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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. Start here: Kiefer / Van Gogh - Find out more about the lasting influence Van Gogh has had on Anselm Kiefer and what the two artists have in common. Fibre Arts Take Two Friday Feature Artist with Beverly Y. Smith WOW! house - Hand & Lock Spinocchia Freund School of Stitched Textiles - Textile Talk with Kelly Aldridge Friday Feature Artist from Fibre Arts Take Two: Nicola Bennett Behind the scenes in Conservation: The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret  from the National Gallery Caravaggio’s ‘Boy bitten by a Lizard’  Picture of the month from the National Gallery Do you see the same colours I see?   Stories in Colour Podcast S1 Ep1 from the National Gallery My Crafting Life  on Spotify - a series of interviews from ...

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.   We have a choice for you this week. Embroidery and/or cross stitch versions of a cooling glass of lemonade! The choice is yours, or stitch both. You can download the embroidery pattern here. You can download the cross stitch pattern here. I couldn't decide on a summer design for our free pattern this week, so have chosen sharks for Emily who thinks they get a bad press! This cross stitch pattern is from DMC. You can download the pattern here . Assuming the sun lasts, this reversible bucket hat from the Brother Sewing Room could be very useful! You can download the pattern here. We have a pretty macrame bracelet for you this week from DMC. The design uses DMC Soft cotton, but you can substitute another thread if you wish. You can download the pattern here. I've found a pattern for a simple beach bag on the Brother US website and thought you might like to gi...