Fine Cell Work

'Love in' workshop

On 22nd September, Fine Cell Work hosts a stitching session between 4 and 6 pm with Fine Cell Work volunteer at HMP Bullingdon and Karl, an ex offender who spent time at HMP Bullingdon demonstrating some of the intricate skills that Fine Cell Work prisoners learn. Participants will make a charming ‘love’ inspired pin cushion . There is more information here.

Workshop at The London Art Book Fair

The books we made at the workshop.

Artists' book by one of the participants at today's workshop.

I went to a workshop organised by Kaleid Editions and led by artist Jonathan Ward at The London Art Book Fair today and made my first artists' book. It was such an inspiring workshop.
A very happy day. I will post some more pictures of the book once it is finished.

Jessie Chorley workshop

Work in progress

Work by Jessie Chorley

One finished brooch and another started...

Last month I was lucky enough to take part in a workshop day led by Jessie Chorley. The workshop was to design and make a wearable book brooch. There were 8 students. Jessie had brought lots of her work to show us and we were able to get a really good insight into her working methods. It was a very magical day. My brooch ended up with only one page, it was a memory piece for my friend Rik Snowley who died earlier this year.

The Make Lounge at the V&A

Designerama!, originally uploaded by :: the make lounge ::.

A weekend of events celebrating the new Sackler Centre for arts education at the V&A museum including workshops with The Make Lounge. Designerama is on 24th, 25th & 26th October.

Feltbug workshop

Bag by Livvy

Pleated pot by Violet

Pleated pot by Becky

The next day we made these.

Ribbons and bows

Felt by Becky

Felt by Violet

Felt by Livvy

Here is the felt, before and after felting. Violet came up with the idea of making bows from the felt fibres.

Feltbug workshop

During the Summer I held a felt-making workshop with 3 friends, Livvy, Becky and Violet. This is a picture of the wool fibres, ready for hot water and soap to make the felt.

art of the STITCH

Hand felted and embroidered by Selina.

Another masterpiece by one of the children from the workshops Emma and I have been running this month. Here is a great tutorial for making a flat piece of felt by Kneek.

There is a call for entries for an International Open Exhibition in 2008/9 called art of the STITCH presented by the Embroiderer's Guild. Deadline for entries is Friday 21 September.

Felt workshop

Hand-made felt and embroidery by Sukyella

For the last 3 weeks I have been working with my friend Emma at a primary school, making felt. The children have each hand-felted a square and now they are embellishing the felt with embroidery - here is a preview of the project. There will be 60 squares altogether which we will then make into a hanging to put up at the school. All the children have loved the workshop and their work is soooo beautiful.