It was good to see so many members at our “Christmas Jolly”. A satisfying number of ‘heirloom’ decorations were hung on the Christmas tree (we need a bigger tree!), which showcased members’ talents beautifully … … as did the… Read More »Christmas Members’ Day – tree decorations, gifts and makes
Apologies that this month’s challenge is a little bit later than usual. However, worth waiting for … Cretan Stitch Jenny has provided this sample of Cretan Stitch – in a lovely variegated thread stitched between painted circles. The effect is… Read More »November Stitch Challenge
Joanna O’Neill got us off to a good start with an entertaining talk about her creative journey in textiles, which began with City & Guilds Creative Embroidery – familiar to quite a few of us. Joanna is an engaging speaker,… Read More »Getting Creative via Zoom
This is the lovely sampler Shay has created for display at Compton Verney. It illustrates all the stitches that have featured in our monthly stitch challenges so far – what a great advert! Do come and have a closer look… Read More »Stitch Sampler for Compton Verney
Picot Stitch Something a little more challenging this month! Diane has kindly provided our example of this month’s stitch. Picots form the petals of this stunning flower, which has a sari silk stem and beaded centre. Although easier than it… Read More »October Stitch Challenge – Picot stitch
Rachel David got the week-end off to a thought-provoking start with her talk on Friday evening about her life-long passion for recycling, upcycling and reinventing textiles. Increasingly, we are being made aware of the adverse effect of textile waste on… Read More »Textile Anarchism and Ribbon Embroidery
This is a new sample from Liz of one of the earlier challenges – French knot. A couple more samples have been added to the other stitch challenges too. It’s never too late to share your photos, so please don’t… Read More »New stitch challenge samples added
Margherita’s charming eyelet flowers: Lucy has shared her challenge piece, which she is going to combine with those from previous months onto a phone cushion Eyelets There are several variants of eyelets that you can try out. These examples are… Read More »September Stitch Challenge -Eyelets
The Gardens Trust is offering a series of six talks via Zoom, open to anyone who purchases tickets through Eventbrite. Each talk explores a different aspect of how flowers and gardens have inspired textile artists. The series costs £24 for… Read More »The Fabric of Flowers – talks by the The Gardens Trust
Fly Stitch Thank you to Margherita for sharing this sample: Liz has used fly stitch in different sizes, again for trees, that make a wintry scene: Wendy H has provided this lovely example for our August challenge, and explains below… Read More »August Stitch Challenge