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At the beginning of July I had a wonderful few days at Urchfont Manor College tutoring a group of distance learning students, who are all studying  courses through Distant Stitch. It seems a long way off and such a lot … Continue reading →

One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland. It takes place annually during the first week in December in a stadium in Kisama and celebrates the vibrant culture of some of the … Continue reading →

The Textile Study Group have launched a brand new website. Have a look at it and read all about us.

I’ve had a wonderful time recently, first in Durham and then Scotland at Burnbrae in the Borders near Kelso. I was tutoring a two day workshop at the studio at Burnbrae and this time we were working from African sources. … Continue reading →

After Lucknow and Kolkata we went to N E India to visit the Hill tribes. The Mising people live in Eastern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and the women are expert weavers and were busy at their looms when they could … Continue reading →

I’ve just been too busy to unpack  for a while. I’ve been working with some quilting groups who all seem to be very industrious and produce a lot of work! At the weekend I am one of the tutors at … Continue reading →

I’ve always wanted to own an example of kantha work as inspiration for workshops and just to enjoy. We found She, a self help enterprise which trains women in rural areas and sells their kantha embroideries in Kolkata. Of course, … Continue reading →

I am now back from South Africa after 4 weeks away. It was a  great family holiday but it’s good to be back and am itching to get started with some new work. First I’ve been preparing for our Textile … Continue reading →

It was exciting to open the parcel even though I had watched Mr Singh pack it up. We started our journey with a return visit to Lucknow where we went back to see Mamta Varma and the young women who do wonderful chikankari … Continue reading →

This is the best parcel ever. I sent it from the GPO Kolkata and it arrived in 10 days. It was hand stitched and arrived in perfect condition with all sorts of good things from India. You’ll be hearing about … Continue reading →