This is a talk that explores family history and belonging. Concerning herself with her role as wife and mother, Maria shares her personal experience of family ties and cherished relationships through a series of contemporary patchwork garments and artefacts. Maria studied Embroidery at Manchester Polytechnic during the early 1990’s and has continued to practise and… Read More »Talk – Relative, by Maria Thomas

"I’m always inspired by gardens, hedgerows, trees and leaves. This project comes from my imagination - half remembered images of vetch tendrils, ivy creeping up a rough tree trunk, the black buds of an alder in my garden and a dark ferny corner under a quince tree. "You will be making components using soluble film, transfer printing,… Read More »Workshop – Vanishing Worlds with Angie Hughes

This will be an opportunity to see a display of some of Jane's amazing work.  Not a talk as such, but Jane will also be available for questions - so do come prepared. Jane says, "I have been creating since I was a teenager when I started by making my own clothes and later designed… Read More »A meet and greet with Saturday’s tutor Jane Fairweather, textile artist

This hand and machine embroidery workshop will be a great opportunity to make an oak tree in the style of Jane's unusual and innovative stitched trees. Please note that there will be a charge, payable to the tutor on the day, of £5 per person to cover specialist items, such as dissolvable film, pre-felt, merino wools,… Read More »Workshop with Jane Fairweather – Teacup Trees – 3D Oak Trees

Regrettably this evening session has had to be cancelled, owing to Jessie's personal circumstances.  We hope to be able to re-book it in due course.    

Unfortunately, Jessie Chorley is unable to be with us this week-end as planned, and we will meet instead for an extra members' day.  Members who had booked the workshop will be contacted regarding a refund of fees. We hope to be able to re-book Jessie's workshop at a later date.  

Our two-day summer school this year is on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th August, at Leek Wootton. This workshop is suitable for those confident in free motion embroidery. Every student must know how to free motion embroider and be familiar with their own sewing machine.  Designed to take you through a series of innovative techniques using… Read More »Summer School: 3D Mixed Media Triptych with Alexandra Waylett

This year's AGM marks one full year since the inception of Warwickshire Stitchers - such a lot has happened since we wound ourselves up as a branch of the Embroiderers' Guild in 2021!  We hope as many members as can make it will come along to celebrate our first birthday. Morning: Business meeting - agenda… Read More »Warwickshire Stitchers AGM & Members’ Day

Rachel describes herself as an armchair eco-warrior in that she has practised environmentally aware principles all her life. She says, "I am horrified by the waste and the exploitation in the textile industry and find rails of utilitarian, identical clothing in high street shops depressing! I have always made and recycled my own clothes and household… Read More »Talk: Recycled Clothing and Anthropomorphic Dolls with Rachel David

Delicate silk ribbons create the most realistic petals, leaves and stems with just a few basic embroidery stitches. In this workshop we will be creating an eternal boquet of silk flowers mounted on a small canvas. The workshop will demonstrate skills and tips to make the most of these beautiful ribbons: Preparing your ribbons for… Read More »Workshop: Bouquet: Adventures in Ribbon Embroidery with Susanna di Milo

Discovering, venturing, focusing…How I discovered the wonderful world of contemporary textiles – the good, the bad and the embarrassing. Originally from Berkshire, I studied embroidery under Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn, graduating in 1999 with the Diploma in Stitched Textiles.  My stitching career since then has included exhibitions, commissions, talks and workshops. I am an… Read More »Zoom talk: From There to Here – Early Years, with Joanna O’Neill

Alexandrina was born in the Republic of Moldova, and studied in Romania, where she later married and had her son. Alexandrina says: "Around 2014 we moved to Malaysia, where my journey into embroidery began. I started by doing embroidery on the Gi(kimono) of my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu teammates, completing around ten of them. During that time,… Read More »Zoom Workshop: The Art of Tambour Embroidery with Alexandrina Dordea