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. Friday Feature Artist: Fibre Arts Take Two with Helen Geglio Garment sculpturle by Shae Bishop Vote for the School of Stitched Textiles Bursary Winner The RA take on Frieze London Fibre Artst Take Two Friday Feature Artist: Tina Marais Home away from Home  Redbridge Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival   Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November At the British Library and online Voices for Change: Stories from the Environmental Movement Thursday 23 October, 19.00 At the British Library and online The Wordsworth Lecture: Romantic Ecology Rebooted  Monday 27 October, 19.00 British Library The Map and the Echo  Tuesday 28 October, Tuesday 11 November, Tuesday 2 December, 19.00 The British Library WriteBack: An Evening of Writers Off...

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. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing some Christmas themed patterns for you to stitch for cards or gifts. First up, a cross stitch cat in a box! Download your pattern here . Something a little different this week. I've been asked to help out a gentleman called Tim Morrel who has invented a craft game called  Knit & Stitch Bingo.  He has offered it free to readers of this newsletter and you can download it from the link below Download the free game here. It looks like fun! Let me know what you think! A pretty little sentiment cross stitch this week. Download the Bee pattern here I thought this Jay feather design from DMC was really pretty. The pattern uses Light Effects thread to add a bit of sparkle. Download the Feather pattern here A simple pattern this week from DMC, embroidering on a knitted baby cardigan. I thought it may give you inspiration f...