About Me
- TheCopperQueen
- Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- I am a textile artist living on the Suffolk Essex border. I am a member of the Out of the Fold Textile Group and East Anglian Stitched Textiles (EAST) I am the Principal Tutor for Creative Stitch which offers courses in Creative Patchwork and Quilting and Creative Stitch Textiles. I teach each year at the Knitting & Stitching Shows and Festival of Quilts. I also offer workshops and talks to groups throughout the UK in person and via zoom. I am also a member of the QGBI and the specialist Contemporary Quilt Group and STARS (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers Guild)
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Creative Stitched Textiles Course - now booking for Sept 2018
Creative Stitched Textiles Course
(replaces the City & Guilds level 3 certificate in Machine Embroidery)
A comprehensive two year course in design, surface design and machine embroidery techniques to enable you to design and create original stitched textile work
Venue: The Cosy Cabin, Risby Barns, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Dates: Wednesdays 10am - 3pm
Start date: 19th September 2018
Tutor: Mary McIntosh
For more information please go to the website
https://sefwi.org.uk/creative_stitch/courses
or email maryelmcintosh@gmail.com or telephone 07443474903
Autumn Workshops 2018
Mary McIntosh Workshops Autumn 2018
Friday 7th Sept 2018 Shrivel
Up and Dye
Create a highly textured piece using shrinkable fabric and
lots of lovely natural fabrics such as silks, linens, cottons, velvet and lace.
We will layer up and stitch and dye. All materials and dyes will be provided.
Machine stitching.
Cost: £40
Friday 5th Oct 2018 Once
More unto the Bleach!
Taking the discharging process further by adding in colour as well as removing
colour from cloth. All discharge pastes, fabric paints, dyes, screens and other
equipment will be provided* Fabric may be pre-ordered for an additional £10
Cost: £40
Adding surface enrichment to your discharged and coloured fabrics or
start a new piece using markal, foils, glitter film, sheers and lame. Stitching
and burning. All materials and equipment
will be provided inc soldering irons. Bring your own sewing machine and
threads.
Cost: £40
*This technique uses household bleach
which is a toxic substance and can become quite smelly so masks must be worn
Venue: Fornham All Saints Community Hall
Bury Road
Bury Road
Fornham All Saints
Bury St Edmunds
IP28 6JZ
Class maximum 12
Each workshop can be taken as a single class
Payment taken in full on booking
Refunds given only if the place is filled
Refunds given only if the place is filled
To book please email maryelmcintosh@gmail.com
Proud tutor moment
I am delighted that Gillian Golding, one of my City & Guilds students at Creative Stitch, has been shortlisted for the C & G student bursary award 2018. Gillian will show her work in the City & Guilds Student gallery at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in August.
Here is a glimpse of her work - a small section from her wallhanging
Here is a glimpse of her work - a small section from her wallhanging
Wallhanging (detail) by Gillian Golding |
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