7th May  - Drawing with the sewing machine- Maria Wigley

Several of our members spent an enjoyable day learning how to draw with our sewing machines.

Maria started by showing some of her work and then some sample pieces that she had done .

She then showed us a drawing that her daughter had done that she added stitch to.

This was followed by a short period where we did some quick sketches which we the traced onto tissue paper. The tissue was then pinned onto calico that had been stretched into a frame . Maria adds borders of scrap fabric to her chosen fabric to enlarge the area that she can use in her hoop. She then demonstrated the outlining and then after removing the tissue she then showed the different methods of adding detail with close zig zig. couching, using thick thread in the bobbin, adding text and applique.

Finally we all had a go and here are the results - work in progress

Thank you Maria for an enjoyable day