Description

BOOK BEFORE 10 DECEMBER 2024 WITH 100 EURO EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

This is a master program of 6 weeks in which we seriously study the interaction of colors in your textile work. We work with artist teacher Loret Karman from the Amsterdamse Steek to deliver this unique program.

Have you ever selected colors for your project, and it looked like they would work well together, but once applied the result was disappointing? Many textile enthusiasts have experienced that. After this master class course you have the tools to prevent this.

To focus as much as possible on the interaction of color during this master’s program, we remove as many technical obstacles as possible and mainly work in cross stitches with
DMC embroidery floss. During the last sessions we start exploring other threads, fibres and stitches to study how fibre, structure, and stitch influence how you experience colors.

At home you can apply your learnings to any textile technique, from crochet to quilting, sewing and knitting. We encourage you to bring your ‘home work’ to the next class so can help you develop your own direction.

At the start of the program you will receive a large material kit worth €50 to have lots of supplies for your experiments. In our studio we have access to the full color palette of DMC, your material kit will contain a carefully curated selection.

We approach these 6 weeks studiously. Various color theories that influence textile work are discussed. In addition there is room for your own research. We work with fast
sketching methods in cross stitch. Embroidery is a slow technique and you certainly won’t complete all the experiments offered during the sessions, but you’ll go home with a lot of inspiration to continue your study at home.

About your teachers

Loret Karman brings decades of experience studying colors in textiles. She has helped numerous textile artists to help find the right colour palletes for their work of art. She was hired by the Van Gogh Museum to recreate the yarn box which Vincent used as an artist. She made a full color wheel of the 500 colors in the DMC embroidery floss collection. And in unique collaboration with our studio, we developed this exclusive master class program.You have a unique opportunity to learn from Loret Karman when you join this master class course.

And you can directly put your learning’s in action as Gerda from Studio Koekoek will learn you different embroidery stitches, tips and tricks. Gerda is the creative soul behind Studio Koekoek. She works daily with textiles, and loves to share her stitching skills.

What you’ll learn in this master course

  • How do you create or change a color palette for your textile design
  • What can we learn from color theories when making textile art?
  • Why are some of the best known color theories in the world outdated?
  • What make that some color combinations work better then others, how can you change your perspective when you change hues and chroma?
  • How do the type of embroidery stitch and thread structure influence color?
  • Multiple embroidery stitches. Most of the studies we do in cross stitch. But we’ll also explore the effect of changing to different embroidery stitches.

Materials:

  • At the start of the program you will receive a material kit worth €50 to have lots of supplies for your experiments. In our studio we have access to the full color palette of DMC, your material kit will contain a carefully curated selection.
  • You’re also welcome to bring your own textile project if you have a specific color issue you’re struggling with
  • While we focus on using DMC embroidery floss, we will explore other threads including embroidery wool to hand-dyed embroidery threads.
  • If you’d like to continue exploring with other colors, threads or fabrics at home, you’re welcome to buy extra supplies in the studio.

Catering:

  • You’ll get free coffee, tea, and water
  • And we’ll have yummy snacks

Date & Time: 6 Wednesday evenings from 18:30 – 21 hour

  • 15 January 2025
  • 22 January 2025
  • 29 January 2025
  • 5 February 2025
  • 12 February 2025
  • 5 March 2025

Location:

Indoors at Studio Koekoek, Weesperstraat 100 in Amsterdam.

This is close to the “Magere Brug” and the “Holocaust Name Monument” in the centre of Amsterdam. Metro station Weesperplein or Waterlooplein.

Skill level

The is a master course designed for textile lovers and artists. This course will be full of learnings for both novice stitchers as embroidery experts.

Language

We’ll host the workshop in both Dutch and English

About Studio Koekoek’s workshop

We love to welcome you in our studio in Amsterdam. We’re working every day with textiles and like to share our enthusiasm with you. You’ll learn in small groups, so you’ll get lots of help with questions.

Workshop cancellation policy

In the unfortunate event that you cannot join your booked event, you are welcome to resell or give your ticket to somebody else who is able to attend. If you wish to cancel your ticket, we adhere to the following policy:

  • Cancellations made more than 1 month before the first day of the course receive a full refund.
  • Cancellations made between 14 and 31 days before the first day of the course receive a 50% refund.
  • Cancellations made less than 14 days first day of the course are not refunded.
  • No-shows are not refunded.

Minimum of 4 participants, maximum of 8.