Maggie Davies
Maggie is well known for appliqué, hot ribbon art and needlefelting. She has developed a new simple technique for invisible needle turn appliqué, perfect points, inward Vs and perfectly rounded curves.
Mandy Shaw
Mandy brings a distinctive whimsical design style to traditional techniques such as embellishing with buttons and rik rak.
Fran Rose
Fran has a passion for beading and she loves sharing that excitement with her students
Susan Rhodes
Susan has been teaching embroidery for many years and loves to share her enthusiasm for a wide range of techniques.
Angela Daymond
Angela Daymond is a textile artist, quilter and teacher who just loves to stitch.
Carolyn Sinclair
Carolyn is an experienced tutor in computerised design and computerised sewing machines.
Embroidery with Lorna Bateman
Lorna joined Valerie and the film team to share with us her love of embroidery, embellishing and pinweaving; so we have some great films to share with you soon. And here they are surrounded by some of Lorna's beautiful work.
Interested in Hand Embroidery?
Don't these look wonderful? Learn goldwork from Hand & Lock and make shoes like this. Hand & Lock launch their festival of embroidery in July and they’ve got a fantastic offer for Mastered students. You can get any of their courses for a special concessionary price and if you leave a comment on this blog post you’ll be in with the chance of winning the course of your choice.
Roses from the Heart Bonnets
Val: Christina Henri who runs this programme won't be at Festival of Quilts this year but there will be a collection box for her bonnets near the Registration Point so you can drop them off there. If you don't know what I'm talking about you can watch the video of last year's Festival and meet Christina and learn more about her memorial to the lost women who were transported to Tasmania and Australia.
How to do Stumpwork embroidery
Learn all about this traditional embroidery through our workshop videos with Kelly Aldridge, a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, England. www.justhands-on.tv/videos/category/4/
Embroidery classes with the best at the Royal School of Needlework
That has to be the Royal School of Needlework based at Hampton Court Palace, in Surrey. In this short video you can visit the classroom and see examples of the embroidery work that has been done in class and that you too can sign up for www.justhands-on.tv/videos/category/6/
Sunbury on Thames Village Embroidery for the Millenium
This is a short video of the Millenium Embroidery at Sunbury on Thames showing a wide variety of embroidery stitches depicting village scenes www.justhands-on.tv/videos/category/6/
Exciting new needlework kits
Val: We are very excited to announce three wonderful kits that have been designed by Heather Harrison, a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, that we are being allowed to sell here on the site. There is blackwork, crewel work and stumpwork - all three kits are Heather's own unique design and come complete with everything you need to make the project and, of course, excellent instructions.