The Art of Paper Embroidery - Sew a Boat Taster Workshop

Get started with the basics of paper embroidery and create a stitched sailing boat on a chart.



2.5 hours Class size 1 to 8 guests       £25

Choose your chart

Choose Your Chart

Choose your chart background from a selection of vintage and more modern charts,


Sew your water

Sew Your Water

Sew your waterlines in your choice of colour or colours


Sew your boat hull

Sew Your Boat Hull

Sew the hull of your boat in your chosen colour


Sew your sail

Sew Your Sail

Bring your boat to life by adding the sails


Finishing

Finishing

Lastly pop your finished piece into a mount so that it's ready to frame.


This "Sew a Sailing Boat" workshop with Sam Luxford is an ideal taster session for embroidering on paper. Embroider a sailing boat directly onto navigation chart paper.
There will be a selection of chart sections for you to choose from. They will all be off the coast to keep the background paper fairly simple; your embroidery will be the star of the show!
Each student will choose their own thread colours and boat direction, so each piece will be totally individual. Your finished piece will be mounted, ready to drop straight into a 6x8 inch standard frame.
You don't need any experience to join this crafty workshop—just an enthusiasm to learn a new creative skill! Classes have a capacity of 8 to keep things relaxed.
Please be aware that our workshop space is upstairs, and our stairs are fairly steep, but there are handrails on both sides.
You'll leave with a host of new paper embroidery skills, your completed masterpiece, and the confidence to keep creating at home!
What you'll get
  • A hand-embroidered sailing boat, mounted artwork, ready to frame.
  • Tea, coffee, water, and squash are included.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
Your enthausim!
Location

NaviStitch, 28 High Street, Manningtree CO11 1AJ

As a High Street location we don't have any allocated parking I'm afraid. The good news is that all parking in Manningtree is free of charge, however some of the available parking is time restricted so please make sure to check. There is a small car park on Kiln lane which is unrestricted as is all the parking along 'The Walls'. Please be aware that the co-op car park is for their customers only and is restricted to 2 hours. You may find a space on Quay Street but the Jewson's end is time restricted, The Crown end is not, so please do check for signs where you park. Please be aware that our workshop space is upstairs and our stairs are fairly steep, but there are handrails both sides. Tea and Coffee Included.

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Sam Luxford
Sam Luxford

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female Women-owned

Hi, I am Sam Luxford Artist and creator behind the NaviStitch Brand. My NaviStitch work is created by hand-stitching on old navigation charts. I started the business in 2013, I was first inspired by a family that had been on holiday and stitched their road route onto an Ordinance Survey Map. Living on the coast and loving the water, I had old navigation charts to work with and instead of a road route, I stitched an anchor, compass, boat or other nautical inspired image.
This is where I developed my techniques for embroidery on paper. the business has evolved a lot in that time and is now run from my shop on Manningtree High Street, where I also have an exhibition and teaching space.
My own work has also evolved a great deal and I love to work with watercolours and collage. I then embroider into the created artwork. I have developed and currated a set of tools and materials that are a pleasure to work with when embroidering on paper. Until retalively recently I had been quite secrative about my techniques but decided that it's time to share the skills.
I have been teaching in my shop for the last year or so with great feedback from my students. I have also written two books based aound my workshops. The books are really a workshop in book format and I also offer a full materials pack alongside the book, eveything you need to create the project in the book, in a letterbox friendly kit.
I look forward to creating with you soon. Sam
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