Workshops with Angie Hughes
They will be taking place at my friend Jacky’s studio in Malvern
Monday 27thMay
Stitched Landscapes
Enjoy collaging a textiles landscapes from scraps of your favourite hand dyed fabrics then learn about all the machine embroidery stitches I can squeeze into a day and use then to decorate and enhance your lovely landscape. Pure machine embroidery pleasure.
Course fee £45.00
Tuesday 28th May
Bondaweb Birchwood
*new* Learn about painting bondaweb, iridescent paints, foils, collage and machine embroidery. Course fee £45.00
Thursday 13th & Friday 14th June
Bejewelled Bags 2 days
Taking pattern from artists such as Klimt and Hundertwasser, we will design a little bag with velvet, foils, silks and organza, enhancing the design with machine embroidery. Materials extra
Course fee £85.00
Tuesday 18th & 19th June
Exploring Velvet
The properties of velvet are quite astonishing, this workshop will explore the effects achieved with dyes, inks and bleaching back in addition to transfoils glitters and lumiere paint. You will leave with a shimmering piece of velvet to stitch at home. Materials extra(2 day workshop includes lots of ideas for free machine embroidery)
Course fee £85.00
Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th July
Mixed Media Garden 3 days
In these three days you will learn about mark making on papers and fabrics and how to convert these patterns into design ideas for textiles. Using collage and stitching, hand and or machine embroidery you will use all these unique materials to create a piece of work inspired by nature.
Course fee £120.00
Email me for more details and to reserve a place
Workshops and Summer Schools around the country
Fri 3rd – Sun 5th May
Exploring Velvet
(see description above) at Missenden Abbey Great Missenden Bucks….. a few spaces left, contact the Abbey to book.
Mon 6th May
Inspired by Klimt
There
'
s a wealth of design inspiration in the artwork of Gustav Klimt. Perfect for a one day workshop. A simple design can be formed quite quickly using collage on cotton velvet, transfoils, sweetie foils, silks and organza, topped off with an afternoon of machine embroidery. A very popular workshop for all abilities.
At Missenden Abbey (please contact them to book)
Wed 22ndMay
Machine Embroidery for beginners
Get yourself going with machine embroidery, demystify the workings of your sewing machine and get to grips with free machine embroidery with and without an embroidery ring. At Bramble Patch Weedon Northants, contact Bramble Patch to book.
Tuesday 11th June
Twinkling Brooches …….....foiled, collaged and handstitched on black felt, cost includes all materials and delicious refreshments...and you leave with a finished twinkling brooch!
10am til noon £25.00 (book a place via me) At Blue Ginger Gallery Stiffords Bridge, Worcestershire.
Tues 9th July
Talk to Alsager Embroiderers Guild 2.00pm
Alsager Library, Sandbach Road North, Alsager,ST7 2QH
29th July – 2nd Aug
Oxford Summer School
5th Aug – 9th Aug
Missenden Abbey Summer School
12th – 16th Aug
Inkberrow Design Studio Summer School
19th & 20th Aug
Open Studio at Bramble Patch
Other Events
I will exhibiting as part of Blue Ginger’s ‘A Passion for Stitch and Textiles’ exhibition from 1stJune till 14th July.
I will also have work in the textile show during Ledbury Poetry Festival at the Weavers Gallery, Church Lane Ledbury it has the theme of 'The Beauty of Books' and runs from 2-14 July
Also I will have some work in the Shell House Gallery in Ledbury, it is a book arts project that I’ve been doing with Valerie Mclean, Jeanette McCulloch, John Rose, Philip Weaver, Andrea Mclean, Molly Rosier to name but a few. It will be upstairs during the poetry festival.