Saturday 6 & 13 March 2027, 2 - 5pm GMT: Stitching a Folk Sampler with Kate Rickard

ONLINE WORKSHOP Hosted on Zoom by Kate Rickard Saturday 6 & 13 January 2027, 2-5pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Kate Rickard's love of textiles began at an early age, shaped by a childhood spent in a home steeped in craft. Surrounded by the creativity and quiet discipline of her mother—a textile designer and teacher—she grew up amongst threads, books and the familiar atmosphere of a working studio. This early immersion led her to study textiles at Nottingham Trent University, where she specialised in surface design and embroidery. Following graduation, she moved into designing embroidery for the high street, alongside producing handmade evening bags stocked across London and Europe, including with brands such as Paul Smith and Erickson Beamon. A later shift into commercial buying broadened her understanding of textiles within a global context. Through travel to Portugal, India and beyond, she gained insight into production techniques, material traditions and the wider structures that support the industry. Today, her practice returns to its origins. Working primarily in freehand embroidery, Kate Rickard approaches stitch intuitively, creating textured surfaces that speak of memory, place and everyday life. For her, embroidery remains both a connection to the past and a quietly grounding creative practice in the present. Workshop Description You have a choice of two original designs that Kate had created, The House or The Bird. There will be up to 5 simple stitches that you will learn to complete this piece, through guided live demonstrations during the workshop and with pre recorded stitch tutorials for you to access during or after the event. Kate will discuss the importance of the thread, the thickness you choose to work your design in and the overall finished looks you will achieve. Each motif will be worked in a different, but complimentary stitch to give you a breadth of knowledge to take forward into future projects. The colour recommendation is set, however there is always room for personal choice and space within the design to add your own expression of colour choice of stitch if you wish to. By the end of the two sessions, you will have a project that's well underway and the knowledge and understanding to complete this piece, and hopefully the passion for a new practice. This workshop is suitable for all levels of stitching abilities. If you are an experienced stitcher or you sew in another format of craft, you will still enjoy this introduction to a different approach. What's Provided in Your Workshop Pack: Fabric printed with design (choice of two designs) 5 full skeins of DMC embroidery threads Wrapped 7" embroidery hoop Needle threading tool Stitching guide Printed A5 finished design Links to video tutorials Additional Materials to Bring: Needles Small sharp scissors Workshop Level: The workshop is open to beginners and advanced embroiderers. Please Note: Material packs are shipped on an insured, trackable delivery service. Any customs duties, delays, lost or undeliverable packages are the responsibility of the customer. Once a material pack leaves the workshop tutors' hands with a tracking number, the seller has no further obligation to the buyer. If we reach capacity, we may close bookings. Be mindful that we must close bookings at least 3 weeks before the workshop, in order to ship material packs. We cannot accept bookings within the 3 weeks leading up to the workshop, because you will not receive materials pack in time. Book now to avoid disappointment. Location This is an online event. A Zoom link will be sent to participants the week before the workshop. Workshop recording The workshop will be recorded and the recording will be shared with you after the workshop. Please allow 7 working days for us to send you the recording.

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