Description
A quick hello before we dive into the course details, it makes such a difference to know the person we are learning with and ask any Qs we may have. So please do ping me if there’s anything I can help with, email at the bottom of this page, xSam
Overview
Wellness hand sewing and sashiko foundation course. Learn relaxed hand sewing, wellness sewing. How to overcome frequent beginner challenges and tangled frustrations, learn super stitching skills.
Making to learn
Hands on learning is the best, we learn while making a lavender eye pillow, after sharing the foundation knowledge we will use what we have learned to create a sashiko star lavender relaxation eye pillow.
Wellness
Most important from this course is that you learn to love the experience of sewing, and you feel good. You are more relaxed after sewing rather than those stitching tangles aaarggghhhh moments!
We will focus on learning which aspects of sewing can really relax us and how to increase this and how to avoid frequent beginner mistakes, so we create a wonderfully relaxing experience rather than that tangled up frustration that can happen when we are learning.
Sashiko
You will learn a sashiko stitching style that is closer to the Japanese origins of this art. Free flowing without rigid formality rather than the grid style. If you are looking for the formal modern geometric sashiko another course may be better for you to achieve your stitching goals.
If you want to start on a journey of stitching calm as part of your wellness journey, this course gives you fabulous fundamentals of hand stitching skills while always remembering our why for stitching – joy and relaxation. If it’s a yes, you are in the right place.
Knowledge
Sewing posture, breathing and environment – how to gain the most relaxation even in less than ideal circumstances, how to create your own stitching wellness moment.
Materials – how to select the right materials, threads and fabrics, to achieve the results you want.
Tools – simple sewing kit that can achieve great results – explaining what they are for and how best to use them.
Stitches Back stitch (create ‘Victorian’ seams), Invisible ladder stitch (fab stitch to learn), blanket stitch (hand sewing ‘overlocker’), modern Sashiko stitch.
Confidence
Building stitching confidence, learning to overcome frequent beginner challenges is so important. That inquisitive freeness young children have when creating is confidence, they are so focussed on the joy of the moment, the learning happens organically when they are passionate. So let’s build on stitching confidence, so you can learn to be fearless with creating beautiful stitched pieces.
What to stitch next? – practicing the foundation skills you have learned will help you find stitching ease that brings that wonderful inner calm. Included in the course are 6 projects in total, using sashiko star and the much loved sashiko circles. I will show you how to stitch the circles too these too at the end of the last module. Lavender hearts and squares, perfect for sewing gifts for loved ones.
Overview
Module 01 we will get prepared for embroidering, learn about materials, understanding patterns, tools, stitches and a practicing these stitches we will be using. From threading the needle to the beautiful invisible finishing stitches.
Module 02 we will sashiko embroider the lavender eye pillow, using sashiko star stitch which can be used on lots of projects such as baskets, table runner, bags and garments. Learning the modern stitching technique using knots.
Module 03 we will stitch the pillow together, learning classic hand sewing back stitch seams, invisible ladder stitch to close for a beautiful finish, this is a wonderful stitch to learn.
Module 04 review all the stitches we have learned. For the frequently asked beginner questions, I will give the answers and demonstrate extra tips and tricks. What next? I will give you free bonus pattern for sashiko circles eye pillow you can make on your own with all the skills you have learned in the course. And also two lavender pouch embroidery patterns for sashiko circles you can use the same techniques to create beautiful gifts.
Is this for a gift?
What a lovely gift you have selected for your loved one. Add the email address of the person who you are giving this to. If you order a kit to accompany this course we will send it to them and welcome them to the course. Including a hand written note of your personal message to them.
What do I need?
A few weeks before the course begins we will contact you on the email address you provided with the following:
MATERIALS LIST we will contact you via the email address you provide, with all details and links to an purchase the different products if you don’t already have them.
KIT Alternatively, we also have a limited number of kits with all the materials needed for this course the only thing you will need is sharp scissors. You will receive an email a few weeks before the course with a link. Only a few of them so please don’t be disappointed if they sell out fast.
Length of the course?
A relaxing afternoon joining in the practical learning on this crash course. Pausing for tea, take it slow. Four modules over two hours (maybe a little more). I would suggest watch and stitch along the practice modules and then take your time to enjoy making the first piece.
The learning to sew with calm is the most important and valuable aspect of this course, and that needs to be done gently and without pressure and heavy expectation.
No quibble refund
This is a crash course, if you are dissatisfied you can request a full refund, we only ask that you complete a feedback form to let us know what you were not satisfied with.
Contact
After you have purchased the course, I will contact you on the email address you provide at checkout. I really want you to feel good about the course and so we will make sure this is the right course for you, or your loved one if this is a gift. It makes such a difference for us to say hello before so you can ask any questions you may have and we can get settled into this lovely relaxing sewing journey together.
Any Qs please let me know, easy email below,
xSam
