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Making creative leaps through online textile art workshops – TextileArtist
Mirjam Gielen explores a simple stitch in an unexpected way: by playing with rows of blanket stitch around an appliquéd shape, she grows her complex imaginary organisms. See the results and get more creative tips, all gleaned from our very own online textile art workshops.www.textileartist.org/creative-leaps-through-online-textile-art-workshops
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Making creative leaps through online textile art workshops – TextileArtist
Online learning is a great way to gather new knowledge – you can have lots of fun dipping into different textile techniques. We’re sharing a little about six of our online textile workshops, including some fresh ideas you can take away and use in your own art projects. Image: Richard Tremelling, Dark Hills (from a Stitch Club workshop with Monique Day-Wilde)
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Connection through creativity: How stitch-based friendships blossom online – TextileArtist
Anne Brooke, Self portrait inspired by Stitch Club workshops by Emily Tull and Ailish Henderson (detail) Have you found yourself enjoying a greater degree of home-based learning over the last couple of years? Have you hit the ground running, or have you come up against blocks? We chatted to some passionate creative stitchers about how they’ve adapted and what they’ve learned as the online experience continues to develop to offer opportunities that aren’t possible in-person!
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Yumiko Reynolds: Freehand machine embroidery – TextileArtist
Yumiko Reynolds: Freehand machine embroidery
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The best hand embroidery reference books – TextileArtist
Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery by Sharon Boggon is a stunning visual treat showing you how to create exciting and colourful work using stitch. Find out more about this book and others on our list of the best hand embroidery reference guides.
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Sue Stone: Inspiration lies in the details – TextileArtist
Sue Stone: Self Portrait Number 65 There’s a saying ‘all dressed up, but nowhere to go’. That’s exactly the feeling behind artist’s block. You have materials and techniques galore, but nothing to say with them. UK artist Sue Stone is giving you a look into her sources of inspiration that can help jumpstart your own creative potential.
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Getting started with new work – TextileArtist
Nigel Cheney, Corporal William Holman (detail) Textile art is all about the textiles and how they feel in your hands. So why not enjoy that tactile experience when you’re starting your next project? Play with a collection of fabrics – the materials themselves can help suggest which way to turn. Get tips like this and more from Sabine Kaner, Cas Holmes, Nigel Cheney, Emily Jo Gibbs and Sue Stone.
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Getting started with new work – TextileArtist
Sabine Kaner, The Long Long Life of the Tree (detail) In-depth study and observation can be the key ingredients to starting a new artwork. Learn from Nigel Cheney and Cas Holmes, who reveal the benefits of research. And discover more ideas for getting started from textile artists Sabine Kaner, Sue Stone and Emily Jo Gibbs.
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Connection through creativity: How stitch-based friendships blossom online – TextileArtist
Heléne Forsberg, Hello Stitch Club (from a Stitch Club workshop with Jennifer Collier) Online communities are flourishing, especially amongst stitchers, offering new ways to build friendships, develop new skills and increase creative confidence…
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Connection through creativity: How stitch-based friendships blossom online – TextileArtist
Gill Neil’s postcard to Francie Mewett Since 2020, we’ve been forced to rethink, not only about how we connect with others but what we want to do with our lives. As many of us have adapted to greater online connectivity, the advantages have been many - not least for stitchers.
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The best hand embroidery reference books – TextileArtist
Expand your stitch repertoire… Check out our list of the best modern hand embroidery reference books. Learn to embroider, or use these guides to begin your journey experimenting with stitch and texture.
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Are textile artists born or bred? – TextileArtist
Heléne Forsberg: Singing Birds (detail) Before Heléne Forsberg took part in Stitch Club textile art workshops, she freely admits to being indecisive, incredibly slow and ambivalent. She would spend hours agonising over choices and felt unable to choose between the myriad ideas that popped forth from her head. But the workshops gave her a new tempo, motivation and confidence at every stage of her process. She learned to prioritise. And she produced textile art that she's proud of.
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Never knowingly undersold
Never knowingly undersold | John Lewis
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Fall Oak Lantern Wedding Collection