EMBROIDERY AND STITCH CRAFT COURSE - IMPROVERS

Tutor:  Alice Cummins

Info About Alice

Alice is a passionate embroiderer inspired by Ireland. Alice began stitching in school at the age of 15, but it wasn’t until she heard about the Degree Course at the Royal School of Needlework, London that she thought she might make a career out of it. Here, she learned a wide range of embroidery techniques and worked on a number of high-profile projects such as the Nicholas Oakwell for GREAT Britain Campaign and the HBO Game of Thrones, Hardhome Embroidery.

After graduating from the RSN in 2017, Alice moved back home to Dublin, Ireland and began work on a series of pieces inspired by Irish Folklore, Language, Landscape and History. So far, Alice has completed The Wildflowers series, Celtic Knot series and Ogham series. These works have also inspired some personalised and commissioned pieces.

Alice loves to share her knowledge and love of embroidery, so began teaching classes and workshops around Dublin quite soon after graduating. Over the past few years there was a surge in orders of kits and supplies as many people began to look for new hobbies to do at home. Embroidery has always been a great tool for improving mental health, but was particularly helpful in these difficult times. With this increased demand, Alice decided to concentrate on creating more kits for students to learn to stitch at home, alongside teaching online and in-person classes.

This course is for those who have a little experience stitching, and would like to try some new techniques! We will cover techniques such as blackwork, ribbonwork, mountmellick embroidery and needleweaving. 

As well as learning the stitches involved in each technique, we will look at the history and traditional designs associated with each one.

We will be using a wide range of materials to cover each of these techniques. These materials can be purchased from Alice at the first class at a cost of €15.