In this course you will study medieval tiles from different abbeys and churches and the way they have aged. You will also study images of neglected ancient sites and observe how nature takes over, vines and wild flowers climbing over stones and tiled floors. Using textile techniques you will then echo the colours and textures we can see.

Using medieval inspired stencils and transfer foiling you will lay down some base pattern to machine embroider and embellish. They will be chopped up to make the tiles. Using soluble material you will machine embroider vines and leaves and create embroidered wild flowers and grasses. We can have fun making insects and butterflies to add later.

Finally we can take time to make a fabulous medieval tiled floor to decorate with our embroidered components or we can make a series of smaller pieces to frame up as gifts for friends and family

Materials Cost

Angie will supply a materials pack for £10 it include a stencil, transfer foil, pelmet vilene, solufleece

Please Bring:

• Cotton fabrics 4 or 5 pieces 20 x 20 cms in your chosen colour scheme, murky greens, grungy is good
• A half-metre of bondaweb
• 2 pieces of solufleece 25 x 25 cm or soluble film of any kind
• 2 pieces of organza 25 x 25 cm
• An 8" embroidery ring
• An iron, board and baking parchment
• A sewing machine with free machine embroidery foot
• Machine embroidery threads, top stitch threads
• Acrylic paint: burnt umber, yellow, prussian blue, gold, anything to make a good murky colour
• A flat plate or palette and sponges
• Optional transfer foil and supermend (bonding powder)