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here for touching base... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chris
originally trained and worked as a rug weaver,
her work led to exhibitions, shows and judging as well as teaching,
she has taught a range of textile courses for over 29 years, from Patchwork
and Quilting through to embroidery and all manner of surface decoration. Perhaps
best known for her stumpwork, her City &
Guilds stumpwork course was the first to be offered via distance
learning. The level 3 course is still the only one offered via distance
learning. This has proved tremendously popular world wide, and Chris has
been instrumental in introducing this style of embroidery to Mexico
and South America through her work in Borda En Liston. |
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keen de-bunker of terminology, Chris's approach
has been to make learning a fun, enjoyable
experience. As she say's…….
"Too many people have been
emotionally scarred through school needlework lessons, I have no wish to
prolong the agony!" As
well as owning and teaching through WS Touchbase Chris is
also on the Embroiderers guild register of tutors and teaches
across the country. Chris
a born communicator
has designed and written
for: Inspirations,
Stitch,
Classic
Stitches,
Popular Patchwork,
Patchwork & Quilting,
Borda En Liston,
Machine
Embroidery magazine. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008
has started with a bang!
Chris has been asked
to design and supply a range of whole cloth quilting
kits; these will be on sale in the National
Museums of Wales. This
is hoped to reach more people and give them the opportunity to experience
the joys of quilting, the kits; cushion, bags
and pincushions have patterns taken from Chris's collection of antique
quilts and the wadding is sheep's fleece, a direct reference to quilting
history. Expect
to see the kits from
Easter onwards. |
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Workshops
at the National Botanic Garden of Wales including patchwork and stumpwork,
check
out the web site:
www.gardenofwales.com Workshops
at Celtic Quilting
in Newcastle Emlyn and Pontarddulais, these lovely shops run so successfully
by Gill and Martin are real Aladdin's caves. What a temptation to run workshops
at! In
September Chris will be running the City & Guilds
Level 3 for Gill, call 01239 711165 for dates and places.
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Quilt show, we have a stand this year, with a
selection of students work and modules for you to have a look at,
please come and say hello. A
series on Design has been written for the NEW machine embroidery
magazine by Flair. Check
out the American QNNTV site, Chris is writing a diary
for this exciting television network along with Jersey student Maureen
Pinwell. Workshops
are being run at the Silver Thimble near the beautiful Yorkshire town of
Malton, link through for dates. Back
to Chris's roots (pardon the pun) natural dyeing
classes are being planned with the West Wales Herb Group, expect a
naturally dyed quilt soon! |
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| | | Away
from workshops Chris has moved into a purpose built studio and office giving
space for tutorial's and master classes to be run from the 'base', you
may need to share the room with Chris's newest addition to the staff.
Pearl the black pug puppy makes her presence
felt, just hide the biscuits! | |  |
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