Our tree is now decorated with all your fabulous angels and 'pods'. You will find it, on the left, right behind the main altar. This year's Christmas Tree Festival will be bigger than ever.  It starts on Warwick Victorian Evening, 25 November, and is open daily from 10am - 4pm (Sunday from 12 noon) until… Read More »Christmas Tree Festival at St Marys, Warwick

There will be a choice of three activities to try. Create a collaged greetings card Oiled papers Decorated bag using fabric and paper More details and requirement lists in Members' Area

Discussing the relevance and growth of hand embroidery today, the talk will explore Lucy's personal experience of the Royal School of Needlework through to industry projects and artworks she has worked on. This talk also explores how hand embroidery is at the forefront of artistic industries and how such an ancient and traditional art form… Read More »Talk – Hand Embroidery in a Contemporary Context with Lucy-Marie Martin

Goldwork embroidery has its roots in ecclesiastical and very traditional pieces. Coupled with couture beading techniques, this workshop sets ancient techniques in a contemporary context. Drawing on Lucy’s experience working in contemporary couture fashion, married with traditional training from the Royal School of Needlework, the workshop has been designed by Lucy to push the boundaries… Read More »Couture beading and gold work embroidery – Zoom Workshop

In this presentation Julia talks about her own journey in textiles and her current investigation into the themes of identity and gender, deconstructivism and sustainability. She explains her choice and use of raw materials (second-hand clothing, old table linen, vintage lace, previously worn underwear) and illustrates how she transforms these into new artworks with changed… Read More »Talk – Identity and Intimacy with Julie Tristan

This workshop will involve stitching letters or words onto collaged backgrounds using upcycled materials.  The content of the pieces may be personal (a special memory, an important poem, a specific name) or an abstract reference (a symbol, a series of disrupted characters, an exploration of one letter in contrasting styles).  The texts may include imagery… Read More »Workshop with Julie Tristan – Text in Textiles – Zoom Workshop

This members' day has the theme of “NINE” - decide on one object and make nine takes on it, e.g. 9 flowers, 9 beetles, 9 birds, 9 toadstools, 9 butterflies, 9 circles, 9 stitches, 9 buttons, 9 trees or 9 of anything you want. Members can find the requirements list in the Members' Area. This… Read More »Member’s Day – ‘Nine’

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