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Essential tips and inspiration for starting a new textile art piece. From initial ideas to your first marks, guiding you from concept to completed creation.

            Nurture a playful practice (one stitch at a time)

            Creative development

            |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||||||

            Building your creative muscle

            Creative development

            |||Work by Karen Anderson in response to workshop with textile artist Mandy Pattullo|Work by Jane Cook in response to workshop with textile artist Debbie Lyddon|Work by Marie Haas in response to workshop with textile artist Sue Stone|Work by Rachael Margeson in response to workshop with textile artist Vinny Stapley|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

            Stitch Club: The story so far

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            ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Yvonne Schlapfer Parle's response to Julie B Booth's workshop|||||||||||Lilagaudry's response to Mandy Pattullo's workshop|||||||||||||Anne Pickering's response to Emily Tull's workshop|||||||||||||||||||||||

            Eva Kitok: The joy of stitch

            Artist interview

            Eva Kitok: Happy

            Stacey Chapman: From conception to creation

            From conception to creation

            ||Stacey Chapman: Printed Car

            Catherine Hicks: Embroidery portraiture and mirrors

            Artist interview

            Catherine Hicks: Garbo Speaks (for Catherine) (Detail)

            Hazel Bruce: ‘Make do and mend’ pieced fabrics connected by repeated stitched pattern blocks

            Artist interview

            |Hazel Bruce: Space/Pattern (Detail)

            Conquering ‘blank page’ syndrome

            Creative development

            |Sue Stone: From Grimsby to Greenpoint and Beyond (Detail)|Paulina Ortiz: Del EXT - al INT|Meta Heemskerk: Encaustic etching|Dee Thomas: Textile art|Judy Merchant: Textile art

            Embracing positivity in your creative practice

            Creative development

            Are you excuse maker?|Textile Artist Pippa Andrews Standard Quilt 2012|Jette Clover: Reflections|Janie Parten: Samples made on Exploring texture and Pattern course|Tilleke Schwarz: Playground 2008|Sue Stone: A selection of samples|

            Why the ‘I hope it works’ approach to creativity doesn’t work!

            Creative development

            I hope it works||||