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2 & 3 fowlers yard
back silver street
durham
DH1 3RA
STITCHBUSINESS is continuing to enrol students on City & Guilds courses until June 2017, and we will continue to teach the seven City & Guilds courses listed here until June 2020. After June 2017 we will no longer be able to enrol students for these accredited courses as City & Guilds is ceasing to offer them, so hurry up and enrol whilst you still have the chance! News of alternative courses on offer at STITCHBUSINESS will be announced soon.
There are two elements for all City & Guilds courses – the first element is design, the second element is stitch. There are briefs to complete for each element, as well as course work samples and experiments. The design unit is a 'common unit', so if you have already completed this element for another City & Guilds course at the same level, you do not have to repeat this unit. See below for further details about each certificated course:
This course is the shortest course we offer and is ideal for complete beginners, giving a comprehensive introduction to the hand embroidery. Most students take between 6-12 months to complete this course, which is about 30 hours 'taught' time, plus homework and project time.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these exercises and your findings in a sketchbook
For the Embroidery Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show that you have experimented with a range of stitches, threads, needles and fabrics
This course is the shortest course we offer and is ideal for complete beginners, giving a comprehensive introduction to machine embroidery. Most students take between 6-12 months to complete this course, which is about 30 hours 'taught' time, plus homework and project time.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these exercises and your findings in a sketchbook
For the Machine Embroidery Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show that you have experimented with a range of stitches, tensions, threads, needles and fabrics
This course is the shortest course we offer and is ideal for complete beginners, or to learn new traditional and contemporary skills, giving a comprehensive introduction to goldwork. Most students take between 6-12 months to complete this course, which is about 30 hours 'taught' time, plus homework and project time.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these exercises and your findings in a sketchbook, and as a sampler of ideas
For the Goldwork Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show that you have experimented with a range of techniques, specialist metal threads and relevant equipment
This course is taught over three terms and is ideal for those with some basic experience of working with embroidery and textiles, offering a good foundation of skill level.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these exercises, experiments, drawings and your findings in a sketchbook
For the Embroidery Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show use of a wide variety of threads and fabrics, experiment with a range of traditional and contemporary embroidery techniques and demonstrate different methods of presentation and finishing
This course is taught over three terms and is ideal for those with some basic experience of machine work, offering a good foundation of skill level.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these exercises, experiments, drawings and your findings in a sketchbook
For the Machine Embroidery Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show use of a wide variety of threads and fabrics that are used for machine embroidery, experiment with a range of conventional and free motion embroidery techniques, and demonstrate different methods of presentation and finishing
This course is taught over six terms, over two academic years, and is ideal for those with a fair experience of working with embroidery and textiles, who want to push their design and embroidery skills further. The course provides a solid grounding to a very wide range of hand, machine, traditional and contemporary stitched textile techniques.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
you will present these practical exercises, investigations, experiments, drawings and your findings in a sketchbook, and create a 'resolved' piece for each of the design elements
For the Stitched Textiles Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show use of a wide variety of threads and fabrics, experiment with a range of traditional and contemporary embroidery techniques and demonstrate different methods of presentation and finishing
in addition you are to use your inspirational source material to design your items and develop innovative ideas or practice traditional techniques and acquire complex practical skills supported by a thorough knowledge of materials processes and techniques
This course is taught over six terms, over two academic years, and is ideal for those who have already gained a Level 3 certificate, or equivalent, in stitched textiles, and want to advance their skills in the craft of design and embroidery. The course provides an opportunity to expand and advance skills in hand, machine, traditional and contemporary stitched textile techniques and contextual studies.
For the Design Unit you will complete the following:
For the Stitched Textiles Unit you will complete the following:
throughout the course you are expected to show advanced use of a wide variety of threads and fabrics, experiment with a range of traditional and contemporary embroidery techniques and demonstrate different methods of presentation and finishing
in addition you are to use your research for design project to design at least one of your items and show evidence of previously learned skills being extended and applied through innovative ideas and practice, and show an advanced, thorough knowledge of materials processes and techniques
2 & 3 fowlers yard
back silver street
durham
DH1 3RA