Gateshead Inspired Officially Opens

Today certainly passed very quickly! I thoroughly enjoyed the ladies who attended my blackwork workshop this morning. I'm really looking forward to the next session I'll be undertaking on August 17. There is still some room for last minute attendees...

Then our official opening was underway with fantastic Northumbrian music provided by Robson's Choice. St. Mary's Heritage Centre is such a lovely venue and the acoustics were perfect. A great place and day for our opening event!

Gateshead Inspired: exhibition and workshops

News of our exhibition, called Gateshead Inspired, has reached the latest edition of the Gateshead Live schedule. The exhibition is running from Aug. 9 - 22, 2014 at St. Mary's Heritage Centre in Gateshead (next to the Sage Gateshead). It includes a variety of workshops run by several of us who are participating. Entry to the exhibition is free; costs for the workshops vary depending on the artist holding them. My taster sessions in blackwork embroidery are starting to book up so you need to contact me soon if you want a place on either Aug. 9 or Aug. 17.

Craft Heritage Open Day

I am going to be situated at St Mary's Heritage Centre in Gateshead on 10 Sept., 2011 for the Craft Heritage Open Day. Bring along your own cross stitch or blackwork kit for some free guidance to get you started. I will also have some blackwork bookmarks for sale for those who wish to try blackwork basics before committing to a larger project. It looks as though there should be plenty of different types of crafts on hand so hopefully it will draw a large crowd. Hope to see you there!