Drawing With Thread // Weekend Workshop with Artist Ciara O'Connor

# Drawing With Thread // Weekend Workshop with Artist Ciara O'Connor // June 7 & 8 // 10:00 - 16:00

Course description:
This two-day workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of Ciara’s ‘Thread Drawing’ techniques: a combination of free motion embroidery, hand stitch and raw-edged appliqué. Through a series of practical demonstrations and as much one on one tutoring as possible, she will walk you through her process and arm you with the knowledge to begin your own stitchery journey.

The workshop will cover:

• Free drawing on fabric using your sewing machine

• Transferring images from paper to fabric

• Suitable fabric selection

• Marking making with a sewing machine

• Raw-edged applique techniques

• Hand-stitching over applique

• Creating ‘floating’ drawings

Please read before booking: This course is aimed at those who wish to explore new ways of working. It is not a sewing workshop. Basic sewing machine skills are essential, and you must bring your own/borrowed sewing machine. Any type of machine can be used, but if using one without an option to drop the feed dogs then you must purchase an Embroidery/Darning Feed Dog Cover prior to your workshop. Drawing skills are not essential. Some materials supplied, though a list of materials will be sent to participants prior to the course.
COURSE FEE: €250

Artist Bio:
Ciara is a Kerry based textile artist who specialises in free motion embroidery. Her work is figurative and deals with themes of identity, feminism, trauma and recovery. She is interested in pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques to tell contemporary stories.
Since returning to her practice in 2019 she has been selected for numerous group shows, including Following Threads in Crawford Art Gallery, and RUA and RSA Annuals. She had her first solo show in Garter Lane Arts Centre, 2022, and featured in FAIRE Magazine, Image Magazine, The Irish Examiner and VAN Jan/Feb 2024. This year will see her second solo show in September, a duo in November, with a third solo taking place in 2026.