If you’re looking for inspiration and new ways to approach your love of the textile arts, join Jaki Bogg who will help you take a new look. This is the world of slow stitching, a world that values hand stitching and slows things right down when the rest of the world is speeding up.
Jaki will introduce you to ways of working with fabrics, needles and threads that use slow rhythmical hand stitching to combine layers of fabrics, layers of colour and stitching to create hand crafted textile collages which celebrate the passage of time. This workshop could give you some very therapeutic techniques!
What to expect
Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors and the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.
We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.
The finish time given is a target. There are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.
We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!
What you’ll need to bring with you
Materials will be provided but if you have fabrics, threads or other items you'd like to incorporate in your work, please bring them along.
Please also bring sewing kit including embroidery scissors, un-picker, pins and needles, threads etc.
