Lectures
I am currently offering four lectures that have proved very popular.
All the topics in these talks can be adjusted to accommodate your groups needs and requirements
Designing for Embroidery
Lecture 1
Follow over 90 slides about how to create your own designs
From traditional hand work to free motion embroidery.
I show practical examples of how to start a design from a beginner right through to a more advanced level.
I can tailor this lecture to your various groups needs. Would you like to know more about colour, what different
mediums can I use?
This lecture has been really popular with Various Embroiders Guild & textile groups
as it covers so many techniques and ideas.
I have received fantastic feedback from this lecture.
Designing for Landscape Embroidery
Lecture 2
Following on from lecture 1 I realised there was a need for a specialist talk specifically about landscapes
I have received fantastic feedback from this lecture and many people have gone on to have greater confidence on how to create a landscape.
I have broken the design process down and explain each of these down in detail.
My textile journey
Lecture 3
This is my latest lecture and came about as so many groups have just asked me to talk about my textile journey.
I include samples and stories from my Royal School of Needlework days, my art college days and the influences that the V&A has had on my textile journey.
I include my teaching work from schools and community projects that I have either worked on including the last project the Jubilee collage that was funded by the Arts council of England.
Also the journey of the Heroes Quilt project that I put together and published a book about during the Convid-19 pandemic
The Heroes Quilt
Lecture 4
This project I put together during the first lockdown of the convid-19 pandemic
I was asked by the Embroiderers Guild to deliver a talk about this project and it was very well received.
I have a wonderful presentation including guest speakers and it is all about peoples Hero during the first lockdown of 2020.
I went on to publish all the stories that went with the embroidered creations they made into a book and all profits go to the `NHS Charities together.
Although the pandemic is over we will never forget and the stories seem to have more relevance now than ever.
To find out more details please click below to go to the pages I have dedicated to this wonderful project