Remember Me

I have been prompted into this by a very talented lady in Atlanta Georgia - Natalie Hamade - who sent me a gorgeous book mark. Actually, she made it some time ago, then mislaid it. It was an even better surprise for the delay. As soon as I find out how, I will add a link to her blog.

The picture shown on the title is no longer with me. I took it to show an Italian friend earlier in the year. She liked it so much, I didn't have the heart to say I just took it to show her what I was working on. Anyway, it has gone to a good home. It shows the view from my cottage.

PS to Birthday Celebration

Sorry, forgot to mention that the photos posted last time were by Ann Beer. I have added another to show the pieces worked on the day, plus mine now that it is disolved.

Birthday Celebration

To celebrate a significant birthday, a few friends and I sent the day having a workshop with Jan Beaney. We stitched a piece each entitled: Small and Precious plus had a bring and share lunch. We didn't finish the pieces but everyone has promised me they will and will show me them!

Finding Your Voice

I am amazed that I started this nearly a year ago and have not added any posts! Suffice to say that we have been very busy with courses:

Finding Your Voice 1 has completed it's first year and is now continuing as a master class every 2 months.

Finding Your Voice 2 started just before Christmas - again in Tadley PLUS we are running another version at Norwich.

Elizabeth Sayers decided to concentrate on her work and is no longer teaching with us.

We have also had a number of exhibitions: Petworth House, Hampshire Open Studios, Sunbury and the National Needlework Archive at Greenham Common. On 13/ 14th March I am at the Contemporary Textiles Fair in Teddington for the first time, so fingers crossed.

In May, I will take part (with Gill Banks) in West Berkshire Open Studios and later in the year (October) in the Ashford Hill Church Harvest Festival.

One day I will work out how to add photos, but, meanwhile, please check out:
www.frayededges.co.uk and

www.suecrook.com (though my son has yet to finish it completely).

Thanks for visiting.

Finding Your Voice

Finding your Voice (FYV) is a course that I run with my friends from Frayed Edges:
Gill Banks
Ticia Lever and
Elizabeth Sayers

We take a maximum of 8 students at a time and it is for people who have followed a number of courses/ workshops in the past - possibly City and Guild Embroidery or something similar- who feel that they now want to do their own thing.
However, they may not know where to start. We aim to help them in this. There are no set modules, no themed pieces of work. Students chose their own topics and develop their own work. We offer support and tutorials. The sessions are every 6 weeks and, in between, students work independently. Our first course, which started in January 2009, is full. We aim to start another (for which we already have 4 students) mid year.
Future posts will show some of the work being done.