Category Archives: Crafts

Still thinking about stitching

I have just been preparing (and then giving) a talk entitled ‘Coming to Textiles the Long Way Round’. It took some time to get ready as it involved lots of visuals and I wanted to make it entertaining as well as informative. In the end it was very instructive for me, actually! I realised theContinueContinue reading “Still thinking about stitching”

More Embroidery

The recent ‘Craft Saturdays’ session at The Sanctuary in Darlington was all about ‘Hand Embroidery’. A creative group of people came together to find out about tools, threads and fabric for embroidery and to have a go at producing their own work (as well as enjoying lunch together!)  There is so much enjoyment to be hadContinueContinue reading “More Embroidery”