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This page contains information that may help if you are looking for someone to deliver a talk, workshop or teach embroidery or design to adults.

Adult Education    Talks    Workshops


I hold an Art Teachers Certificate and am happy to consider workshops with small groups.


I have experience of teaching City and Guilds Level 2 and 3 Embroidery and Creative Sketchbooks.


Adult Education

I teach the following courses at the Hunloke Centre, Chesterfield (01246 201687) on behalf of Derbyshire County Council Adult Community Education Service:


Embroidery* - Non-Vocational - commencing Tuesday 21st September 2010; 1pm - 3pm
 
City & Guilds Creative Sketchbooks* - Level 1 Award- 15 weeks commencing Tuesday 21st September 2010; 7pm - 9pm
City & Guilds Hand Embroidery* - Level 1 Award - 15 weeks commencing Friday 24th September 2010; 10am - 12 noon
City & Guilds Design/Design Sampling* - Level 1 - 15 weeks commencing Friday 24th September; 1pm - 3pm
                        (This course cannot be done alone, but should be combined with the Hand Embroidery and Textile Decoration Courses to form a Level 1
                         Textile Certificate)

City & Guilds Textile Decoration - Level 1 Award
- 15 weeks commencing February 2011; Fridays 10am - 12 noon
City & Guilds Mixed Media/Collage - Level 1 Award - 15 weeks commencing February 2011; Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm
                        (This course can be combined with the Creative Sketchbooks and Design/Design Sampling Courses to form a Level 1 2D Certificate)
City & Guilds Creative Sketchbooks - Level 1 Award - 15 weeks commencing February 2011; Fridays 1pm - 3pm      
                                   

*These courses are currently open for enrolment. Please contact me if you are interested in attending.


I also teach the following courses at the Derbyshire Eco Centre, nr National Stone Centre, Wirksworth:

Experimenting With Art - 5 weeks commencing Thursday 23rd September 2010; 6.30pm - 9pm

Creative Sketchbooks From The Environment - 11th and 12th May 2011; 10am - 4pm

More information on Creative Sketchbooks can be found here.
           
Talks  Top of Page

I have two prepared talks entitled 'Every Picture Tells a Story' and 'Entertaining Angels', including slides, which I deliver to interested groups in the East Midlands and Yorkshire areas.

Variations to these talks can include a focus on fabric postcards.


I have recently given talks to:


July 2010                                 
Hallam Embroiderers Guild
June 2010
                         Lichfield Embroiderers Guild

June 2010
                        Solihull Embroiderers Guild

February 2010                  Chesterfield Embroiderers Guild
July  2009                        Penistone Embroiderers Guild
June 2009                        Scunthorpe and District Embroiderers Guild
May 2009                        York Embroiderers Guild
March 2009                    Creative Embroiderers, Barnsley

Forthcoming talks include:

November 3rd 2010 North Notts Embroiderers Guild

November 13th 2010 Derbyshire Embroiderers Guild

November 20th 2010 Trent and Erewash Embroiderers Guild

January 4th 2011 Nottinghamshire Embroiderers Guild

March 12th 2011 North Shields Embroiderers Guild

April 20th 2011 Ackworth Embroiderers Guild


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I have prepared workshops to be delivered in conjunction with public exhibitions - e.g. Illustration in Stitches at Graves Art Gallery alongside Poetic Prints exhibition.

Recent workshops include:


July 2010              
Fabric Postcards @ Bolsover Childrens Centre
April 2010
             ‘Illustration in Stitches’ @ Barnsley Embroiderers
July 2009              ‘Illustration in Stitches’ Yorkshire Branch @ Leeds Embroiderers Guild
July 2010               'Wish you were here' Fabric Postcard workshop @
Cupola Gallery

Forthcoming workshops include:

October 16th 2010       'Keeping Sketchbooks' @ Scunthorpe Embroiders Guild


March 26th 2011        Fabric Postcard Workshop @ Nottinghamshire Embroiderers Guild



If you wish to discuss how I may be able to help your organisation please contact me at anne@annemenary.com