The Shirt Collar Project

This is just a little glimpse of my completed collar for The Shirt Collar Project - a collaboration involving ten British female textile artists and the original idea of my pal, the lovely Kathleen of Murgatroyd and Bean fame. We were each given a vintage shirt collar and given free reign to re-create it. You can read more about the project at the A Group Gathering page and see glimpses of the other artist's work. I'm excited to see the final collars in all their glory and the different ways the artists have responded to them........

In bloom

Here's another little stitched sample I've made for inspiration at my next workshop...it's stitched onto the back of a tatty little piece of quilt which I've tea dyed - it's satisfying  to make something unloved and discarded bloom again.....

Nature Cure - Another Gentlework Workshop

A lot of my work is inspired by nature so it seemed only fitting to make it the theme of my next workshop at Rustic and White in Shrewsbury - it would be lovely if you could come along.......

Nature Cure

Stitching solace inspired by flora and fauna

Enjoy a day of gentle hand stitching where you will weave together nature finds and paper ephemera with vintage fabric to create a unique and inspiring textile artwork.

on

Saturday 10th May 2014

from 10am to 4pm

at

Rustic and White, 23 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

SY1 1XB

Cost £55

Includes all materials, tea/coffee and cake

Contact Jo at Rustic and White to book

rusticandwhite@mail.com

or message her via Facebook

(All materials provided, but please bring your sewing kit and any personal textile treasures that you would like to include in your work)

For more nature inspiration - you might like to look at my Nature Cure board on Pinterest...........

Gentle stitching....

                                            Photo by Dee http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/

                                              Photo by Dee http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/

                                         Photo by Dee http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/

                                        Photo by Dee http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/

I thought I would give you a taste of the workshop I ran on Saturday at Rustic and White in Shrewsbury. It was a lovely day, gentle stitching and tea and cake, what more could you ask for? Two of the ladies who came to the workshop have blogged about the day. Visit Dee at the Carlton and Bayou if you would like to see some more photos.

Catching up

Another little piece I've stitched recently.....I post regularly on my facebook page but I'm aware that there are some readers of my blog who don't use facebook. I don't want you to miss out so I'll be trying to catch up with posts on here of things you may not have seen....Cx

The comfort of stitches

Another little stitched piece I haven't shown you before. x

A gentle workshop

If you'd like to make something like this come along to a Gentlework workshop at the wonderful Rustic and White shop in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The Comfort of Stitches

Sewing words of wisdom to wear or display

A one day workshop where you will hand stitch a brooch or small artwork using vintage textile treasures and add words to give meaning, to comfort or inspire.

on

Saturday 8th March 2014

from 10am to 4pm

at 

Rustic and White, 23 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

SY1 1XB

Cost £55

Includes all materials, tea/coffee and cake 

Contact Jo at Rustic and White to book

rusticandwhite@mail.com

or message her via Facebook

(All materials provided, but please bring your sewing kit and any personal textile treasures, fabric, buttons, lace etc. that you would like to include in your work)

Hope you can come! Christine x