Botanical Art and Embroidery for Knitters

Over two days Dee will share her special techniques for drawing and charting botanical motifs, which you'll then use to Swiss darn onto a knitted scarf, creating beautifully layered embellishments.

Dee will show you step by step, how to select and combine colours to create your own botanical motifs in pastels, before guiding you through the process of translating your motifs into Swiss darning embroidery and intarsia charts. On the second day, you’ll discover how to place and Swiss darn your motifs onto a pre-prepared scarf, resulting in a unique and painterly layered effect over the knitted stitches. You will be able to sample yarns from Dee's personal stash, giving you an exciting opportunity to try out different yarns and to enjoy experimenting with new colours and textures when creating your motifs. 

You'll be given a set of the motifs created during this workshop, and you'll come away brimming with creative inspiration and armed with new skills to apply to future projects.

This workshop is open to participants aged 18 or over who have some experience of knitting. No drawing skills are required. As part of the workshop, you’ll receive a copy of Dee’s latest book, Cultivate. You need to pre-prepare a scarf to work with on the second day, a pattern for this will be sent to you with your booking. 
Membership Priority Booking will open at 10.00 GMT on Wednesday 29 January. General Booking will open at 10.00 GMT on Monday 10 February 2025.