On Demand: Workshop: Garden Bird Collage with Anne Kelly
Anne will help you to create a really memorable piece of textile art, using a mixture of textile scraps and threads.
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- 364 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes
- Online
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About this event
This is an on demand recording of the online hand stitching workshop Garden Bird Collage with Anne Kelly from July 22nd 2023.
The recording will be available for at least one month after registration. It will be only available to view online.
Birds are everywhere in textile art and it is always fun to include them in your work. Design and make a unique bird in this relaxing and creative workshop. Anne will help you to create a really memorable piece of textile art, using a mixture of textile scraps and threads sourced and found in your collections, and basic collage and hand stitching techniques. You will leave the workshops with a piece that is ready to be further embellished and finished at home.
We are running a number of short workshops and demonstrations which are £2.99 for members and between £10 and £15 for non-members. As well as upcoming events, members can also access recordings of past workshops at a reduced price, to watch at their leisure.
Why not join us to access this discount and other membership discounts too?
You can find details on Guild Membership at https://embroiderersguild.com/membership/
Materials List
A list of required and optional materials
- A good picture (no larger than A5 size) of your favourite garden bird
- Backing fabric (strong cotton, canvas or linen) neutral or embroidered – no larger than A4
- Strips/scraps of colourful, fabric and or ribbon or trim for bird and background
- Tracing paper or baking parchment A4 and a pencil
- Glue stick and pins
- Tacking thread (neutral colour), pins
- Embroidery cotton, hand stitching kit
Your Tutor
UK based textile artist Anne Kelly is an award-winning artist, author and tutor. Her multi-layered and densely stitched textiles have been described as ‘small worlds’. Trained in Canada and at Goldsmiths College in London, she creates wall hangings and objects using a mixture of mixed media collage and hand and machine embroidery. Her inspirations are taken from travel, memory, nature and especially folk art.
Anne tutors mixed media art and textiles to a variety of groups in the UK and abroad. and is a member of the Embroiderers Guild UK, the Crafts Council Directory, the European Textile Network and the Society for Embroidered Work. She also exhibits and curates group exhibitions nationally and internationally.
Her recent solo exhibition at the prestigious Ruthin Craft Centre ‘Well Travelled’ was reviewed as ‘a delight to behold’ by the renowned ‘Embroidery’ magazine. Her four books for Batsford connect to and reflect her practice, being widely collected and studied by students of all ages around the world.
Refund Policy
Refunds are not available for this event.
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