» Listings for 2014

1. August 2014 update

   Posted on 11:17pm Thursday 21st Aug 2014

   

   Goldwork owl kit, release soon!

   Summer has flown by and all we seem to have done is building work! Our new studio workspace is almost completed (you can see pics on our facebook page!); just the ceiling to go in then we can put the carpet down! From then on it will be no outdoor shoes! We will be setting up a filming space and will be back on to making more great youtube videos and the distance learning course will get back on track. 

   There will be more items in the shop (there are some real treats waiting in the wings!), and for the first time you will be able to visit our normally mail order only shop when we take our place at The Big Textile Show at the end of September in Leicestershire. We will be selling lots of embroidery kits and materials (with the launch of our new goldwork owl kit!) with a goldwork workshop on the Saturday. For more information on this visit the events page here.

   Don't forget to check out the classes page and come and learn the beautiful techniques of traditional hand embroidery with Sarah in several venues across the Midlands including a new venue, Lincoln Castle. For more details and to book, visit the classes page here.

2. Goldwork class

   Posted on 11:25am Thursday 31st Jul 2014

   Still time to book on August's goldwork class! You will learn all the fundamentals of this beautiful embroidery technique in the inspiring grounds of Rufford Abbey on the edge of Sherwood forest. For more information and to book click here

   

3. New classes

   Posted on 12:32pm Thursday 19th Jun 2014

   Well summer is upon us with the longest day just a few days away! I have been busy organising some more classes so pop along to the classes page to see what's new! There are more to follow, so don't forget to check back. The first class will be this lovely little hare in crewelwools taught in the beautiful grounds of Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire:

   

   Other classes will include goldwork, blackwork and stumpwork...

   You may have also noticed a new look website. The same content is all there, but it has been streamlined for easier use. We hope you like it, any suggestions via the contact page are very welcome!

4. 2014 update

   Posted on 11:12am Thursday 27th Mar 2014

   Well it's been a busy few months and time for an update! We have finally made our move from Kent up to Nottinghamshire and are enjoying settling into our new home. We have spent the last few months catching up on restocking the shop and are even managing to add new goldwork items! We can't keep high stocks of the gold metals as they tarnish if they sit around for too long so don't worry if something you want shows as out of stock, it will be back in very soon. 

   Our next project is to build a new studio space out in the garden (the house was chosen with this purpose in mind!). When this is done, the distance learning courses will go full steam ahead which we are very excited about. We have had lots of interest in this and can't wait to launch our first class; thankyou to all those who are raring and ready to go, for your patience! The move also allows us to get on with more 'How to videos' for which we don't need to wait until the studio is finished...part four, Couching goldwork threads, is in production at long last! If you haven't seen parts 1-3, you can see them here. The pearl purl is popular with views climbing up to nearly 50,000 last time I checked!

   A new free embroidery design has just been added to the 'Free stuff' page, so if you are stuck for something to work why not try this beautiful flower? You can see a video of my version of it here, but I can see it working really well in a blackwork technique. Here is my original coloured drawing: