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            Johanna Norry & Amanda Britton: A common thread

            Artist interview

            Amanda Britton

            Creative tips to work like a pro

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            Molly Kent

            Stitching through illness: Five artists

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            Sonja Hillen

            Are textile artists born or bred?

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            Heléne Forsberg

            Connection through creativity: How stitch-based friendships blossom online

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            Mieke Lockefeer's textile artwork inspired by Stitch Club workshops by Shelley Rhodes|Jean Rill-Alberto

            Learn to dabble with purpose

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            |Textile art by Stitch Club member Helen Cooper in response to a workshop with Vinny Stapley|Textile art by Stitch Club member Laura Otten in response to a workshop with Clarissa Callesen|Textile art by Stitch Club member Helen Cooper in response to a workshop with Anne Kelly|Textile art by Stitch Club member Jane Cook in response to a workshop with Gwen Hedley|Jodi Colella

            Online textile art workshops: Not just for lockdown

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            |Textile art by Judith Sutherland in response to an online workshop with Mandy Pattullo|Textile art by Sarah Edwards in response to an online workshop with Cas Holmes|Textile art by Sarah Edwards in response to an online workshop with Haf Weighton|Textile art by Laura Otten in response to an online workshop with Caroline Nixon|Textile art by Laura Otten in response to an online workshop with Stewart Kelly|Textile art by Laura Otten in response to an online workshop with Clarissa Callesen|Textile art by Lee Thermaenius in response to an online workshop with Emily Notman|Textile art by Lee Thermaenius in response to an online workshop with Sue Stone|Textile art by Lee Thermaenius in response to an online workshop with Jette Clover||Textile art by Candie Aitken in response to an online workshop with Brooks Harris Stevens|Textile art by Maggie Rastall in response to an online workshop with Debbie Smith|Textile art by Beverley Blanch in response to an online workshop with Haf Weighton||Textile art by Gina Sirabella in response to an online workshop with Jean Draper|Textile art by Julie Frankel in response to an online workshop with Hanny Newton|Textile art by Shirley Ritter in response to an online workshop with Gwen Hedley|Textile art by Nancy Gamon in response to an online workshop with Saima Kaur|Textile art by Toni Matison in response to an online workshop with Maria Thomas

            Why you need a stitch tribe

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            |A screenshot from the Gathering Threads Christmas online meet-up|Jessica Richardson's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Merill Comeau|Jessica Richardson's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Sabine Kaner|Sharon Eynon's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Vinny Stapley|Sharon Eynon's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Emily Notman|Yvonne Schlapfer-Parle's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Clarissa Callesen|Yvonne Schlapfer-Parle's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Richard McVetis|Sarah Bond's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Gregory T. Wilkins|Karen Hughes' piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Ailish Henderson|Karen Hughes' piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Haf Weighton|Joan Noble's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop by Caroline Nixon|Joan Noble's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Mandy Pattullo|Erica Staxenius' piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Mandy Pattullo|Erica Staxenius' piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Emily Tull|Becca Allen's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Stewart Kelly|Becca Allen's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Susie Vickery|Vicki Briggs' piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Anne Kelly|Marie Audéon's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Stewart Kelly|Marie Audéon's piece in response to a Stitch Club workshop from Stewart Kelly|

            How to use sketchbooks

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            |Shelley Rhodes: Daily stitch practice to create one piece a week

            Nurture a playful practice (one stitch at a time)

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            |Work by Sharron Lea in response to workshop with textile artist Valerie S. Goodwin||Work by Sharron Lea in response to workshop with textile artist Jodi Colella|Work by Sharron Lea in response to workshop with textile artist Richard McVetis||Work by Sharron Lea in response to workshop with textile artist Sabine Kaner|Work by Rachael Margeson in response to workshop with textile artist Sue Stone|Work by Rachael Margeson in response to workshop with textile artist Valerie S. Goodwin|Work by Rachael Margeson in response to workshop with textile artist Anne Kelly|Work by Jane Cook in response to workshop with textile artist Haf Weighton|Work by Jane Cook in response to workshop with textile artist Vinny Stapley|Work by Jane Cook in response to workshop with textile artist Mandy Pattullo||Work by Janet Patterson in response to workshop with textile artist Ali Ferguson|Work by Janet Patterson in response to workshop with textile artist Stewart Kelly|Work by Janet Patterson in response to workshop with textile artist Vinny Stapley||||||