by Julie Brand | Mar 13, 2019 | blog, Top Tips
I have been embroidering since I can’t remember when. I became quite obsessive about it when I was in my mid teens. I would buy a pre printed pattern, iron it onto fabric, and then follow a guide to make it exactly as the picture said I should. There was very...
by Julie Brand | Jan 19, 2019 | blog
I don’t know why I thought this would be any different from teaching in England. It wasn’t much different at all. And why would it be? Get a bunch of stitchers together in one room and it just comes together. Everyone keen to learn and to share, beautiful...
by Julie Brand | Dec 31, 2018 | blog
Stitchers are the best. The best at telling stories, listening to stories, and the absolute best at sharing stories. I like to think that people learn something when they come on one of my workshops but in reality, I learn so much from them. We ladies of a certain age...
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 | Dec 6, 2017 | blog
I approach my little textile pictures as I would decorate a room- The stripping back, the preparation of the surfaces are crucial, then comes the decoration, the final touches. So I source old cloth, dye it with tea or coffee, paint it or distress it in some...
