Sometimes members of the Friends of the Hatton like to send us reviews of workshops we have arranged. We like that and often feature them in our quarterly bulletins.
Our recent demonstration and talk by The Border Tart (Lindsay Roberts) was really interesting. Here are some short reviews of the session which included a spinning demonstration and the opportunity to see examples of some gorgeous embroidered, printed and block printed fabrics… I originally came across Lindsay, The Border Tart, at an Edinburgh Yarn Festival … Continue reading Reviews of our recent talk by Lindsay Roberts
The Collagraph Day workshop held in early January was a great success. Brenda Procter (workshop leader) reflects below on the day. We’ve added some mini reviews from some of the people who came along too. Photographs by Jo Cousin. What a great day! And a well-attended workshop. Everybody was enthusiastic and creative. Everyone shared ideas … Continue reading Reflections on our Collagraph workshop
Over four Saturdays form late November to early February a number of eager printmakers took part in workshops run by Caroline Coode and myself (Vhairi Cardinal). Some had brought work in progress to print from, others were complete beginners and came in some trepidation. All produced beautiful work along the way and can be rightfully … Continue reading Printmaking workshops at the Hatton
On 19th November, local milliner Margaret Woodliff Wright came in to talk to the Friends about her work. The following responses to her talk are from two of our fellow members: A talk by Margaret Woodliff Wright Margaret introduced her talk by showing a video about the large variety of hats that were available. Margaret … Continue reading The Northumberland Milliner reviewed… twice
The Workshop was well attended. Janis very kindly and patiently led us through the process of weaving. She had prepared the looms for us and had brought a wonderful selection of yarns and threads. Some participants had had no experience of weaving but produced some amazing and unique pieces of work based on a beach … Continue reading Report on Weaving Workshop with Janis Embleton – 22 June 2019
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