ONLINE Paper Slippers Workshop

This online Paper Slippers workshop will take place live on Zoom. In this session Jennifer will demonstrate patchworking and piecing papers using hand and machine stitch to create the 'fabric' for your slippers. She will then go onto showing you how to construct the flat shapes into 3 dimensional slippers. She will also show ideas to decorate the slipper, such as paper Suffolk Puffs, mini paper roses and decorative hand stitches like Cross Stitch, Blanket Stitch and a beautiful Venetian Needlelace stitched edge.

Materials are not provided for this workshop, but all essential materials should be things that you can very easily find.

You can choose to hand or machine stitch the papers in this workshop, and Jennifer will give you hints and tips for both.

In this online workshop you will make paper slippers from found and recycled papers that are 18 x 7 x 3cm (7 x 2.7 x 1.1") approx.

You will have the choice to work alongside Jennifer throughout the session or watch her demonstrations but work away from the screen. There will be a half an hour break halfway through the workshop.

You will receive a zoom link to the session via email a few days after booking and then be emailed the slipper template* along with a reminder 2 weeks before the workshop date.

To take part you need:
-Access to a printer (to print the template- you can do this at a library)
-Found/recycled papers (such as old maps, book pages, letters, sheet music etc)
-Thread
-Needle
-Scissors
-Sellotape
-Glue Stick (Pritt stick or similar)
-Pencil
-Grey board (back of a note pad or similar. One that is thicker and one thinner is ideal)
-Clothes pegs
- Strong clear glue glue (like UHU or Bostic, but a glue gun works too. A glue stick or PVA will work, but takes a long time to dry)

Optional/ Ideas to go onto:
-Sewing machine
-Crochet thread (Coton A Broder or similar for Venetian Needle Lace Stitch)
-Tracing paper/acetate
-Pearl headed pin
-Buttons
-Button maker and button parts
-Scrap corrugated card

Terms and conditions:
This session is on Monday 4th Nov 2024 at 4pm UK time (ending 9pm). There will be a half an hour break halfway through the workshop.

Full payment will be taken at time of booking (this is non refundable or transferable to a different session). However IF the session has to be cancelled by Jennifer you will be offered the option of a new date or to receive a refund in full.

Please sign up to the session with the email you wish to use for zoom (IF this is different from the email address that you paid with simply pop the correct email address in the 'notes' at the checkout)- You will receive a zoom link to the session a few days after booking.

Please do not share this link, as only the email addresses supplied when booking will be admitted to this session.

Please DO NOT record the workshop. Please note that this is a live session and will not be recorded or accessible after the date.

*Please be aware Jennifer retains the intellectual property to the template that she has designed- you cannot go into business making this or running workshops showing copies of her work. You can however use the ideas and template for personal use, as gifts and with your own students, if you are a teacher.