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. Who feels like joining me in London in October? . At the World Needlework Convention 2023! . Together with Inspirations Magazine and Needlework Tours Pty. Ltd. I have been invited to teach at their 11-day Inaugural World Needlework Convention to be held in London in October 2023 at the Paddington Hilton London and the Luton Hoo Estate (Warren Weir) . . . . . . . This International premier forum will...
WORKSHOPS IN AUSTRALIA-BATB I am delighted to tell you that I have been invited to teach at the world’s most beautiful needlework convention in Australia. To be held in 2021 and the dates will be announced soon. It is the prestigious, internationally acclaimed BATB, Beating Around the Bush. Click on the images to enlarge I will be teaching 1-day, 2-day and 3-day workshops and these are the new...
I am excited to tell you that I will be teaching at Lady Anne’s Needlework Festival in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England 4th-17th July 2021 Click on the image to enlarge This two-week event will be a celebration of historic needlework and include workshops from the best embroidery tutors in the world. You are able to reserve your place here Class bookings have already opened and I...
Who feels like joining me in Hawaii? I have more good news. Together with Inspirations Magazine and Needlework Tours Pty. Ltd. Based in Melbourne, Australia, I have been invited to teach at their Inaugural World Needlework Convention to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2022 This International premier nine-day forum will be an international stage for some of the best tutors in the world and promises to be a...
Latest news and new kits and books... Hello, stitching world! Hope you're having a good day today. I am back from teaching at BATB in Australia and what a fabulous time I had. Worked hard, but loved every minute of it! Thank you to every student who attended my workshops and thanks to those who travelled from so far to attend. I hope you enjoyed the classes as much...
International workshops – BATB 2018 It is a great privilege to be invited to teach at the prestigious event, BATB 2018 which will be held in Adelaide, Australia in October 2018. BATB is the International Needlework Convention and embroiderers from all around the world, from the complete beginner to the advanced, gather to attend workshops and special events. The accommodation is superb, the hospitality is excellent and...
International Quilt Convention Africa Soon we will be travelling to Johannesburg for the International Quilt Convention Africa. My publisher, Wilsia Metz of Metz Press and I met last week to design our stand and it’s going to be beautiful! I am so excited and can’t wait to see all the friendly faces again! Metz Press, Hazel Blomkamp and I will all be on one...
Master classes in Kiev, Ukraine by Di van Niekerk in October 2012 С 12 по 14 октября 2012 года в Киеве состоится 6 Международная выставка «Золотые руки мастеров» и 4 –й Международный салон кукол «Модная лялька». Выставки проходят два раза в году и вызывают яркие впечатления у посетителей и участников. Количество международных участников растет, к нам едут мастера, дизайнеры и художники из Европы и...
Good morning stitching world ♫♬♪ I have been quietly working on a new book: “silk ribbon embroidery and hand-felted backgrounds” and here are some of the projects... A handbag Click on the image to enlarge A Hussif or handy-hold-all Click on the image to enlarge I keep my silk ribbons inside this Hussif but...
Hello stitching world ♫♬♪♫ Hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend. To inspire you this weekend.... A hand-knitted African mohair and wool handbag with silk ribbon roses... Click on the image to enlarge This is one of the projects that I will be teaching in next year in New Zealand at Koala Conventions In this workshop, I will teach you how...
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