Three charm challenges by Margaret Hill:
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Results of Another Workshop from Anni
I am taking an online class with Lorna Crane (from Australia)….through Fibre Art Take Two….Here is our first assignment, to make our own brushes and to use them with India Ink to make marks on paper and fabric. Then we will be making books from the papers and fabrics and stitching back into them……..what fun.

Shifting Landscapes
Featuring works by: Anni Hunt; Kaija Rautiainen; Michelle Sirois-Silver; Catherine Nicholls
The Shifting Landscapes exhibition runs from August 22 – October 25 2020 at Fibreworks Gallery on the Sunshine Coast Highway
The exhibition features four internationally known, award winning artists who work in a wide variety of media and styles. Inspired by nature and their West Coast surroundings they have created works which pay homage to textile traditions while each establishing their own unique, contemporary style.
“Art is art, nature is nature, you cannot improve upon it.” Emily Carr
Society for Embroidered Work
This is a very long list of embroiderers from around the world – in case you sometimes want to look around online at what other people you haven‘t heard of are doing.
To see the Society’s Member List: click
Courtesy of Catherine R.
Results of Anni’s Workshops
Digital Show & Tell 2020
Samples of work – created by our members in recent weeks:
Inga – Bee Contained
RSN ‘Postcard from Home’ Challenge
In response to the following challenge, samples of work by our members:
Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court Palace, England launched a postcard from home idea to be done by anyone. It is open to everyone from around the world, and will make us feel connected through the precious RSN bond and our universal love of hand embroidery! And, while we know the RSN is recognised for technical excellence, this project is not about that, but rather about everyone sharing in the project regardless of your technical level of stitch.
‘Home Sweet Home’
The RSN encourages us to create a piece of hand embroidered art in the form of a ‘Postcard’, to mark this globally impactful event. They want the ‘RSN Postcard from Home’ project to go viral worldwide, so please share with everyone you know, and let’s get trending and keep connected with the hashtag #rsnpostcardfromhome.
The best part of the project is that everyone can take part, whether you are an experienced hand embroiderer or have never picked up a needle and thread in your life. It is the perfect project to get your creativity flowing and to allow your mind to focus whilst stitching a piece of historical art.
Many of us are now based at home where we have had time to reflect on what is the true meaning of ‘home’ and the energy it gives us, and we will have happy memories of fun and crazy times with family and friends at home.
Ideas to get started: Click
Courtesy Jill Taylor
Works from Lorna Moffatt’s Workshop
Some pieces based on Lorna Moffatt’s Workshop:
Textile Artist weekly challenge
From the Textile Artist Weekly Newsletter:
In the face of social distancing and self-isolation, it’s a sad fact that spending time in-person with others who share your passion for textiles has become an impossibility.
Maybe you’ve been looking forward to a stitch workshop that’s been cancelled? Or perhaps your local embroidery group is no longer able to meet?
And we know how disappointing that can be.
And without regular connections with your stitch sisters, it can be easy to become demotivated and lose your creative spark.
But we’ve been truly inspired by many stitchers like you and your determination to stay positive.
And that’s why we’re teaming up with some amazing embroidery artists to bring you the TextileArtist.org community stitch challenge. Every Monday for the next five weeks a different textile artist will deliver a burst of inspiration especially for you in the form of a short video workshop and a hand stitch challenge that you can do at home over the following few days.
Stay-in-and-stitch from the EGA
Remember the EGA offers some options for our temporarily quiet times.
If you are not used to spending all your time at home, you may be starting to get antsy or a little restless. But aren’t we lucky to pursue an art that we get to work on from the comfort of our home? Not only that, but it can do wonders for our stress and ease our restless minds.
EGA wants to provide you with some things to keep your hands and mind busy during this time. This is a good time to focus on a new project, try a new technique or even enroll in an online class where you can join others from around the world as you learn something new. Learn more