St Mary's Church Warwick is once again hosting its popular Christmas Tree Festival. They say, "A magical display of decorated Christmas Trees has been sponsored by Warwick businesses, charities, community groups and schools." The Festival opens on Warwick Victorian Evening, Thursday 24th November, and it will then be open daily, 10am-4pm, until Sunday 4th December.… Read More »St Mary’s Warwick Christmas Tree Festival
Programme 10.00 - 12.00 Decorating the tree with our handmade decorations Sharing projects Quiz Secret Santa 12.00 - 12.30 Lunch 12.30 - 4.00 Stitching Together - create a useful storage container **If you are able to join us, please email dayschool@warwickshirestitchers.org.uk so we have an indication of numbers for arranging seating, and please read… Read More »Christmas Members’ Event
Kate's talk is a detailed look at the confetti technique and compositions from nature, with something about hand-dyeing too. She will show videos of the construction of work and detailed closeups of work in progress too.
A wonderful creative workshop to make a stunning night-light, using a range of textile techniques, and make it light up by sewing in a circuit containing an LED light, with a switch and battery. Kits for the lanterns will be provided at £9 each
Boro mending has been used in Japan for centuries. If a kimono was damaged in any way then a scrap of fabric would be used to patch it. It would be covered in tiny stitches to hold it in place and strengthen it. Today, boro is used in a more decorative way- sometimes to mend… Read More »Members’ Day: Boro Mending
Mandy trained as a Surface Pattern & Textile Designer and Teacher and now works from a studio in a converted manse in rural Northumberland. She treasures the old and worn, refashioning vintage textiles into new collages which are embellished with stitch and appliqué. Please note that this is a Zoom talk.
We are very pleased to have Joanna back, after her entertaining talk in November. This is an experimental workshop exploring the tremendous variety of effects possible using simple couching techniques.
Nigel's talk promises to be of both local interest, especially to anyone living in Leamington in the '60s and '70s, and very colourful. Nigel says, "My talk will cover the setting up of Sari Fabrics by Joy and Malcolm Wilcox in the late 1960's and its subsequent location at Sydenham in Leamington Spa. "I will look… Read More »Talk: Design and Designers with Nigel Briggs
Ebb and Flow looks at creating rhythm and movement across a piece, using a variety of different traditional stitches, in a contemporary way. It includes the use of recycled plastics and paper. This is a great workshop for those wishing to push the boundaries of their embroidery experience and to look at the art of… Read More »Workshop: Ebb and Flow with Zara Day
Rather than a talk, this will be an opportunity to meet and chat to Jessie Chorley. Jessie is a London-based textile artist, specialising in contemporary illustrative embroidery and simple patching techniques. The traditional technical skills and hands-on approach that she celebrates in her work today were passed down to her from her own family of makers.… Read More »Demo and Question & Answer Session with Jessie Chorley
All Jessie's work revolves around story-telling, inspired by events from her life, which she then embellishes with make-believe based on folklore. Needle and thread are her drawing tools of choice - using them to create scenes and stories, combining stitched images and words, largely on pre-loved fabric and paper. Full details of materials required can… Read More »Workshop: Stories in Stitch with Jessie Chorley
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was a Catalan architect, whose works have a very distinctive style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Família and Parc Guell. Bright and colourful mosaics, things that draw the eye to certain points and always a bit of fun. Antoni Gaudi's creations were both… Read More »Members’ Day: Gaudi Inspired