Remember how light and free you felt while being creative as a child?

Do you want to feel the pride, satisfaction and joy of making something beautiful with your own hands?

Maybe you’ve already experienced the stress busting powers of cross stitch and are keen to expand your stitching horizons.

But where to start?

When I was learning to stitch, all too often I’d find that embroidery instructions would leave me scratching my head and feeling frustrated. I’d end up feeling more stressed than before and I’d be doubting my capabilities.

You deserve better!

I believe embroidery should be relaxing, restorative and even therapeutic.

So whether you’ve never thread a needle before or are looking to brush up your skills and gain confidence, I can help demystify the process and get you stitching with a smile!

I’d like to introduce you to

Introduction to Embroidery

A step-by-step online course that walks you through everything you need to know to start stitching with ease.

Here’s what you’ll learn in Introduction to Embroidery:

Module 1 – Introduction

• Welcome to the course
• What surface embroidery and crewel embroidery are
• How they are different to cross stitch

Module 2 – Gather your supplies

• What fabrics to use
• Which threads to use
• Tips for working with embroidery thread to get the best results and stress free stitching
• Essential equipment to set you up for success

Module 3 – Preparation

• Introducing the included patterns
• How to transfer an embroidery design onto your fabric
• How to start threads easily and securely
• How to finish your thread

Module 4 – The stitches

• Seeding stitch
• Creating simple shading
• Stem stitch
• Satin stitch
• Getting a nice smooth edge to your satin stitch
• Chain stitch

Module 5 – Next steps

• How you can use these stitches for a wealth of different designs

There’ll also be plenty of tips and advice as we go.

The Patterns

Included in the course you’ll get embroidery patterns for 3 adorable polar animals.

A penguin chick, walrus and polar bear that each use all of the stitches taught in the course giving you plenty of chance to practice.

The patterns are also great for experimenting with different colours and stitch effects. The possibilities are endless!

“I’ve stitched many different embroidery projects and there is absolutely no comparison between the quality of Alex’s instructions and any of the others. Alex’s visuals are completely clear and her instructions seem to be highly intuitive. I’m a retired teacher and I know how hard it is to anticipate how students will interpret what seems obvious to the teacher but so often actually isn’t. Thank you!”

-Mel Derry

Since I believe stitching should be as relaxing as possible, the course is self paced.

No deadlines or time pressures.

All the videos and resources are available on demand.

Access the course anytime and anywhere that suits you.

Pause, repeat, rewind as much as you want.

You set the pace that works best for you.