Monday 28 February 2011


soon i will be in Iceland again.

Tuesday 22 February 2011

some of the lovely things made this morning


Claire made this
Norwegian church, grey thread on green leatherette (unfinished)


Davey made this
fabric pen and embroidered text

Kim made this
Louise Bourgeois inspired spider


Catherine made this
Apple Tree, wool on linen

another tuesday morning embroidery workshop




Monday 14 February 2011

monday morning embroidery workshop






a workshop for second year textile students.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

opening this thursday 6-8pm




'The public school of embroidery'. With Alessandra Celesia, Sophie Morin, Grazyna Areny, Julie Navarro, Laurent Pellissier, Javiera Hiault-Echeverria, Carlota Lohidoy in associacion with Hannah Casey and Lyndsey McDougall.
07- 26 February 2011. .

Opening: Thursday 10 February, 6-8pm
Opening hours: Tues- Fri 11am- 4pm, Sat 11am- 3pm

Open embroidery workshops, free for all intersted and for all stages of prefection or imperfection:

11 February
Friday
11am- 2pm

12 February
Saturday
11am- 2pm

15 February
Tuesday
10am-1pm

17 February
Thursday
6-9pm

22 February
Tuesday
10am-1pm

24 February
Thursday
6-9pm


Contemporary art is less strict with boundaries: what is art, what is craft, what is a hobby or happening? It is the creative potential and its social context what makes it interesting.
The 'collectif brodeuses 19', a Paris based embroidery collective is not a professional craft organization, but a loose group of people with different professional backgrounds and a common interest in needle craft.
They meet once a week in a coffee bar or at the 104 art center and work on their piece of embroidery, stitch collectively on a single fabric, chat and exchange ideas. The old, domestic craft of embroidery used as a public social event and as a creative form of self expression, patience, skill and joy.
'The public school of embroidery' documents the initiative of 'collectif brodeuses 19' with its multidisciplinary approach, social mix, cultural understanding and embroidered work. Following this collective sense, local crafts people, artists and hobbyists working in embroidery are invited, to meet in informal workshops. These sessions are free and open to all, with or without skill and knowledge of cross-button-hole or running stitch.
It is a project about the technique and craft of embroidery, its traditional and contemporary practice and the social context of its non industrial production.

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Tuesday 1 February 2011



strip quilt, made in Alabama c.1940s



strip quilt, made of strips and triangles, Louisiana c.1940s

How to knit like an Icelandic man from Iceland on Vimeo.

Gunta Stölzl






beutiful things for inspiration