Learning to Stitch With Versatility

Step by step, you will discover the fascination of hand embroidery. Each module of

Master Needleworker distance learning course

has 6 lessons in which a given motif and/or a sampler is worked. The whole thing is crowned by a final project on a given topic. Fascination of the techniques, materials and colors with which you can design your embroidery with needle and thread just as colorfully and three-dimensionally as a painter with a brush.

There is still a bit of theory on stitching technique, e.g. how the choice of embroidery material affects the work, which needle is used for which material and why, which other tools are useful in hand embroidery and how best to set up your workplace.

Beautiful sampler from the Advanced Module – Theme: The third dimension – © Patrice (DE)

The Master Needle Worker seminar is suitable for: Beginners, returnees, Sunday embroiderers, embroidery maniacs and all those who can’t keep their hands off the needle and thread and make themselves happy with it every day. So fFor everyone who likes to work with needle and thread, who is just as fascinated by the whole range of hand embroidery as we are and who are or would like to become part of the big world family of happy embroiderers. You don’t need any other requirements.

Use it to create practice pieces, to prepare for the development of your own courses, to create a pattern book, to prepare for a degree or the practical part of the journeyman’s examination for the profession of Designing Crafts Woman/Man – Subject embroidery. Does not matter:

just do it for yourself!

learning content

Module I – Basics
We start with 5 different stitches or sub-techniques per lesson. This forms the entry into the world of the art of hand embroidery. In all 6 lessons we work with the same motif, which is always adapted to the technique. It is a traditional motif from past heydays of embroidery. This makes it easier to let go of the somehow innate belief that you have to be realistic about every template.
- basic techniques
  - Canvaswork
  - Surface Embroidery
  - Metal/Beadwork
  - Whitework
  - Blackwork
  - Appliqué

Module II – Advanced
It continues with even more stitches, more techniques and the first combinations and variations. In each lesson, a classic sampler is worked, as well as a small design, for which we give you 3 templates to choose from. The planning for the execution is created by you in compliance with certain specifications and then of course also stitched…
- new techniques in Module II
  - the third dimension
  - embroidered lace
  - shaded Blackwork

Module III – Expert
Now it’s almost done! In the last module you will learn more stitches and other techniques. A lot is combined with each other, experiments are carried out and varied in a modern way. The result is 6 somewhat unconventional samplers in the shape of our popular flower shell.
- new techniques in this module
  - even more embroidered laces
  - shading

final project
For the final project, we give you a topic from which you can create any project under certain specifications.
- examples
  - dress
  - hand sewn bag or box
  - image
  - wall hanging
  - etc!

duration and time required

Rule runtime :

Module I / Basics: 12 months (6 x 2 months)
Module II / Advanced: 18 months (6 x 3 months)
Module III / Expert: 36 months (6 x 6 months)
Final project: 6 months

Completion/support period: 6.5 years

average working time required per week: 12 hours

procedure

Start date: 1st Monday of the month

After registration, we need about 4 weeks lead time in DE/EU, internationally 6 weeks.

Dispatch of the seminar documents :

basic knowledge
1 lesson each in folder (18x)
Documents for the final project (1x)

Shipping within DE/EU: by GLS
Shipping worldwide: by DHL or GLS

Language of the seminar documents: German or English

Tutoring : by email

You can contact us at any time, we will answer as soon as possible. It is best to attach a high-resolution photo (front and back) to your question, then we can help even better.
Regular weekly feedback is preferred so that we can “intervene” quickly

Termination Options: