01 Mar — 22 Mar 2025
10:00 — 13:00
The Studio, Newlyn Art Gallery
A FOUR-WEEK WORKSHOP
Saturdays: 1, 8, 15, & 22 March 2025: 10.00 – 13.00
Spend four blissful mornings creating a one-of-a-kind textile portrait while learning new skills in a calm and welcoming environment.
Enjoy a series of relaxed and joyful Saturday mornings of creative activity – working on a piece of textile art that comes from the heart, is inspired by personal memories, and ready to be hung straight on the wall afterwards – all under the expert tuition of Social Fabric exhibition artist Elizabeth Loveday.
Over four weeks you will create a portrait in textile that includes pieces of fabric of your choosing – snippets of material that you hold dear because they hold treasured memories for you.
You’ll learn techniques such as applique, reverse applique, and expressive, painterly freehand stitching. Elizabeth will also teach you how to design your portrait, select your colour palette, and add complementary areas of colour using her handmade fabric dyes.
This workshop is suitable for all abilities, from complete beginners to those already accomplished in embroidery and stitch.
£220 per person, booking essential as places are limited.
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WHAT TO BRING:
- Sentimental fabric pieces: Small scraps of natural fabric (e.g., cotton, linen, silk, wool, felt, bamboo) that hold personal significance—perhaps from a favorite item of clothing, an heirloom, or an outfit worn on a special occasion. These pieces can be any color or pattern but should be no larger than A5 in size.
- A5 image: Bring a photograph of yourself or a loved one you’d like to portray.
All other materials will be provided.
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The sole surviving textile piece from Mrs Dick’s Needlecraft Class, created by a young Newlyn girl named Aida Harvey James in the early 1900s, is now preserved in the archive of Penlee House Gallery & Museum. For Social Fabric, contemporary textile artist Elizabeth Loveday, based in Penzance, was commissioned to delve into the history of this remarkable work. Watch Reimagining Aida’s Craft, with Elizabeth Loveday
Venue: The Studio, Newlyn Art Gallery
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Exhibition
SOCIAL FABRIC
23 Nov 2024 - 26 Apr 2025
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
