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Machine Embroidery
Skill Stage 2
Course Overview

Accredited Beginner's Machine Embroidery Course

Explore and learn a variety Machine Embroidery techniques with our Skill Stage 2 online Machine Embroidery course. Throughout this in-depth distance learning course, you’ll get the chance to learn all of the basic techniques associated with Machine Embroidery, enabling you to design and create pieces to a high standard while developing your personal style and creativity.

As a City and Guilds accredited course, each module focuses on developing your existing skills, whilst also introducing you to creative new techniques, which will carefully lead you through your course syllabus to a successful conclusion. Our accredited courses are recognised for their high standards of teaching and assessment.

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Course Features

4 Modules

Work your way through key tasks that contribute towards completion of your modules

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Beginner Skill level

You don't need to know how to Machine Embroider! This will be covered, making it perfect for beginners

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Duration

Students are allowed up to 1 year to complete this course. Each modules takes roughly 6-8 weeks to complete

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Final assessment piece by Lynda Boardman 2020
Machine Embroidery sample by Eleanor Holmes

Course Details

This is a distance learning Machine Embroidery course which can be studied from anywhere in the world. You will learn by working your way through our online course materials, including video content, with full support from our dedicated expert tutors. Our unique Machine Embroidery course will give you the ability and confidence to create your own designs and finished pieces.

This course has been specifically developed to individual creativity. Whether you’re looking to learn the basics or develop existing skills, our courses allow you to express yourself, experiment and really push your own creative boundaries. 

Course Modules

There are around 100-150 hours of course content split across 4 modules. Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • Research a chosen artist
  • Introduction to machine embroidery stitches: Straight stitch, swing needle & free machine embroidery
  • Dense and experimental stitches
  • Develop your own portfolio containing your own experiments and designs
  • Experiment with ideas and images
  • Advanced stitches: Appliqué, reverse appliqué, couching, wrapping, automated stitch patterns
  • Creation of design folio containing samples of different traditional & contemporary techniques
  • Complete a final assessment piece. Choose from wither a 3D functional item, a panel/hanging/quilt or a wearable art item.

Delivery & Assessment

The course is supplied as a distance learning course where course materials and tutor assessments are delivered digitally and work is returned to your tutor via digital presentation.

 

Your coursework will be reviewed by your tutor and periodically by an Internal Quality Assessor, to ensure the appropriate quality standard is maintained. You will be provided with written feedback in a timely fashion (usually within 10 days) and, if needed, you will be able to re-submit altered work. You can contact your tutor at any time to request your work to date be reviewed and suggestions for future progress be made.

 

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Course Timescales

There is around 100-150 hours of course content/materials and it is usual for students to take between 6-8 weeks to complete each module. Students can take up to 1 year to complete the course, which allows students to work at their own pace. However, it is up to the individual student how quickly they wish to return work to their tutor for assessment.

A six-month contingency is available, if needed, to cover unforeseen issues such as illness, upon production of supporting documentation, which would therefore extend the course life to 18 months (1.5 years). The maximum for this extra contingency time is once during the course lifetime.

Aimed At

This Machine Embroidery course is aimed at beginners. If you’ve only ever made a few projects by following patterns or online tutorials, this course is for you. At this level our Machine Embroidery courses have been carefully designed to not only teach new techniques, but also introduce students to conducting research into artists or designers, and eventually learn how to create their own designs.

If you have already undertaken a few of the machine embroidery basics, but rarely read around your subject or have limited experience of attending courses or exhibitions then a Skills Stage 2 course is probably going to be your best bet.

A Skills Stage 2 course will introduce you to the pleasures of immersing yourself in your chosen craft. Not only does this help you to develop your own style but it’s also an important way of discovering new trends and exploring favourite artists.

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Lynda Boardman Machine Embroidery graduate

Machine Embroidery SS2

Lynda Boardman

“The most helpful thing I have learnt as a result of this course is to be positive and not be afraid of trying new techniques. I am delighted that I have successfully finished this course. Now, I have new skills to experiment with and lots of creative ideas I can now put into practice.”
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Myra Velk Machine Embroidery graduate

Machine Embroidery SS2

Myra Velk

“My advice to anybody considering a course with the School of Stitched Textiles is to just do it. I spent months mulling it over, should I or shouldn’t I, was I good enough or would I struggle with the course. Everyone is so helpful and encouraging. I enjoyed it so much I wish I had done it sooner.” “I would thoroughly recommend the School of Stitched Textiles to anyone who is interested in improving skills they already have or learning new skills. The modules are easy to follow but at the same time challenge you to create something you would not have normally thought about creating.”
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Cathy Howe Machine Embroidery graduate

Machine Embroidery SS2

Cathy Howe

“If you’re thinking of doing a course, Go for it! Push yourself and dare to find out how far you can go.”
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Rhiannon Robinson Machine Embroidery Graduate

Machine Embroidery SS3

Rhiannon Robinson

“My course gave me the confidence to see myself as a textile practitioner and I now feel that I am in a position to move forward in developing my own work for exhibition and commission. The final module gave me the impetus to set up my website www.typefabric.co.uk and I aim to spend the next few months exploring and creating new work before applying for exhibiting opportunities.”
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Vicki O'Leary Machine Embroidery Graduate

Machine Embroidery SS3

Vicky O'Leary

“The course is a great way to learn about the design process even if you have some knowledge of design, you can definitely learn lots of new ways of creating designs. If you are afraid that you won’t know how to design anything, you can just simply follow the SST course and be confident that you will create something wonderful.”
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If you wish to study with us you will need to enrol on enrolment day. 

We only open enrolment to new students every 3-4 months and only those that have previously ‘registered their interest’ will be invited to enrol. 

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