About Susan
Susan has been teaching embroidery for many years and loves to share her enthusiasm for a wide range of techniques.
She completed her City and Guilds Part II in Embroidery with the inspirational Anthea Godfrey at the London College of Fashion (as it then was). Over the past twenty years, she has taught a wide range of classes including City and Guilds and leisure classes, with the WI, and most recently independently in the Wivenhoe and the Colchester area of Essex.
Susan took early retirement in 2013, giving her more time for embroidery and textile related activities. She enjoys being an active participant in the local branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, visiting more exhibitions, attending workshops and reading more about her favourite textile art topics both in print and on-line.
She has also become a student again, signing up for the City and Guilds in Patchwork and Quilting with Creative Stitch Suffolk. According to Susan, “It’s been great to take on new challenges and learn new skills.”
Susan blogs regularly on her website, Threadlines, where she gathers together various elements of her long-standing fascination with embroidery and textile arts more generally. Her hope is that Threadlines will widen her circle of embroidery and textile art friends, and encourage non-embroiderers to try it – just once (that’s all it takes!
Signature Technique
Embroidery
Susan’s Top Tips
- The simpler the stitch, often, the more you can do with it.
- One of the (many) aspects of textiles that I love is that you don’t need to be doing just one project. Try new things…several at a time!
- Doing something completely new with a group of friends makes it extra special.
- If you want to know the ‘right’ way to embroider then turn to a technique manual.
Books and Patterns
Posts
Crazy Patch and Embroidery Weekend in Surrey, 20 and 21 September 2025
Date: 20 - 21 September 2025
Location: DeVere Horsley Estate, East Horsley, Surrey
Price: £440 Early Bird Special before 20 March 2025 / £470 after this
Embellish and Decorate Your Work with Karen Crookes.
A Quilt Show Holiday in the Netherlands: De Broodfabriek’s Patchwork & Quiltdagen 2025 at The Hague
A marvellous, multifaceted Dutch Quilting holiday packed with treats to stimulate your creativity. Based in the vibrant city of The Hague, this uplifting tour combines a day at the inspirational Patchwork and Quilt Days show with hands-on workshops and visits to the charming medieval city of Amersfoort and the world famous Mauritshuis Museum.
Sewing Me time Weekend in Surrey, 8 and 9 November 2025
Date: 8 - 9 November 2025
Location: DeVere Horsley Estates, East Horsley, Surrey
Price: £440
Join us for a very special Sewing Me Time weekend. Hang out, get your projects finished, enjoy pampering time at a stunning countryside hotel.