Inspiration - Karen Barbe

For several years I have been following the amazing work of Santiago based weaving, embroidery and textile artists Karen Barbe.  Her imagery and playful lifestyle shoots combine her love of colour, traditional craft and are very on point with trend ... Her homeware items are hand made treasures. Everything about her style and technique inspire me, you must go and take a look at her work I promise if you are a craft enthusiast you will be thrilled.

(Karen Barbe in Santiago by Leela Cyd Ross)

Craft - My Craft

Here is very small selection of some of the work and accessories I have made in the past 3 years. Sometimes painstaking, fiddly and often undone but always completely absorbing and full of exploration and joy. I do to love craft.

Learn to Embroider...the old fashioned way.

The first 3 Wednesdays in March are getting the hand sewn treatment at Brighton Sewing Centre!...

Hand Embroidered Shopper project.... fancy.

£20 per 2 hour class (if bought separately)

£55 for all 3 classes

*ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED + TEA AND CAKE!*

Please book by emailing or phoning the shop.(Max 8 places per class)

1st class - 2rd March - Intro to traditional stitch techniques

2nd class - 9th March - Transferring/deciding on motif and colour work

3rd class - 16th March - Stitching final design and finishing

*Tel: 01273 621 653

*Email: justsewbrighton@yahoo.co.uk

Creating Charactors Workshop at YSP

Here are a few photos of us in action at the Creating Charactors workshop jan 29th at YSP...

 Zara Wood's Little Treasures were inspiration for the embroidery!

With thanks to all the lovely folks who attended for making it such a huge success! And to Amanda, Jo and of course the totally brilliant Zara Wood. We sketched and stitched and explored with thread and pencils. A wonderfully inspirational day at an amazing venue.

Here's My woody charactor collaberation!

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Creating Characters Workshop 27th November at YSP!

November is a super exciting time here at M.A.P! Saturday 27th sees my first embroidery workshop colaboration with the marvelous Illustrator and Artist Zara Wood! During the day you will not only learn traditional hand embroidery stitches (with Yours truly)....but how to bring the Woody inspired character, which will be imagined and created during the mornings drawing workshop, into your very own little treasure (see image above).....

This marvellous day will be set against the stunning autumnally drenched backdrop of The Yorkshire Sculpture Park...what else could you wish for? I'll tell Thee.... Mirror Mime ... thats what! Zara's inspirational and utterly enchanting exhibition opened last weekend at YSP and boasts 20 new stunning illustrated works, as well as much anticipated favourites... LittleTreasures, letter pressed cards and totes. I'm sold!

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