What an excellent two day workshop with fabulous tutor, Alysn, at Leek Wooton village hall. Members explored the properties of metals and metal mesh by embossing, colouring, stitching and heating, using Lutrador to add texture. It will be interesting to… Read More »Summer School 2024 – Mixed metal Patchwork – with Alysn Midgelow-Martin
This is the first in an occasional series focusing on Warwickshire Stitchers members. NUALA CHIBA has been a stalwart member of Warwickshire Young Stitchers, and recently completed her A Levels. We hope to see her from time to time when… Read More »New feature – Member profile
…………..and of course tea and cake……………….. I’m sorry to say that again there are no photos, but be assured there was a great deal of activity as more of us met at The Boston Tea Party. Again we were sharing… Read More »More chat and a little stitch
Jo kept us busy and totally absorbed in this excellent workshop. She clearly demonstrated different techniques in free-motion embroidery and was on hand to support and give ideas throughout the day. The pieces are approximately 53cm x 17cm on a… Read More »Landscapes with Jo Hill
Te = hand; Mari = ball Nicola’s lively talk this month provided a fascinating insight into the making of Japanese embroidered thread balls. Temari originated as a game in China (kemari) around the 7th century, before appearing in Japan, and… Read More »July: Nicola Davis’s talk on Temari Balls
A lively, inspiring talk by Jessica on Friday gave us an intriguing glimpse of what to expect on Saturday’s workshop. She showed us images of her zingy, colourful embroideries – some very large scale – which she creates using unconventional… Read More »Fantasy Florals with Jessica Grady
The first round of ATCs (Artists Trading Cards) have landed on recipients doormats and what a wonderful treat to have each month. Here are just a few of the lovely cards in the first round.
The Boston Tea Party in Leamington welcomed us for our first Stitch and Chat this afternoon. It was lovely to just….. stitch and chat, find out useful tips from fellow stitchers and generally share ideas and techniques. The room is… Read More »First Stitch and Chat…and a ‘bit of cake’.
After a great talk about her stitching journey and current work (lots of lovely pieces to admire and touch), Mandy Clayton showed us some of the techniques she uses. Saturday’s workshop was all about exploiting the transparent qualities of different… Read More »A Little Strip of Leaves