Lindisfarne Gospels workshop

a montage of students work

I taught a workshop at Burnbrae just north of Kelso in the Scottish Borders, testing my ideas on my students.

We worked on a combination of ideas including gold work couching and or nué, running stitch, applying gold kid leather, Pearl purl outlining and silk shading.

The world of sparkling beads - Scent of England, Tokyo, Japan

An exhibition in Tokyo, Japan of English Embroidery on the eighth floor of Odakyu Department store Machida, Tokyo organised by RSN Tokyo tutor, Emi Nimura.  Exhibition includes work by my students and myself, as well as Emi's students.

Canvas work by Chrissy W; Blackwork by Jill Mc; Blackwork by Pippa Foulds

Silk shading by Ione D; Advanced Silk shading by Nancy E; Silk shading by
Deborah Younger Martin

Union Flag by Paulette D

Stamp and Gauntlet by Tracy A Franklin

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Saves9: Hot Off the Press

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another union jack

Another Union Jack by Esther Dean

Mine is still in progress . . .

EIIR Stamp

Another completed piece from Tricia Brummer based on my original idea of a stamp.  Mine is still on-going!  Well done Tricia!

Union Jack 
By Tricia Brummer - one of my talented students at Fulham Palace!