Branch workshops are held at: United Reform Church, Watford Road, Chiswell Green, St Albans AL2 3HG – parking is available
Time: 10.00 for 10.30 start – finish 4pm
Cost: £25 for EG members, £30 for non-members
To book a place read this and/or contact the Workshop Bookings Secretary or email her at hertsbranch@gmail.com – full workshop details will be supplied after confirmation of a place
2017
Saturday 8th OCTOBER 2017
Jenny Leslie
Leaf Printing with Natural Dyes and Mordants
An opportunity to try some of the techniques Jenny uses to create her naturally dyed textile works. Participants will be using a variety of fabric, paper, leaves and mordant to make steamed and bundled leaf prints ….
Saturday 4th NOVEMBER 2017
Sian Fenwick
Stitchity Snippets
Decorate snippets of vintage papers with teabags, napkins, deli paper, fabric paint and embellished with hand stitch.
2018
Sat 3rd FEBRUARY 2018 Change to published programme
Viv Mangan and Trish Zachariah
Barmy Bunnies
Sat 3rd MARCH 2018 Change to published programme
Julie Walsby and Paula Bray
Crazy Patchwork for Beginners and Improvers
Sat 7th APRIL 2018
Tanvi Kant
Textile Jewellery
Tanvi will demonstrate various playful experimental fabric wrapping and stitching techniques to create organic, colourful coiled forms and surface textures.
Sat 9th JUNE 2018
Tanya Haynes
A Silk Ribbon Embroidery Monogram
At her studio in Bedfordshire Tanya offers workshops and classes in a variety of traditional embroidery techniques. She will be coming to us to help members learn and develop the skills of silk ribbon embroidery, based on kits of her own design. A full kit will be available for £10-15 TBC
Handstitch – suitable for all, basic stitch skills and beyond
Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th JULY 2018
Summer School with Trish Zachariah and Paula Bray
Books, Bags and All Things Nature
During these 3 days you will be able to choose to make either a small calico book of nature and water based elements, or a hand stitched and embellished bag* made out of vintage linen napkins. Both options use a wide range of materials, techniques and embellishments. Project Kits will be provided at £15 per student so all you will need is a basic sewing kit.
Committing to 3 days would be the most beneficial, but we will try and accommodate those who can only make less.
*due to a late change of tutor the bag option might not be available
Handstitch – suitable for all, basic stitch skills and beyond
Sat 20th OCTOBER 2018
Eva Cantin
Books for Stitches
Books and book like forms have become popular with stitchers as a way of displaying work, develop skills and techniques and purely as objects to embellish. Ann’s workshop will explore some simple book forms and how to make them without having to take on the complexity of bookbinding.
Mixed media, basic stitching – suitable for all skill levels
fully booked read more……..
Sat 10th NOVEMBER
Cas Holmes
Small Objects of Desire
Transform paper and combine it with textile and stitch to create small postcard size samples. Students will explore ideas related to design and the creation of textile papers (momigami) and look at different ways of texturing and transforming found surfaces. The focus will be on hand stitching as an extension of mark making and drawing, and various means of layering.
Mixed media, basic stitching – suitable all skill levels
fully booked
