Becky Hogg worked at the Royal School of Needlework for 9 years, teaching and on prestigious conservation & creative projects before setting herself up in her own studio in South East London. Her most recent work includes the embroidery of Kate Middleton's wedding dress, bespoke pilliows for wallpaper designers Beyond the Moon, limited edition jumpers for design duo Crispin Finn, and embroidery projects for "The Stitch Bible. A Comprehensive Guide To 225 Embroider Stitches & Techniques", available to buy at O.P.H. in September.

You can see some of Becky's beautiful work at http:beckyhogg.com/

During the workshop you'll:

Be introduced to the different types of equipment used in embroidery

Learn a varietyof stitches invaluable to any embroidery project:

Outline stitches; Running stitch, stem stitch, split stitch, chain stitch, back stitch & couching stitch.

Filling stitches; Satin stitches, trellis stitch, long & short stitch, seeding stitch, raised stem band stitch

Practice different design transfer techniques.

What you'll need:

A pair of embroidery scissors

A pack of materials worth £10 is included in the course price.

The pack contains:

A range of coloured Anchor stranded cottons & Appleton crewel wools

No.7 & 9 crewel needles

Calico, tracing paper, acid free tissue paper & a reel of sewing thread.

Embroidery hoops with stands are provided.

During the Workshop you'll:

-Be introduced to the range of equipment used in metal thread embroudery.

-Practice different design transfer techniques

-Create a sampler that will include the following processes:

• Padding with felt and soft string to build up a surface on which to apply metal threads
• Couching
• Chipping

What you'll need to bring:

A pair of fine scissors that aren't your favourites (used to cut the metal threads)

A pack of materials worth £12 is included in the workshop fee.

A variety of metal threads

No. 10 embroidery needles

No.24 chenille neddle

Calico

Craft felt & soft string

Sewing thread.

Suitable for beginners who can use a sewing machine.

This workshop will teach you all the skills you need to complete a mini quilt or quilted cushion cover.

You'll practice:

·       choosing a selection of fabrics for patchwork

·       using a rotary cutter

·       piecing  squares and strips

·       putting together a top, wadding and backing ready for quilting

·       quilting by machine using an even-feed foot

·       making and applying bias binding to the edges

What you need to bring:

Rotary cutter

Quilting ruler with measurements in inches

A selection of light to medium weight woven natural fabrics, eg. cotton or linen. Left-over pieces from dressmaking or old clothing are great. 

All other sewing tools, cutting mats, cotton sewing thread, wadding and backing fabric provided.

1 hour lunch break included.

Have fun at this after school children's sewing class, learning how to use a sewing machine and designing new items from old textiles. You could make a needlebook from a shrunken wooly jumper for example, a pencil case from old jeans,  a bag from an old shirt, or a skirt from a pillow case.

What you need to bring:

Any old or boring clothes of yours or belonging to your family that you thought might end on a scrap heap.

Lots of creative energy.

You'll practice:

Laying, pinning & cutting a pattern

Sewing & finishing a seam

Sewing corners

Edge stitching a hem

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:

50cm of medium to heavy weight cotton, which must be no less than 112cm wide.

A reel of matching thread

TOOLS & 45cm CUSHION PAD PROVIDED

You'll practice:

Laying, pinning and cutting out a pattern

Sewing a seam

Creating a channel for elastic

Joining elastic

Edge stitching a hem

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:

120 cm of light to medium weight woven fabric

A reel of matching thread

TOOLS & ELASTIC PROVIDED

Have you done a bit of sewing but not started tackling using a paper pattern to make your own clothes? Then come to this 6 weekly sewing class and walk away with the confidence to use paper patterns and your own version of this dress from an original 1954 Vogue dress pattern.

You'll learn how to:

Measure your body

Select the right size for your body

Make pattern alterations to fit your shape

Read and understand a pattern & instructions

Prepare your fabric

Lay, pin & cut out your pattern

Sew & finish seams

Sew darts

Use bias binding to finish neck & armholes

Create a back neck opening

Make a tie belt

Machine sew a hem

What you'll need to bring:

Sizes 8 - 14

3.7m of 115cm wide woven cotton OR

3.2m of 140cm wide woven cotton

Size 16

3.8m of 115cm wide woven cotton OR

3.3m of 140cm wide woven cotton

Size 18

4.5m of 115cm wide woven cotton OR

3.3m of 140cm wide woven cotton.

A reel of matching thread.

All tools & bias binding provided 

You'll practice:

Laying, pinning & cutting out a pattern

Sewing & finishing seams

Applying a grosgrain waist facing

Inserting a zip

Edge stitching a hem

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

160cm for a calf length skirt (as pictured), of medium weight cotton, or fine wool, which must be no less than 135cm wide.

or

140cm for a knee length skirt, of medium weight cotton, or fine wool, which must be no less than 135cm wide.

A reel of matching thread

25cm standard zip

TOOLS & GROSGRAIN WAIST FACING PROVIDED.