A Zoom talk showing the journey of Textile Artist Mary McIntosh from working with colour, through the ‘dark years’ of removing colour from black cloth using her ‘Life’s a Bleach!’ technique and back again.Lots of image of work ranging from wallhangings and 3D work to her recent work making ‘Moth Balls’ About the speaker Mary …
Mary McIntosh – ZOOM Talk – “Coming back to Colour” Read More »
During this workshop you will make a bag using designs gleaned from the artist Gustav Klimt. You will use transfer foiling and simple collage techniques to establish a design on black cotton velvet, cover with organza and machine embroider, then make up the piece into a bag shape. Angie will create an easy one and …
Empty Nest by Siân Martin, photographed by Michael Wicks Siân will talk about creating a new textile from small fragments, inter-linking with lacy stitching. Siân is a teacher and textile artist who exhibits with the 62 Group and is currently chair of the Textile Study Group. She developed and directed ‘Distant Stitch’, the successful, online …
Photo Mosaic Siân Martin Snickers Mosaic Siân Martin Siân Martin has been using different methods of ASSEMBLAGE within her textile art pieces to create articulated textiles that move and flow. Bring your own thoughts and memories together in your own textile investigations. The word ‘assemblage’ describes a textile that is created by combining multiples of …
The art of decorative design This is a 2 part workshop run by Angela Oswald, an experienced textile tutor and member of Textile Explorers. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you book on both days of the workshop... bookings for Day 2 open at the same time as Day 1 CORRECTION 14th December... it has …
Vicki has stitched for many years and has completed both the Certificate and Diploma at the Royal School of Needlework (RSN). In this hand stitching workshop you will learn to work with metal threads to create a simple geometric design that can be framed or used to create a book cover. We will cover couching …
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Everyday life and the past have provided Maria with inspiration to create a body of work which explores human perspectives, narratives and memories, The discovery of a bundle of old letters, and the stories contained within them, has provided her with the inspiration of create a large body of work that has been exhibited widely …
Maria Walker – ZOOM Talk – “Rags to Riches: Finding Inspiration from the Past” Read More »
The art of decorative design This is a 2 part workshop run by Angela Oswald, an experienced textile tutor and member of Textile Explorers. “There are many ways of decorating a piece of fabric to develop a pictorial piece of art. We will be looking at a combination of drawing, painting, collage and stitch to …
Hanny is known for her contemporary approach to goldwork embroidery. Since studying at the Royal School of Needlework (2011-13) she has been fascinated by the inherent qualities of metal threads, and has a deep belief in the importance of innovation and self expression to keeping crafts alive. From her studio in Shropshire, she works internationally …
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Workshop content Creative Goldwork - Discover a creative approach to goldwork embroidery. Hanny will show you how you can open up a world of possibilities to experiment with and explore within this centuries old art form whatever your stitching experience. This workshop gives embroiderers of all backgrounds the opportunity to get creative and explore the …
In her talk, Batool will show how she transforms her materials into artists books and mixed media wall pieces, using different techniques and processes to explore issues of identity, struggle and rise of women and displacement. About the Artist Batool Showghi was born in Iran and moved to England in 1985. Received a merit for …
Using a variety of materials - eg. paper, fabric, photographs, leaves, colour pencils - participants will create small pieces of imagery and stitch into them. The finished article can be a concertina book, or a small art piece. Materials and equipment Participants can pre prepare the "canvas" as a concertina book prior to the workshop. …
