Tag Archives: Embroidery

Stitches and Sequins

The North-East of England is such a wonderful area for textiles. I have been to two specialist exhibitions recently: the first was ‘Quiltscapes & Quiltline’ by Pauline Burbidge, which ran from November 2015 to early April 2016, at the Bowes museum in Barnard Castle: I had rushed to see it late one afternoon, with just enoughContinueContinue reading “Stitches and Sequins”

Mandy Pattullo and The Hearth

Last week, I set out on a beautiful cross-country route through County Durham to The Hearth Art Centre & Cafe in Horsley, Northumberland, in order to meet up with textile artist Mandy Pattullo.  The Hearth is a former manse which has been sympathetically converted into artists’ studios, with a cafe located in two ground-floor rooms.ContinueContinue reading “Mandy Pattullo and The Hearth”