - tell us which of these classes is your favorite, and why. Comments will be open until Sunday, March 30, 9 PM CST, when they will be closed and I will choose 1 random winner. This contest is open to all of our readers!
If you have any problems finding the comments, click this link and scroll down to the bottom:
http://www.feelingstitchy.com/2014/03/win-spot-in-mastered-class.html.
That would be a hard choice. I guess gold work followed by a close tambour beading.
ReplyDeleteI would choose Creative embroidery with Diana Springall. I like her work and would love to learn more on the techniques she uses.
ReplyDeleteI would love to take the Creative Embroidery class with Springall. I think it would be the most useful to me with where I am at in my embroidery work. It seems like it would be incredibly informative! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteHere's another one for the Creative Embroidery class. I would love to learn more about her techniques.
ReplyDeleteOMG! The couture embroidery would be awesome! I make a lot of my own belly dance costumes and it would be great to learn some fantastic new techniques for embellishing them!
ReplyDeleteI am most interested in Machine Embroidered jewelry, because it looks so different than anything I have done before.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jowyn, Virginia & Chelsae - I'd pick the Creative Embroidery class. I've designed a few of my own pieces but want to learn how to do it better.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try gold work. It's so sumptuous and rich. I can't imagine how I'd use it but hopefully the course will give ideas.
ReplyDeletei've been dreaming of the Creative Embroidery class..
ReplyDeleteThe tambour beading class looks amazing, I would love to add more beadwork to my pieces.
ReplyDeleteIts really a tough choice....I would love to learn Tambour beading. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try the Creative Embroidery. I need to expand my embroidery techniques which are not bad but a bit basic. jennylarking at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI would love the course on tambour stitching. The way colour and texture are combined is amazing
ReplyDeleteGoldwork embroidery: couture embellishment would be my choice. I've been learning embroidery and this would be the top of the line skill to have.
ReplyDeleteCreative embroidery with Diana Springall. Her work is such a great inspiration to anyone who wishes to go further in embroidery design, and her vision and way of embroidery is certainly a must have for a creative mind!
ReplyDeleteI love the tambour beading!!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! I would love to do the goldwork embroidery course. It features so heavily in the historical pieces I study.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell if I added a comment, but my favorite it the creative embroidery class. I've been thinking about signing up for it since you first featured it!
ReplyDeleteThe creative embroidery class would be my favorite. Especially after reading your review on the blog about it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great prize, they are all interesting classes but the Creative Embroidery class is probably the one for me!
ReplyDeleteGoldwork Embellishment... by far... I just love techniques to add to my knowledge base and this one has so much to offer....
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice giveaway
I would love to take the textile jewelry course. This is something that really appeals to me. Great prize!
ReplyDeleteI would love the creative embroidery class! It fits my goal of stretching my embroidery legs this year.
ReplyDeleteI would like to give Tambour Beading my attention and would love to win this class.Thanks,PR
ReplyDeleteI've been having so much fun with embroidery lately! I'd love to keep dabbling and think that the creative embroidery class with Diana springall would be so motivating and inspiring! Thanks for an amazing opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI would take the creative embroidery class
ReplyDeleteThe creative embroidery class is my dream class - I've been incorporating embroidery into my art and would love to be inspired by Diana.
ReplyDeleteThe goldwork embroidery looks fantastic. It is such a sophisticated look that is rare to see. I love the idea of being able to create this look on my own.
ReplyDeleteDifficult choice but I would to take the Creative Embroidery! thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to do the creative embroidery class, fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI would love to take the Creative Embroidery class. It would help me bring new ideas into my embroidery work. Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteCreative Embroidery is the one I would choose. I get inspiration but need help moving forward with it.
ReplyDeletei'd love to take the textile jewelery (though how can you choose just one?!)
ReplyDeleteI'd pick the Creative Embroidery class. Wish I could pick them all though.
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