It’s always a delight to attend a workshop given by Angie – she is such an entertaining tutor, who shares a great deal of expertise in a very modest and accessible way. No wonder her workshops are fully subscribed! The… Read More »Vanishing Worlds
We thought you might like to see photos of now finished work from our recent ‘Nine’ members’ day: Judi’s garden birds panel, which we saw in sketch form earlier on Gaye also finished and framed her very attractive… Read More »‘Nine’ update
We are delighted to have been invited again this year to exhibit our work at The Textile Fair, Compton Verney, which takes place over two days: Saturday 12th November – Sunday 13th November. The Fair attracts a large number of… Read More »The Textile Fair at Compton Verney
We are preparing a new feature in the form of a Stitch Challenge, and hope you will take part. Watch this space for details shortly … Meanwhile, here’s a photo of Shay’s finished 9 piece, before she cuts it up to make… Read More »Stitch Challenge coming soon
Knowing that many members carry on stitching their pieces after the relevant workshop or members’ day has taken place, we would still like you to send us your photos. Please don’t be shy! Members love to see the variety of… Read More »We want your photos …
April Members’ Day post … A correction to the last blog post: the pretty stitched panel Lucy showed us is in fact her own, based on an idea provided by Diane. Many apologies for mis-attributing it, Lucy!
This was a lovely, relaxed day, with members doing what we love – enjoying time stitching and chatting with like-minded friends. Lucy got us started by sharing details of a panel made by Diane featuring nine flowers – a combination… Read More »April Members’ Day – ‘Nine’
Member, Janet Rose, who also belongs to the West Midlands textile group, Eclectica Textile Artists, has let us know that the group will be exhibiting at the Bramble Patch, Weedon from 6th – 20th April. There are over 60 pieces… Read More »Eclectica Textile Artists’ Easter exhibition, Bramble Patch
March workshop with Julia Triston The workshop involved stitching letters or words onto collaged backgrounds using upcycled materials. With much useful guidance and advice from Julia, we explored different text styles and ways of placing fabric letters to create a… Read More »Text in Textiles
We had a fabulous time, digging out beads and goldwork materials (or delving into the kit supplied by Lucy), so that she could show us some of the techniques and processes she uses in her couture embroidery and her own… Read More »Beading and goldwork workshop with Lucy Martin