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Textile Artist Judy Martin is known for her traditional and delicate quilt patterns that are methodically and meditatively hand stitched. Her pieces are defined by her own commentary on multi-cultural attitudes to birth, death and sexuality, making them a powerful and fascinating medium. ย For nearly 40 years Judy has
As an accomplished artist, the work of Sylvia Paul has been exhibited in galleries across the country, and as far as Japan. As well as inspiring students with her workshops, she has authored a book –ย My Life in Bitsย – ย and continues to sell to private collections internationally. Sylvia is a
Whether you’ve recently started one of ourย accredited knittingย or crochet coursesย or just a complete yarn addict, here is a fantastic list of inspiring crochet and knit artists that you simply HAVE to follow. We’ve put together an eclectic mix of artists featuring the good, the crazy and the innovative. Enjoy! 1.
A while ago we created a post which talked about the ways in which our courses helped to nurture creativity. One of the key points we made was the importance of feeding your inspiration. Whether it’s looking at the work of other artists and designers or by being inspired by
We all have that โblank sheet of paperโ issue when thinking about creating something, anything, in any craft or art. Creativity in textiles is no different. It doesnโt matter if you work in the area professionally or if you are a complete โnewbieโ to textiles. The thought of sitting down
Over the last few weeks you’ve been voting for your winners of our 2019 Bursary Scheme, and the results are in! The overall winner, with the most number of votes is Heather Sault with her fabulous knitted pieces. Zoe Holt (Textiles) and Hannah Wisdom (Machine Embroidery) received the second largest
Over the last few months we’ve received a fantastic amount of applications – our highest yet – to our creative bursary scheme. After several days of shortlisting the team at the School of Stitched Textiles have finally been able to shortlist nine lucky finalists. These finalists will now get the
Winning piece. This piece is a textile hanging, 18โโ x 30โ When I retired 10 years ago I became interested in Textile Art and Patchwork. I attended local workshops and classes to learn the basics which allowed me to create numerous bed quilts as well as quilted hangings all using
As many of you will know, we just love to teach! With so many benefits to being crafty and creative weโre eager to encourage it (especially anything of the stitched variety), in the hope that everyone, everywhere will develop a passion for stitching – weโve got to dream big! Weโre
International Womenโs Day is a time to celebrate the achievements of women who have left behind a legacy. Over the centuries women have tirelessly challenged political, cultural and social โnormsโ to bring about equality to future generations. At the School of Stitched Textiles we thank all of the amazing and
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