"Boro Style" hand stitched backgrounds

Course Details

Join me to spend the day creating a beautiful hand stitched, “Boro style” background, onto which we'll then add some cut out and appliquéd shapes, to create a gorgeous small composition . Boro is a Japanese technique, meaning rags or tattered cloth, which are patched together to create a new “upcycled” fabric. Traditionally, Boro is indigo blue, but in this workshop, I'll have a whole range of different coloured beautiful vintage and naturally marked and dyed fabrics, including antique lace, upcycled old clothing and cloth scraps for you to use. Enjoy selecting and arranging fabrics and putting together colours and textures to create a gorgeous background. Next, spend time in relaxing hand stitching, to piece them together using a variety of techniques. Learn new hand stitches and consider different ways of joining and attaching scraps, to make an attractive and interesting textured fabric. Next, I'll show you how to draw or trace interesting organic shapes, to add on as a simple raw edge appliqué, to make an interesting composition. Learn easy and effective stitching to compliment your piece, which could be framed as a small picture. Price includes all materials, plus tea, coffee and biscuits.