Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

If you wish to book on any of these please book directly with the venue.

Sat 15th July 2023
Unit Twelve, Stafford
‘On the Edge’
https://www.unittwelve.co.uk/workshops.htm

Fri/Sat/Sun 11/12/13 August
Moor Hall, Clun, Shropshire
‘Chinese Whispers’
https://www.bobbybritnell.co.uk/courses/short-courses/chinese-whispers

Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun 21st-24th September 2023
West Dean, Chichester
‘a little strip of leaves’
https://www.westdean.org.uk/

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 30th-2nd November 2023
West Dean, Chichester.
‘Ottoman Stitchness’
https://www.westdean.org.uk/

TBA https://westonpark.com Autumn dates 2023

Workshops for Groups

These workshops are for booking by independent textile groups. Titles, content and the number of days are negotiable. Please contact me direct.

on the edge
1 day
Creating edges through handstitch with the emphasis on lace-like qualities using a neutral palette.

little stitches
1 day
piecing, patching & layering using hand stitch to create surfaces with a breadth of neutral cloth & thread.

running all the way
1 day
run with the creative potential of running stitch using contrasting neutrals.

piecing and patching
1 day
incorporating translucency & opaque to layer and join, encouraging personal results through handstitch & a neutral palette.

quietly composed
2 days
the potential of handstitch & composition expressed through a contrast of neutral cloth and threads.

pure essence
3,4 or 5 days
exploring the transparent & translucent qualities of cloth & stitch, rediscovering traditional techniques to inspire an individual approach.

All workshops can appeal to both beginners or more experienced stitchers. For further details please email Amanda Clayton off.white@mail.com

My 'stitch' Facebook page (link) has regular updates on current and future workshops and lectures that I have planned as well as information on the content of my exhibition work.

I have always maintained my joy of cloth and stitch as well as keeping a strong exhibition profile whilst teaching since graduating.

My main lecturing has been as a diagnostic tutor (Btec Foundation Art and Design) which encompasses all specialist areas of art and design all underpinned by a firm foundation of looking, selecting, and drawing.

As well as being involved in advising for the BBC on their Learning Zone project,

I have also been involved in a variety of teaching roles over the last 30 years.
This includes-
In-service courses for teachers
Prestigious specialist workshops at the RSN
Embroiderers Guild Headquarters
Denman College (W.I.)
Lecture tour in Canada
Working with Edge (Scottish Textile Artists)
Regional workshops for the Embroiderers Guild as well as summer schools
Visiting lecturer at specialist degree courses

My workshop and teaching philosophies have developed over time, and continue to do so.

I feel that we all look at the world in different ways and we all have our own way of selecting and digesting what we see and translating these qualities into cloth.

I am obsessed by the inherent qualities of cloth and the looseness of marks, which can be achieved so purely with needle and thread.

Fees and costs also on request.