Stitchery Stories

Today on the Stitchery Stories podcast, contemporary textile artist & tutor, Dionne Swift Shares Her Life In Fabric & Thread. She chats with Susan Weeks about developing rhythm and process as she recreates marks representing landscape not only in textiles but with paper and paint too.

Susan chats with Dionne about:

• Her long-term project with North Yorkshire Military Wives
• Stitching vs Painting in a competition at Windsor Castle!
• Working through process rather than patterns and instructions
• Being connected with her work and being in flow
• Developing a sense of independence & ability to self-critique
• Taking textile art to 'normal' Art shows & exhibitions
• Changing techniques over the years... from Devoré to surface printing embellished with stitch to current landscape inspired contemporary embroidered art
• Planning ahead into 2019
• International travel & exhibition opportunities for textile art

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Dionne's work at http://www.stitcherystories.com/dionneswift

Visit: http://www.dionneswift.co.uk/

Face book: https://www.facebook.com/DionneSwiftTextileArtist/

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dionneswift/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/DionneSwift

Heather Cawte: Battle Of Stamford Bridge Tapestry Project.

Today on the Stitchery Stories podcast, Heather Cawte shares the story of the Battle Of Stamford Bridge Tapestry Project. It is a community embroidery celebrating the Battle Of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The project started in 2015 and great progress has been made, not just in the stitching, but in generating media atention and in fundraising.

Susan Weeks chats with Heather about:

• How the tapestry project got started
• How the team have developed their skills in many areas NOT just stitching
• How the design, colours, materials & stitches were chosen
• The excitement of Royal admirers
• How the stitchers organise their work
• How big is the tapestry
• When will it be finished
• Where will it be displayed
• Speaking, exhibitions, & displays
• Media attention & spreading the word

The Story of the Battle as told by Heather is in a separate audio file here: The Story Of The Battle Of Stamford Bridge 1066

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of the Stamford Bridge tapestry progress & stitchers at

http://www.stitcherystories.com/stamfordbridgetapestryproject

Visit: http://www.stamfordbridgetapestry.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1637699893135508/

Email: [email protected]

Dr Jennie Batchelor: The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch-Off

Today on the Stitchery Stories podcast, Dr Jennie Batchelor, shares her research on the embroidery patterns created for The Lady's Magazine published in the 18th & 19th centuries. She chats with Susan Weeks about how her 18th century magazine research project at the University Of Kent sparked enthusiasm & creativity in 21st century embroiderers & textile artists as they joined in The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch Off.

Susan chats with Jennie about:

• Embroidery patterns in the 18th century The Lady's Magazine
• Waiting & waiting to actually see an embroidery pattern
• How the patterns took off via social media
• Generating global interest
• What! NO instructions!
• The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch-off
• Embroidery exhibition at Chawton House
• Did Jane Austin ever sew one of the Lady's Magazine embroidery patterns?
• What was learnt about the embroidery patterns & the skills of the 18th century embroiderers
• Creating a virtual community of stitchers

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of the patterns at http://www.stitcherystories.com/drjenniebatchelor

Visit: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ladys-magazine/

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NjJnojRTuE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladysmagproject/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladysmagproject

The Patterns: https://www.kent.ac.uk/english/ladys-magazine/patterns/index.html

Today on the Stitchery Stories textile art podcast, Bridget Bernadette Karn Shares Her Life In Wool & Felt. She chats with Susan Weeks about discovering wet felting and creating a business based around that newly discovered love, leading to being selected for the Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition.

Susan chats with Bernadette about:

• Discovering wet felting at her craft club
• Seeing the potential to create a business
• The power of video for generating interest, leads & customers
• Building a lifestyle business
• Valuing quality of life
• The pressure to have a 'proper' job
• Developing our creative skills
• Pre-felt, dry felt, needle felt and adding the details
• Gaining acceptance & understanding
• Creating an online course

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Bridget's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/bridgetbernadettekarn

Visit: https://www.bridgetbernadettekarn.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyGallerySPACE

Artist In Residence Boston Spa Arts Festival: http://www.bostonspaartsfestival.co.uk/

Today on the Stitchery Stories podcast, Tracy A Franklin Shares Her Life In Fabric & Thread. She chats with Susan Weeks about the different facets of her professional hand embroidery career in particular her role as Head Broderer at Durham Cathedral and her busy tuition and teaching business.

Susan chats with Tracy about:

• How she started her embroidery career
• Her career at the Royal School of Needlework
• Building her own embroidery tuition business
• Having a studio in the centre of Historic Durham
• Groups, friendships & long term courses
• The importance of learning new ideas
• Changes within the City & Guilds certifications

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Tracy's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/traceyafranklin

Visit: http://www.tracyafranklin.com

Visit: http://www.stitchbusiness.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tracy.A.Franklin.Embroiderer.page/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tracy_franklin

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyafranklin/

Durham Cathedral Cope project: http://www.durhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/14295922.Can_Cathedral_broderers_Cope_with_robe_challenge_/

Mixed Media Artist Susie Martin Shares Her Life In Fabric & Thread in this episode of the Stitchery Stories textile art podcast.

Susan Weeks chats with Susie about:

• Dissolving Margins & Crumbling Cliffs
• Learning skills by making clothes for Barbie dolls
• Enjoying being an active member of The Embroiderer's Guild
• Exploring variations in colour, stitch and threads
• Burning and melting for surprising results
• Helping curate a major exhibition
• Being a member of Textilia3

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Susie's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/susiemartin

Visit www.facebook.com/SusieStitchings

Email: [email protected]

and to follow the antics of the Textilia3 group of textile artists http://www.textilia3.blogspot.co.uk

Couture Dressmaking Tutor Jane White Shares Her Life In Fabric & Thread in this episode of the Stitchery Stories podcast.

Jane shares stories and insight about her lifelong love of sewing and her determination to share that love and knowledge of couture dressmaking with her students.

Susan chats with Jane about:

• Great Auntie Margaret's treadle Singer sewing machine,
• inspiring sewing teachers,
• inspiring designers,
• finding lovely dressmaking fabrics,
• the importance of toiles and fitting,
• running workshops at The Great British Sewing Bee Live,
• and having fun and making friends in the sewing classroom...

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Jane's & her students' work at http://www.stitcherystories.com/janewhite

Visit http://www.janewhitetuition.co.uk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaneWhiteTuition/

Alison Larkin Shares Her Life In Fabric & Thread on this episode of the Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast. Alison talks about developing her second career based around her love of traditional embroidery, historical costume, and 18th century waistcoats.

Susan Weeks chats with Alison about:

• Making & wearing historical costume,
• Captain Cook's Waistcoat,
• travelling to Australia & New Zealand for waistcoat research,
• working on a small scale,
• double sided embroidery,
• Alison's favourite techniques
• and using embroidery to keep you from going crazy at work!
• Oh and of course, how sociable it is being a member of a group such as The Embroiderer's Guild. :-)

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Alison's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/alisonlarkin

Visit http://alisonlarkinembroidery.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alisonlarkinembroidery/

and to follow the antics of the Hull & East Riding branch of The Embroiderer's Guild check out our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/HERByEmbroidery/