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Diane has always stitched and enjoyed traditional quilting, she was hugely influenced by Kelly Cline who first planted the idea of using vintage fabrics and was her mentor. Kelly’s influence […]
Rachel creates original mixed media artworks alongside a collection of luxury textiles, wallpaper, homeware and stationery. Inspired by nature and architecture, her work draws on the textures, patterns and structures
Ellie is a self confessed colour junkie! Having spent a large part of her childhood living abroad she was inspired by the vibrant markets of the Middle and Far East
Embroidery – The art or process of decorating cloth or other materials with stitched designs, usually using coloured threads. That is a dictionary definition of embroidery and Jen Goodwin amply
– Abby didn’t start life as a Milliner, she has a degree in social anthropology and began her working life in a much more conventional manner however she got into
Sue Rangeley has been creating beautiful embroidered pieces since she graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in 1970. She began her career teaching but by 1976 she had become
Nicholas Ball is an improv quilter from South Wales. After graduating from Art School in 2006 with a degree in Photography , his intention was to have a career in
Our February Speaker was Liz Tapper, a Royal School of Needlework graduate and tutor who described a recent goldwork commission to recreate a Napoleonic era military dress coat. Liz had
JANUARY 2025 Our January speaker was Hannah Mansfield www.theperpetualmaker.com who talked to us about the art of Tambour Beading. This form of bead embroidery probably originated in India in 17th
Creating with Shibori – Annabel Wilson Annabel Wilson arrived for our November meeting with a wonderful selection of shibori work to share with us. Nowadays the majority of speakers prepare
