On Demand: Workshop: Kantha Echinacea Flower with Angela Daymond
Students will have gained an understanding of the 500 year old technique of kantha work and how it was used for telling stories
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- 364 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes
- Online
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About this event
Join this online workshop Kantha Echinacea Flower with Angela Daymond.
Students will discover that kantha work is a technique that does not require many resources. They will realise that it is a very relaxing stitch process and that it is one of the few techniques that stitch size does not matter. From a very simple stitch great designs can happen.
Students will learn how to stitch three different types of running stitch; aligned, non aligned and whipped running stitch. They will learn about how to stitch into and fill small areas with stitch and how to determine which direction they will stitch in. Students will also learn about how threads can give perspective in kantha work. Through stitching an echinacea flower students will be able to easily transfer their knowledge and understanding to their own designs.
Students will have gained an understanding of the 500 year old technique of kantha work whilst learning about different types of running stitch which will be used to stitch a realistic echinacea flower. It is a relaxing and mindful technique that after the initial pattern has been marked onto the fabric doesn’t require you to keep the pattern to hand to refer back to.
Kantha was used for telling stories, passing them down from one generation to the next. Participants will learn how just one stitch can create a myriad of design possibilities.
Please note that this ticket is for the recording of the event that took place in January 2024.
The recording is not downloadable and will be available for viewing for at least one month after registration.
We are running a number of short workshops and demonstrations which are £2.99 for members and between £10 and £15 for non-members. As well as upcoming events, members can also access recordings of past workshops at a reduced price, to watch at their leisure.
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Your Tutor
Angela Daymond is an experienced tutor who start her career teaching in a primary school. She first became aware of kantha work over twenty years ago whilst she studied for her City and Guilds in Patchwork and Quilting. Angela loves the simplicity of the technique and the fact that no fancy equipment is needed, just fabric, needle and thread. Over the years she has deepened her knowledge and understanding of the technique and now has a private collection of many vintage quilts. Angela’s designs tell stories in the same way that the women of Bengal passed on their stories through the rhythmic rocking of the needle.
By the end of the workshop participants will have gained an understanding of the history of Kantha work. They will learn about how to use running stitches in two different ways and pick up tips for stitching in small areas with Angela. The aim is that students will leave the workshop with the confidence to complete a design and understand that stitch size doesn’t matter, it’s all about relaxing and enjoying the stitch process.
Required Materials List
- White cotton fabric 24cm x 16cm
- Two pieces of cotton muslin (or similar lightweight fabric) 24cm x 16cm
- Perlé 12 cotton (or two strands of embroidery floss) in pink, yellow and green
- Basic sewing kit to include an erasable marking pen/pencil, tacking (thin) thread, scissors and a needle suitable for your threads
Before the workshop takes place, draw out the flower centrally on the white cotton fabric. Please use an erasable pen or a HB pencil softly, test the pen on your fabric at the edge to make sure that you can remove it. Place this marked fabric on top of the two layers of cotton muslin and tack them together.
Tacking is using a big running stitch to join the layers together and should be approximately two fingers width apart both horizontally and vertically. This short bit of preparation will help you to progress much further in the workshop. Please email me if you are unsure of anything before the workshop: angela@angeladaymond.com
Refund Policy
Refunds are not available for this event.
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