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Welcome back to our specialย Student Experienceย series. This is the third part of Gabrielle Theano’s blog in which she shares the in’s and out’s of studying our accredited Textiles Course.ย ย You can readย Part 1, Part 2, or check outย the full series, and don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter to
If youโre a fan of stumpwork embroidery, thereโs no doubt you will have heard of Kay Dennis! Throughout her career โ spanning more than three decades – Kay Dennis has taught 100s of stumpwork students. She continues to reach and inspire a new generation of budding artists through her popular published books,
Our latest graduate to complete ourย Skill Stage 3 Knittingย course is Patricia McCarthy. Patricia has very kindly offered to share her learning journey with us, and believe us, you won’t want to miss this. When Patricia joined us she was already a very accomplished knitter. However, she had always looked for
Anne Hartland is now half way through her Skill Stage 4 Patchwork and Quilting course. She has kindly written a detailed blog about her experience of the course so far. You can read part one here, and don’t forget to check out the other blog in the ‘Student Experience’ series.
Cornwall based pattern designer, Samantha Hussey- commonly known as Mrs H – could be described as quintessentially British. However with a worldwide following of ‘bagineers’ (fans), her patterns have global appeal! Mrs H is the founder ofย Sewing Patters by Mrs Hย and The Bag Retreat. She also co-hosts theย Bag of the
Welcome back to our specialย Student Experienceย series. This is the second part of Gabrielle Theano’s blog in which she shares the in’s and out’s of studying our accredited Textiles Course.ย ย You can readย Part 1 here, or check outย the full series, and don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter to regular
We have another student who has kindly volunteered to document her learning journey with us. Anne Hartland is studying Patchwork & Quilting and she will be documenting her entire progress throughout the course as she works through the modules.ย Take a look at ourย ‘Student Experience’ segmentย to follow Anne and Gabrielle
We were recently approached by a student from Dartford Grammar School for Girls, asking for an interview. Not normally one for giving interviews we were admittedly hesitant at first. However, Neve Wilson had entered a competition with Young Reporters and won! Her prize was to interview our Head of Centre,
Elysia Cusworth got the chance to study with the School of Stitched Textiles towards the end of 2019. She received the highest number of votes in ourย Bursary pollย and was awarded a place on ourย Hand Embroidery Skill Stage 2 course. At age 16 at the time of joining us, Elysia also
Amanda Godden recently completed ourย Skill Stage 2 Crochet Course. She came to us a beginner but as a ‘lifelong learner’ knew that she wanted to develop her skills. Today, she tells us about all of the valuable techniques she’s learned and how she is working towards her goal of opening
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