PREVIOUS THREAD TALKS
Jill Kipnis
The Heroes Quilt Project
May 10th 2022
Jill Kipnis talked about creating an historical piece that records people’s feelings during the Covid-19 crisis through stitch.
The recording will be available soon
Lynne Stein
Shedding the Shackles: Women’s Empowerment Through Craft
Lynne Stein discussed Shedding the Shackles, sharing extracts from her book and a selection of objects featured within.
April 13th 2022
Alice Fox
Plotting
Alice Fox described her practice and how she uses her allotment as her focus, both for creative inspiration and as a source of materials.
March 29th 2022
Anne Brooke from H-anne-Made
#fortheloveofstitch is the story of Anne’s journey into her accidental career, the development of sew4thesoul and the #52tagshannemade project
February 10th 2022
More details & tickets to the recording (only available until May 19th, 2022)
Alison Larkin
Serendipity: Austen, Embroidery and the Lady’s Magazine
Alison Larkin explored the story of the book “Jane Austen Embroidery”, and the happy accidents that led to her collaboration with Professor Jennie Batchelor on this fascinating project.
January 29th 2022
Lucy Adlington
Sewing to Survive – The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
Lucy Adlington discussed her new book “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz” with a special focus on the beauty and ingenuity of 1940s needlework
December 9th 2021
Richard Box
Richard’s Adventures in Painting and Embroidery
November 27th 2021
Maria Wigley
My Practice: Connecting Embroidery with Other Mediums
October 14th 2021
Ninya Mikhaila
Stitches in Time: Reconstructing the Jupon of the Black Prince
September 29th 2021
Angie Hughes
Creative Icebreaking
Angie explained how she begins a project and works through solving problems, researching and experimenting with materials and ideas, looking at books and Artists that inspire….
September 18th 2021
Nicky Barfoot
Creating Personal Imagery through Curiosity, Experimentation and Play
Nicky invited us into her process of staying creatively curious which, while disciplined in its execution, is playful at its heart. She shared how imagery and ideas for her textile work come through drawing, painting, printing and other artistic media to give those looking to find their own style, ideas on how they might start exploring their personal vision of creatively different
August 21st 2021