Melissa of Tiny Happy will work with you to stitch botanical designs onto linen then sew them up into one-of-a-kind ‘project bags. 

Teacher: Melissa Wastney

Workshop Duration: Full Day

Description: These drawstring bags will measure about 12” x 12” and feature your beautiful embroidery on the front. Your unique bag will be just the thing for keeping your knitting or crochet project around. Or perhaps for storing embroidery supplies or a camera. They would also make a very special gift. Full embroidery instruction will be given, and Melissa will have a selection of coloured threads, needles and hoops to play with if you need them.

This class is similar to the freeform ‘embroidery from the natural world’ class but has a little more structure in that students will be able to choose from a selection of my botanical designs. These will be iron-on transfers that you can apply to your linen then embroider over.

In the afternoon, you’ll construct the bags with the help of sewing machines. You might have time to make more than one, depending on how quickly you stitch.

Materials: Medium-weight linen in a light shade (so the transfer ink will show up) - 1/2 metre. Lightweight cotton fabric (printed lawn or voile is especially good) for lining (1/2 metre). Embroidery threads in your favourite colours (six-strand floss is easiest to use). Hand-sewing needle, embroidery hoop, thread scissors, dressmaking scissors and sewing thread. One metre of narrow ribbon or cord to match linen.

Takeaway: Your beautiful project bag, ready to use.

Level: Beginner