Gallery of past events
And future possibilities
A space for you, dear reader, to see what we have been up to in workshops gone by, for you to be able to take inspiration for future workshops and to see a little bit about what The Virtual Thread founder does in her day job.
All images shown here are by Jane Grimshaw unless stated otherwise, when they have been made by members of the workshops.
Workshop creations
Genteel profanity
Holes in the fabric of time
Merit badges
Holes in the fabric of time
Folk art
Visible mending
Previous workshops
Stitched Love Tokens
Folk art decorations
Sept 23rd 2020
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
An informal workshop making folk art style fabric decorations
Visible mending
29th July 2020
Every tear, every hole, every threadbare patch on our clothing tells a story.
Holes in the fabric of time
15th July 2020
A workshop exploring the use of cutwork embroidery to create holes in textiles.
Voids and empty space in textile art
October 14th, 2020
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
An exploration of using voids and empty or negative space in creating textile art.
Story tins
1st July 2020
Everyone has a story to tell. Every story can be told in multiple ways.
(De)meritocracy
Making de merit badges
17th June 2020
And evening of exploring what it is to be or not to be good girls and boys.
Mechanical card making with LouLou Cousin
Stitched Paper
Stitched Christmas Paper Chains
