Hardanger History & Contemporary Cutwork: October talk and workshop - places available

Friday 3rd October

Vicki Mansfield will talk about 

Hardanger History & Contemporary Cutwork 

Vicki has been designing embroideries since she was a child, and set up in business under the name of India Grace Designs in 2004. She initially started designing cross stitch, but soon found that the speciality stitches appealed more and she is now known for her Hardanger and Speciality Stitch designs. She has had pieces of her work published in the UK in "Stitch " magazine and in Australia in "Creative Embroidery and Cross Stitch" magazine. 

Vicki loves to work with colour and shape and is on a constant quest to discover different styles of embroidery to work into her designs.  Her talk will show that there is an element of past and future in her work and that it is not all about the history. We will look at cutwork embroidery and the regional variations that arose as it spread throughout Europe, including well-known styles such as Hardanger and some rarer gems, showing how these styles have influenced her work and how she has played with them to create contemporary designs from traditional arts.

 Saturday 4^th October 2014

Workshop with Vicki Mansfield 
Hardanger with Sparkle

 We will take traditional Hardanger skills and will be adding a bit of sparkle for a modern finish.

There are still a few places available on this workshop.  

If you are interested, please contact:

Jenny Archer on 01926 338987 (please leave a message) or jennyarcher401@gmail.com

Member fee: £22.50; Visitor fee: £25.00

 Additional fee for materials £5.00 for full kit, £2.50 fabric only