Design and Make Freemotion Embroidery Lampshades Workshop - 2 days

Name: Design and Make Freemotion Embroidery Lampshades Workshop - 2 days
Start: 2025-09-13T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-13T16:00:00+01:00
Location: LilyBoo

Schedule

Sat Sep 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

LilyBoo | Par, EN

What does this workshop cover?
Design and make your very own freemotion embroidery lampshade in this is a lovely 2 day workshop which runs over Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of September. It’s a great course if you have completed our beginners freemotion workshop or have tried your hand at the technique before. The weekend workshop is a whole ‘design and make’ extravaganza with plenty of guidance in how to draw and put your design together from Caroline our freemotion embroidery artist. Whatever level of drawing skill you have, there are plenty of preprepared designs and templates to choose from or simply create your own design completely from scratch. As well as designing your lampshade you will also spend day one starting to make your lampshade with lots of
guidance regarding pattern and colour. During day two you will finish preparing your applique design and then bring your design to life using freemotion embroidery! Hayley will then guide you through all the steps to fit your panel onto the lampshade laminate, resulting in a one off gorgeous 20cm drum lampshade for your home.
What you need to bring
Templates and design ideas are supplied as well as tracing and drawing paper, but you will need to bring the following materials and equipment with you:
 Sewing Machine, please bring your extra wide table for your machine if you have one (helpful but not essential), also don’t forget your foot pedal and cable.
 Freemotion embroidery foot
 A piece of plain fabric for the lampshade, measuring 28 x 12 inches
 Fabric scraps for the applique work
 Bondaweb
 Black thread
 Large embroidery hoop – 8 to 10 inches
 Your usual sewing equipment, tweezers, scissors etc
 Pencil, an erasable pen is also helpful but not essential
 Old bank card or rounded knife are very useful when finishing your
lampshade.
Old bank card or rounded knife are very useful when finishing your lampshade.
Who the workshop is suitable for
This is a great workshop for someone with some experience with freemotion embroidery, such as completing our LilyBoo beginners course.
Who the workshop is run by
This workshop is run by the very talented Caroline, from Caroline Michelle Textiles. You can find more of her work by visiting her website at https://www.carolinemichelletextileart.co.uk/
Other things you need to know
All workshops are run at LilyBoo, Lostwithiel on the upstairs floor. There is a steep flight of stairs up to the workshop area but once there you will have everything you need, from a small kitchen for tea and coffee along with a bathroom. The workshops at LilyBoo have bought together people for a chat, to learn something new and there is always lots of laughter.