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Percy the Puffin Guest Tutor Upcycling Embroidery Course with Jenna Riddell

Percy the Puffin: Turning Rubbish into Embroidery with Jenna Riddell

Name: Percy the Puffin: Turning Rubbish into Embroidery with Jenna Riddell
Brand: Hand & Lock School
SKU: SCH26GTJR
Price: 275.0 GBP
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Date and Time

17th - 18th April (10am-4.30pm)

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Description

Location: Hand & Lock School for Embroidery & Creative Arts, 86 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8TE
Duration: 2 Day Workshop (10am - 4:30pm each day)

Do you ever take note of everything you throw away everyday? In this 2 day workshop, we will use manipulated rubbish to create a little puffin friend. Manipulating what is first seen as waste and rubbish, into textile threads and fabrics. You are encouraged to bring in clean white, clear, black, red, yellow, grey, blue and orange rubbish from home for us to manipulate into threads to embroider the puffin. Leaving the class, you will have a new outlook of the materials we use in everyday life and the effect they have on the wildlife around us. You will learn traditional embroidery techniques whilst using these untraditional threads. No prior embroidery knowledge is needed, just a passion for the environment and learning a new skill.

Important Course Information

- Please check your email address is correct before ordering.

- Read all of the course description information above and the “How the Course Works” information below before booking.

- All courses are non-refundable. If you cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible and we will try to move you to another course.

If you have any questions, please check our FAQs page here.

Taught Techniques

- Creating your own threads and materials out of waste products

- Stem Stitch

- Applique

- French Knots

- Couching

- Padding

- Plate

What You’ll Need to Provide

- All materials and tools will be provided. You will be able to choose your own colours for the design and work with whichever materials you prefer during the course.

- Feel free to bring your own small sharp scissors for accurate precision. We will provide embroidery scissors if you do not have any.

- If you wish you are welcome to bring your own mug for refreshments and your own embroidery kit, though this is completely optional and not required.

About Your Tutor

Jenna Riddell is a freelance hand embroidery designer working across fashion and film in London. Having graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in 2023, she has been refining the technique of manipulating rubbish into threads to create endangered animal profiles. The mix of waste and animals is an act of craftivism and protest, challenging the audience to see the effect of their own actions in their everyday life. Working with her collection of curated rubbish, waste materials and found items, Jenna has created multiple animal placards using embroidery techniques rooted in the traditional craft. Her Instagram is @Riddellembroidery

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Hand & Lock School - In Person Course Set Up

How the Course Works

All in person courses are delivered in our embroidery school, located at Hand & Lock, 86 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8TE. The school is situated upstairs from our studio and is easily accessible by public transport.

Please arrive at least 5 minutes early to the class - if you are earlier there are lots of great coffee shops nearby. If you are running late please let us know as soon as possible.

Lunch is not included and the school room will be locked for a one-hour break, with the timing set by the tutor. We also have a list of local places to grab lunch, and there are lots of lovely venues nearby.

Accessibility

Our school is located upstairs in our studio. Unfortunately the building does not have lift access, so use of the stairs would be necessary.

Materials

All of the materials you need for this class will be provided for you as part of your course experience, but you are more than welcome to bring your own equipment if you would rather use your own tools.

Teaching Style

Hand & Lock’s embroidery courses are known for their welcoming, student focused atmosphere where students of all levels quickly feel part of the Hand & Lock community. With small class sizes and tutors who are attentive and personable, everyone receives the guidance and encouragement they need to reach their creative goals. Our teaching style is approachable and down to earth and we go out of our way to share knowledge while celebrating each student’s progress. What makes the School so special is the community that grows around it, supportive, creative and often leading to friendships that last well beyond the classroom. The friendships and support that grow here are often just as valuable as the skills you learn.