This two-day workshop is designed to accompany Sabine Kaner’s exhibition ‘Hand-stitched Stories’. You will be creating a unique personal collage on calico using mixed-media materials, and repurposed fabrics. The weekend includes the opportunity to combine painting, appliqué, printing on fabric and paper, and various forms of hand stitch, embroidery, plus any optional embellishments. The workshop theme will encourage you to explore personal memories and stories combining them together, to develop your own visual language.

Sabine will show you: how to transfer your ideas, drawings and images onto the calico surface, ready for stitching; help you to experiment with different fabrics and understand their qualities; how to create texture with threads, explore simple stitches and their different configurations, and the possibilities of adding a more three-dimensional visual feel to your embroidery. She will also encourage you to look at colour choices and composition.

In a small group there will be plenty of opportunities to share skills and techniques and for the tutor to give more individual time to each participant to help them develop their textile practice. An array of materials will be included but you’ll be asked to bring some basic items with you.

Cost: £100 (£85 for MiP Members)

Booking necessary - book online here or call 01453 763394
Tea/coffee and cake included, please bring a packed lunch.

Workshop runs from 10am to 4pm on Saturday & Sunday in Gallery Two (next door to the art gallery showing Sabine’s intricate and moving textile art).