by Julie Brand | Nov 22, 2018 | blog
Its an interesting question but one that isn’t very easy to answer. The word “Textile” would suggest that fabrics or thread were to be used in the making and the word “Artist” would imply that everything that was created was made by...
by Julie Brand | Oct 11, 2018 | blog
8 Top Tips for Successful Free-Motion Machine Embroidery It is so easy these days to find information if you want to learn something new. Search engines and You Tube are most people’s “go to”. There are video tutorials and often downloadable...
by Julie Brand | Jul 18, 2018 | blog, hints and tips, News
The first World Embroidery Day took place 5 years ago in Sweden. In 2011, a local group belonging to Sweden’s Embroidery Guild took the initiative to organise a special day to celebrate Embroidery and it is now celebrated each year on 30th July. Don’t you just love...
by Julie Brand | Jun 20, 2018 | blog
You’ve spent hours and hours making your beautiful stitched picture but have you thought about how you’re going to frame it? When I first joined a textile group, one of our main aims was to exhibit- a scary thought as I’d never exhibited before. So...
