Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
Apt 41 Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU
T: 020 8943 1229 - F: 020 8977 9882 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Two Embroiderers' Guild Scholarships of £1000 each are awarded annually to embroiderers to develop the practice of embroidery. One Scholarship is for embroiderers in the age category of 18 to 30 inclusive, and one is for embroiderers over 30 years of age.
The Guild defines embroidery as being all work stitched or derived from stitch. All applicants should have studied the practice of embroidery or stitched textiles through formal or informal learning.
The Scholarships are to support embroiderers to undertake projects which further their own embroidery practice.
Working with the Embroiderers' Guild during the Scholarship year provides each Scholar with opportunities to be introduced to the Guild's network of Members, Branches and practising professionals. The Guild holds additional funding to enable them to participate in Guild activities.
This year there were 13 applicants in the 18 - 30 category and 7 applicants over 30. From these Emma Valentine and Clyde Olliver were selected by the Embroiderers Guild to be the Scholars for 2007. Both were invited to display their work with the Embroiderers' Guild on the Graduate Showcase Stand at the Knitting and Stitching Shows this autumn, and at the Guild's AGM next year.
The entry deadline for next year is 8 February 2008. Please promote the scholarship to your students, friends and colleagues.
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Embroiderers' Guild Scholar 2007 - 30 years+
Clyde Olliver Welsh Quilt 11
Suggests historic use of crockery as a quilters' drawing aid.
Slates, on shelves, shallow carved, drilled and stitched
Slate, thread, needles
width 105cm, height 40cm depth 5cm, completed April 2005
In 1992 Clyde Olliver completed Foundation Studies at the City of London Polytechnic (now Guildhall University). Clyde graduated with B.A. Textiles from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 1995 and since then he has been working as an artist - exhibiting, lecturing and teaching.
Referee: Andrew Salmon
He will use the scholarship to develop working with stitch and stone through the purchase of large stone slabs and heavy duty tools with which to work them. He intends to learn skills related to working on a larger scale, to attend drawing classes and to document process by means of a blog: Sketches, Stitches, Stones.
Embroiderers' Guild Scholar 2007
- 18-30 years
Emma Valentine Spring Cushions
Cushions
Free machine embroidery
Cotton, suede, cotton thread
Completed November 2006
Emma Valentine was taught a variety of craft skills including embroidery at a very young age by both her mother and grandmother. She continued to develop these interests at school and completed a BTEC art foundation course in Northampton. Having specialised in textiles, specifically hand embroidery, she graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University, BA (Hons) in 2006.
Emma has now returned to Northampton where she is working as a textile technician at Northampton School for Girls, assisting pupils with hand and machine embroidery. She is also working as a freelance designer creating sample designs for Gilby&Cheyne, a London based company.
Referee: Jane Mckeating
Emma would like to establish her textile /embroidery label/ business. She will use the scholarship to rent a studio to give her the space she lost when she returned home. She intends to create a range of individually handmade, functional products such as tablecloths, cushions napkins etc which will be accessible to a wider audience and inspired by the traditions of afternoon tea, domesticity and traditional crafts. Alongside these she will also create more labour intensive one-off pieces to sell through craft galleries.