Craft Arena

We have curated some of our favourite links here. Some could be for you to participate in and some just to inspire you! We can take no responsibililty for links that no longer work, but do let us know so that we can remove them. Fibre Arts Take Two Friday Feature Artist with Monica Rezman Exhibition Open Call: ‘Bridging Fantasy Across Time: In Conversation with Sidney Sime’  Deadline: 1 October Guildford House Open: Calling for Entries  Deadline: 1 October Fibre Arts Take Two Friday feature Artist Deborah White Vanessa Barragão is a Portuguese textile artist focusing on the artisanal techniques and wasted yarns from the industry to create textiles Kelly Kozma is a mixed media and fibre artist who uses the meditative process of hand embroidery as a therapeutic way of healing ArtConTex is delivering a programme of speakers to include Mary Schoeser, Sara Impey (guest artist) and Helen Stevens.  Click here  for all speakers. The Costume Society Click the butt...

If you would like us to include your group on this page and in our newsletter, please use the contact form on our website to send us the information. Southend Seaside Stitchers Southend Seaside Stitchers (formerly South & East Essex Embroiderers Guild) meet twice a month in Westcliff-on-Sea with a mixture of mini workshops, speakers and bring your own project sessions. They welcome all stitchers and textiles enthusiasts to their meetings. For more details, please see their  Facebook  and I nstagram   pages or email    southenendseasidestitchers@yahoo.com Romford Embroiders They meet monthly on a Saturday afternoon at the United Reformed Church, Western Road, Romford Find out more about Romford Embroiderers here. Essex Silk Painters Essex Silk Painters is a vibrant local chapter of the National Guild of Silk Painters. They meet in Toot Hill near Ongar on the first Saturday of every month (except January) for day-long workshops. Some days have ...

We offer free patterns as we come across them. Please note that we can take no responsibility for links that do not work.   This pretty crochet lily is from DMC and is made using Pearl Cotton size 3. We will have more flowers from this series over the next few weeks, so look out for a rose, sunflower and tulip! Download your pattern here .   With no apologies for encouraging you to get ahead for Christmas, this week I've found some machine embroidery decorations on the Brother website. These will be great for decorating the tree or making into bunting or adding to your Christmas stockings!  Find the instructions here .   I found this collection of houseplant leaves from DMC. They feature plants from the swiss cheese plant to the rubber plant, and will showcase your love for all things green when stitched on any tote bag or denim jacket. Use them individually or embroider the set.  Click here to download. Access our previous free patterns by clicking the button b...