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Vanessa Thorpe wanted a course that would develop her skills and provide a focus. Having trained as a bespoke tailor she was keen to get stuck in and achieve a City and Guilds accreditation. Vanessa studied ourย Textile Skill Stage 2ย course and this is her Stitch Journey. Vanessa Thorpe Like many
Sarah Simi is a knitting phenomenon best known for her nudinit characters, which are brought to life through her animation company, Woolly vision. Along with animator Ed Hartwell, Sarah produces awarded-winning stop-motion animated films. Her characters live in a world entirely made from wool and fabric, brimming with naughty innuendos.
Christa Huelsmann has just completed our Hand Embroidery Skill Stage 2 course. Today she shares her experience of studying with us. Like so many Christa had lost her enthusiasm for hand embroidery because she simply didn’t have the support and resources to advance. she told us that she studies with
One of the things we like to do at theย SSTย is toย promote artists and inspire our students. Australian based Textiles Artist Michelle Mischkulnig was the first artist we interviewed a few years ago. We recently caught up with Michelle again and she was kind enough to share some of her latest,
Ailsa Hall enrolled onto ourย Textiles Skill Stage 3 courseย in May 2020 and has recently completed and achieved her City and Guilds accreditation. Ailsa has been kind enough to share her experience of studying with us. This is her Textiles stitch journey. Don’t forget to take a look at otherย Graduate Stories
Anne Hartland is continuing to work her way through the tasks and modules of our Skill Stage 4 Patchwork and Quilting course. She has kindly written a detailed blog about her experience of the course so far. You can read part one, part 2, and part 3 here and don’t forget to check
Hazel Winfield completed ourย Skill Stage 4 Patchwork and Quilting Courseย last year. Although she had quite a lot of patchwork experience she was desperate to learn how to create her own designs. She talks to us today about her own Stitch Journey; of finding the right course and being able to
We recently featured Sarah Gwyer in our blog, Portrait Artists You HAVE to Follow. When researching for the piece we came across Sarahโs work and were hooked by her contemporary and striking style. Sarah Gwyer is well-known for her iconic, bling, celeb portraits which address themes around celebrity status, consumerism
Jayne Dickson has recently completed ourย Skill Stage 2 Hand Embroidery Course. She spoke to use about her desire to learn the proper foundations of Hand Embroidery, gain a qualification and develop her own ideas. This is her inspiring Stitch Journey. After retiring from teaching I developed an interest in hand
Christmas wouldn’t be ‘Christmas’ without a little bit of Christmas Crafting. So, to get those creative juices flowing we’ve put together a fabulous list of 16 latest textile books for stitch enthusiasts.ย Like busy little Christmas elves, we’ve been browsing the bookshelves to produce this latest list containing the newest
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