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
Did you know that the Embroiderers' Guild is an approved City & Guilds centre, offering embroidery courses at our Hampton Court Palace premises, with well known tutors who are specialists in particular embroidery techniques?
We currently offer certificated courses in stumpwork tutored by Kay Dennis, hand embroidery with tutor Jenny Bullen, machine embroidery taught by Pam Watts, and goldwork embroidery with Tracy Franklin.
Because these courses take place where we house our Museum Collection, participants are also able to see historical examples of their chosen technique. For example, stumpwork students explore the techniques which characterise 17th century stumpwork, and as well as trying these techniques for themselves they can, with the Guild's senior curator, see at first hand 17th century embroideries from the Guild Collection. Students on the hand embroidery and machine embroidery courses also have opportunities to enjoy embroidery from the collection of particular relevance to their courses.
28 April - 2 May 2008
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Jenny Bullen teaches our five day courses leading to Level One Certificate in Design and Craft (Stitched Textiles - Hand Embroidery)
Jenny describes herself as primarily a hand stitcher, enjoying the comforting rhythm of working the same stitch over and over again. She often uses the surrounding landscape as inspiration, but usually works in response to an idea rather than a particular image Jenny has a travelled in the UK and to the USA to teach hand embroidery. She is the author of several books on embroidery including the Madeira Book of Embroidery Stitches, has written articles for Embroidery, and worked as joint editor of the book 'Embroidery Studio'.
Jenny is a member of the Practical Study Group, the Embroiderers' Guild and the Quilters Guild.
images: Jenny Bullen
23 - 27 June 2008
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We also offer Level 2 Certificate in Design and Craft (Stitched Textiles - Stumpwork) as a distance learning course.
Kay teaches our five day courses leading to Level One Certificate in Design and Craft (Stitched Textiles - Stumpwork), as well as our distance learning stumpwork course offered at Level Two.
Kay has had a lifelong love of embroidery since learning the basic stitches at school at the age of five. Now an experienced teacher of stumpwork, Kay has drafted the syllabus for the City & Guilds stumpwork course at Level Three. Her work has been widely exhibited and published. She is an author of books and articles on stumpwork.
Kay is a Member of the Embroiderers' Guild and of the Guild of Needle Laces.
images: top: Kay Dennis; bottom: Guild Collection
21 - 25 July 2008
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28 July - 1 August 2008
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Pam Watts teaches our five day courses leading to Level One Certificate in Design and Craft (Stitched Textiles - Machine Embroidery)
Pam is an accomplished embroiderer and experienced embroidery teacher, who has taught her subject throughout the UK and overseas. In 2004 she was awarded the City & Guilds Medal for Excellence as a lecturer/trainer. She has published widely on a variety of embroidery and needlework techniques, and exhibits in Britain and overseas.
Fees for 2008 are £210 per course.
The downloadable booking forms are in PDF format - to read these you can get Adobe Reader free from the Adobe web site if you don't already have it.
For more information for all these courses contact Dorothy Tucker:
Embroiderers'
Guild
Apartment 41
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey KT8 9AU
UK
Tel:
020 8943 1229 (international +44 20 8943 1229)
ext 34
Fax: 020 8977 9882 (international +44 20 8977
9882)
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