HELLO FROM VANCOUVER

It seems an age since I last sent out a newsletter and so much seems to have happened. Moor Hall has recently held several great courses: Ruth Issett had her first full week course, with a second one happening in August, the lovely Jan Beaney was back to a full house and what a great two days that was for us all. Matthew Harris came for the first time and I shall be most disappointed as will the students if we don't get him back next year. And what with all the regular classes it has been a very busy teaching programme.

..........AND HERE I AM NOW IN A VERY WARM SUNNY VANCOUVER, with one lecture and workshop later and a family wedding to look forward to tomorrow.

I was made very welcome by the North Shore Needle Arts Guild on Tuesday evening at a lecture that I gave. I hope these smiles mean that the ladies were happy with me!!!!!

On the following day I gave a workshop to 15 lovely students. Thank you to everyone for giving me such a great time. Here are a couple of sketchbook pages from Catherine Nicholls on the left and Jeri Engen on the right. 

   

Next week I am off to Sechelt to teach a workshop and then it will be some downtime spent with my family while the 'lads' (meaning husband and sons) go off surfing and fishing to Vancouver Island.

Meanwhile things are still happening in the UK so please read on.

 

BARKCLOTH TO ARTCLOTH

SHOE AUCTION

Janet Middleton is busy with the auctioning of the first pairs of the wonderful bark cloth shoes. You MUST check in on our facebook page to see detail images of these shoes. Janet will be auctioning 10 pairs each week, starting on the Monday and ending on the Sunday of each week for the next 12 weeks. Bidding price will start at �25 for each pair of shoes, with all the money raised going to 'Hands up for Uganda'. Bids have already come in on some of these shoes......keep them coming please. 

           1. Alison Mesley                                2. Kay Greemlees

 

 

         7. Angela Teago                         8. Francine Oldham  

         9. Ruth Tykiff                                    10. Jenny Bullen

SIAN MARTIN

2nd and 3rd August 2014 ~ �100

 

Dramatic relief surfaces in Fabric

 

Create dramatic and permanent relief shapes in fabric using 'Shibori' ~ the simple Japanese method of steam-setting. Fabrics are tied and stitched before steaming which afterwards reveals fabulous exciting results.

 

 

 

She is the director of 'Distant Stitch' which she founded in 1991 and this highly acclaimed teaching school attracts students from all over the world.

 

 

 

I am so fortunate that she is coming to Moor Hall to teach as she brings with her teaching, an extraordinary amount of knowledge. She is able to make students feel comfortable in their own abilities as well as getting them to think outside of the box.

 

DOROTHY TUCKER

Floral and Foliage Designs   

July 18th & 19th

�100

 

Layer and combine fabrics to make a lovely cloth and then use running stitch to interpret drawings and designs made from looking at traditional and contemporary examples. You will go home with a small, very individual, beautiful piece of work informed by the art of Kantha making.

 

Floral and Foliage Designs is an introduction to Kantha making with Dorothy Tucker. Kantha is a Bangladeshi word for cloth, and a particular way of stitching embroidered quilts made from the good parts of old worn out saris.  A wealth designs based on flowers and leaves feature on these quilts, mostly worked entirely in variations of running stitch.

 

Dorothy will bring both historical and contemporary examples for you to handle and study.

By folding and stitching into layers of fabrics we will make a sample approximately A4 in size which will be lovely to handle. We will then decorate this with floral and foliage designs using just running stitch.

This workshop is open to everyone interested in hand stitching and exploring Kantha making for the first time.   If you have attended one of my Kantha courses before, do come too to extend your Kantha making skills. 

 

JUST A FEW PLACES LEFT ON THIS COURSE

POLYMER CLAY BEADS

Thursday 29th May 2014

10.00 to 4.00

Come and join us on another exciting day making polymer clay beads and other beautiful things with Val Harrison Jones. Val offers these sessions to raise funds for the charity 'Hands up for Uganda' so it is all for a 'great cause' as well as being a 'great course'!!!!

This time as well as making these wonderful beads she will bring all the fittings and fixtures for making these beads into necklaces etc, so those of you returning do bring your previously made bits and pieces with you. If coming for the first time you will so enjoy all the techniques that Val will be teaching.

 

My lovely friend Val will be offering a repeat of this course as it was so fabulous before. Val is a wonderfully generous tutor in every way and you will not be disappointed with all that you take home with you.

 

An all inclusive course fee of �45....

.....just bring a packed lunch, as Val will provide everything

COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS