So a slighlty nerdy techy announcement from us, the newest addition to the website, Calender View is now live. We hope that this will make it easier to search what we have on during a specific time period and give you an overview on the classes that we have coming up. Each of the listing […]
embroidery
The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery
It is safe to say that there are not that many places around that can say that they are a gallery dedicated to embroidery, but The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery is one of those few. Located in the very quaint Lower Sunbury in Middlesex, this collection of traditional embroidery makes for a highlight in an already […]
Pro Tips: The Tweezer/Scissor combo
Picture the scene.. ”You’ve just spent X amount of hours embroidering your piece, it has been a labour of love but it was worth it now you see it finished. All you need to do is tidy you threads up and you are done!” Sounds familiar right? The last thing you want to do now […]
Pro Tips: Tambour Handle as a Pricker
Tambour handles are such as great tool, with their turned wood bodies holding the potential to create all manner of beautiful beading. However, what you may not have realised about yours is that if you are only tambouring with your handle, you are not using it to its full potential. As you may have noticed, […]
Night & Day:1930’s Fashion and Photography Exhibition
Beautiful sequined gown, early to mid-1930s. Sequins became popular in the 1920s, inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. (1922) The 1930s followed the decade of the roaring 20’s, with the Wall Street crash in 1929, the years that followed saw a great deal of change for Britain and America. With the 1930s, came the […]
November Student of the Month
As November has come to a close, we have deliberated and the winner of student of the month is….. Hannah Gawthorpe with these lovely images of her progress at the Silk Shading Day Class- Beginners If you are feeling inspired, and would like to try your own hand at the class Hannah took, or […]