de Denne Award for Leamington Junior Embroiderer

We are delighted to hear that Junior Embroiderer, Elizabeth Wilson, has won a Highly Commended certificate for her piece, 'Tree Bark', in the de Denne 2013-2014 Competition.

Here's a close-up showing the piece in more detail:

'Tree Bark' by Elizabeth Wilson

Well done, Elizabeth!

Textile Plus at Warwickshire Open Studios 2014

Textile Plus, who are taking part in this year's Warwickshire Open Studios, are all members of Leamington & District Branch.

Do try and make time to visit - their exhibition will be well worth it.

Seascape pictures

Sharing a few of the Seascapes created by members who attended Amanda Hislop's workshop on 7th June. This was a very hands-on day - literally, since we had our hands in the glue pots to spread glue over the background fabric.  It provided a new approach for the majority of us on the workshop!

These are the preliminary textured surfaces in collage, paint and dye on calico or muslin, ready for stitching once they are fully dry, which will add detail and bring them to life.

The example above clearly shows the initial collage of tissue, tea bag paper and scrim to build up texture, which is then coloured with paint or dye.