Distant Stitch

'ECHO' will be showing with the exhibition Essence by the 62 Group of Textile Artists, celebrating their 60th anniversary at the Knitting and Stitching shows this autumn.

Two pieces of my textile work have been selected for the Black Swan Arts Open - 'Pools of Sky' and 'Jemila's Forest'. The exhibition is open all summer so please visit if you're in Frome, Somerset. Lovely cafe!

If you've been following the Stitch22 Project, you can now access all the videos and stitched images on my blog - www.stitchloop.blogspot.co.uk

Share your own samples - perhaps your favourite ones or your whole collection - with me and others on Facebook or by email sian at distantstitch dot co dot uk. I'd love to see your own variations.

Welcome to week 22 of the Stitch22 project; the last one in this series. This week I'm introducing you to the idea of stitching from the front and then from the back, building up interesting layers by repeating a favourite stitch. I've chosen fly stitch in my samples, occasionally using a twisted version of it. In the video, I'm introducing you to the simple process of making a group of your chosen stitch and then, when your thread is at the back, flipping to the reverse and continuing to stitch another group of stitches. https://youtu.be/3J0N4ZJydJ8
So choose your stitch and gather a collection of different types of thread - and enjoy. The attached samples are shown in pairs - one from the front and one from the back.
I'll post a list of all the videos on Facebook in a couple of weeks in case you missed one. Do post your own samples to share with us all or send to me to post for you - sian at distantstitch dot co dot uk

Week22vid Stitch22 Project - week 22 - back and fore layers

Welcome to week 21 of the Stitch22 Project. This penultimate stitch is a lacing or insertion stitch - linking fabric shapes together in a lacy effect. Please take a look at this short video and the different variations shown in the samples -
https://youtu.be/s4dzNo5iXrg

Welcome to week 20 of the Stitch22 project. This week I introduce you to 'seeding', tiny stitches to sprinkle or cover an area. Here is a short video to show you how you can make use of this stitch idea -
https://youtu.be/8eOW9Dd1_JY. You can see other ideas in the attached samples. Enjoy 'sowing' your seeding stitches.

Welcome to Week 19 of the Stitch22 project. This week I'm introducing you to interesting ways of stitching 'on the edge'. This involves making folds or tucks in your fabric and adding decorative stitching along the folded edges. Please enjoy this short video and the attached samples. https://youtu.be/GqdPvEKBDb8 You'll need your iron close to hand to make the folds and also think of some perhaps humourous ideas for secrets that hide under the folds.

Week 18 of the Stitch22 Project. This week I introduce you to 'applied' stitching - stitches to apply fabric shapes to a surface. (Think of the way the scarecrow sews his patch onto his trousers!). Please watch this short video and look at the series of stitched examples - each method is shown in a series of four working stages.
https://youtu.be/a3hnLzooaNg

Week 17 of the Stitch22 Project. This week I'm encouraging you to 'go loopy' by making looped stitches. Please view the short video here and enjoy the accompanying samples. https://youtu.be/966v1f0xEVM

Week 16 of the Stitch22 Project. This week I introduce 'raised work'; a way of creating lumps and bumps! Watch the video to give you ideas. https://youtu.be/kD4enJj9lPE

I invite you to join us in the DISTANT STITCH SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 - Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th JULY to celebrate the 30th birthday of Distant Stitch. Our guest tutor this year will be Caroline Bartlett.
Caroline is a member of the 62 Group and Contemporary Applied Art. She is an experienced and award-winning textile artist. I’m so pleased to welcome her to our 2022 Summer School. You can see her work on these links -
https://www.62group.org.uk/artist/caroline-bartlett/
https://www.textileartist.org/caroline-bartlett.../
Caroline will introduce you to some of the fascinating methods of fabric manipulations in her workshop - METAMORPHOSIS - using stitch, folding and manipulating. You will be encouraged to develop your personal ideas into this process.
Set in a leafy area of south Birmingham, Hillscourt can be reach by public transport via New Street Station. Enjoy comfortable ensuite bedrooms and excellent food.
PLEASE REQUEST FURTHER DETAILS AND A BOOKING FORM TO SECURE YOUR PLACE

Week 14 of the Stitch22 Project - enjoy using simple stitches to explore different ways of creating decorative darning this week. Take a look at this short video and enjoy the accompanying samples. Happy Easter darning.
https://youtu.be/BYgHOcA9sWU