During October I have been working on new workshops for Dutton’s for Buttons , York and enhancing our hand embroidery weekly classes at The Sewing Shed , Ilkley.
Following the Viking theme in York I have prepared a gold work class showing the basic techniques to be taught in December.
Next year we are looking at felt appliqué using the Viking themes of birds and beasts .
https://www.duttonsforbuttons.co.uk/workshops/
Go to Dutton’s for Buttons to look at our full range of courses.
Summer memories of sun and sea in Skiathos brighten up a rainy day, as does the colourful patterns and embroidery of its textiles. Greek embroidery is rich in motifs and patterns from the east and west. The Sporades Islands as a trading point was influenced by the Venetians and the Ottomans, the Christians and the Islamic empires. The resulting patterns contain human figures, ships (naturalistic and fantastic), birds and floral images.
This image if from the Embroiderers’ Guild collection – https://embroiderersguild.com/
A photo from the Skopelos Folklore Museum with a floral cross stitch design.
My holiday embroidery using chain-stich. I love the floral arrangement and tiny birds
This proud cockerel is a design that you can use in an applique or just embroider in your favourite stitches.
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