Exhibitions/Craft Events

'Showing Off' 25, 26 October 2008

An amazing array of the best of contemporary craft at the Harley Centre, Ludlow - featuring Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft - free admission

'Gorgeous' 29, 30 November 2008

High quality contemporary craft and the best of local foods at the Enginuity Museum, Ironbridge - Shropshire and Worcester Guilds of Contemporary Craft and Heart of England Fine Foods

'Soft Touch' Ffeisty Ffelters Sun 7 Dec - Sat 20 Dec Daily 10-4pm

Fabulous felt work at the Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury

'Christmas Showcase' 24 Nov - 24 Jan

Showcase of Shropshire designer makers - great for Christmas purchases.  At the Secret Hills Cafe Gallery at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms

'A Sense of Place' Marches Makers 20 June - 26 July 2009

Exhibition of Marches Makers textile group at the Red House Glass Cone, Kingswinford

 

I will be teaching:

18, 19 October 2008 'Patterns of the Earth' - landscape with fibre, fabric and machine stitch on soluble film at North Wales Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild, Rhyl. For further details contact aandjoecross11@tiscali.co.uk 

 

Coming up at Westhope College:

'Further with Felt' Weds 17, 24 Sept, 1, 8 Oct  (4 week short course) -   if you've done basic felt but want to go further we will be experimenting with nuno felt, inlay work, 3D and use of stitch and embellisher machine.

This course got full up! Sign up for the next one:

'Further with Felt' Thursdays 16,23,30 Oct, 6 Nov (4 week short course)

'Out of the East' Weds 15, 22, 29 Oct, 5 Nov (4 week short course) - creative hand stitch inpired by the east.  Kantha, shisha glass work and Japanese Sashiko. Most of the technique involves the simplest of stitches - running stitch.  Good for beginners or experts.

For a full programme of short courses for the year ask Westhope for their programme www.westhope.org.uk

 

Sat Workshops at Cardington:

'Felty Fun Day' Sat 1 Nov

Make silk and soft merino nuno scarves or have a go at 3D, stitching or embellishing on a needle-felting machine.  A little for everyone.

'Mean Machining' Sat 15 Nov

Machine embroidery combined with the embellisher machine (needle-felting) to make inspiring landscapes and stitched images with felt, fibre and stitch.

Ask for a leaflet!