Free Online Course - Basic Kasuti

Teacher: Bhavani Harikrishnan

Title: Fundamentals of Kasuti

Subject: Basic Kasuti Course

Objectives: To understand the composition of any Kasuti Pattern. Learn to analyze complex designs and to break them down into easily workable units.

Materials Needed: Embroidery frame, fabric, yarn, needles, tracing paper, yellow or white carbon.

Course Format:

This course is divided into 5 sessions

Session 1: Will take you through the Basic concepts of Kasuti

1.     A Simple Border Design

2.     A Simple Corner design

3.    Closed Motif 

Assignment 1: The Serpent Coil Border

Session 2: Introduction to side trips
1. A Simple Motif

2. Side-trips Basics

Assignment 2: 2 motifs and 1 border design

Session 3:  Side-trips continued

1. Conch Shell Border

2. Betelnut String of Flowers

3. Swastika Border

      4. Border 4

Assignment 3: 2 borders

Session 4: More about side trips 

1. Square Border 1

2. Square Border 2

Assignment 4: 

1. 2 motifs

2. Convert the following two sided corner designs into a square one and work it on a sample. Each side should have at least 4 repetitions of the basic design elements.

Session 5: Introduction to complex patterns

1. Motif 1

Assignment 5: 3 complex motifs

Assessment: Students can post pictures of their work on their blogs and send me the link. 
   
Commencement: 25th Nov 2013
Duration: 16-20 weeks