Embroidery Teaching
EGA National Conference Mini-class St. Louis Oct. 29, 2019 Trevelyon’s Needlebook
Quinsippi EGA 2 day workshop The Queen’s Pomegranate Sept. 28-29, 2019
Private Studio Teaching, Crewelwork, ribbon embroidery, silk and cotton surface embroidery. Berlin, Germany, 2013-present
Trevelyon’s Pocket – Silk and Gold; Elizabethan Embroidered Miniature pocket based on a design by Thomas Trevelyon from his Miscellany, published 1608. Worked on lightweight ivory linen twill or linen in either silk or cotton with gold. Online Course.
Trevelyon’s Cap – Silk and Gold; Elizabethan Embroidered Cap based on a design by Thomas Trevelyon from his Miscellany, published 1608. Worked on lightweight ivory linen twill or linen in either silk or cotton with gold. Online Course.
Bateau Bayeux – Wool Embroidery; One scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, approved by the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, worked in Renaissance Dyeing wool on fine, cream colored linen twill in the Bayeux stitch. Online Course.
The King’s Pineapple – Crewelwork; Worked on ivory linen twill with Heathway wools. Online Course.
Pieces in Exhibitions and Publications
Knitting and Stitching Show, 2012 , London, UK, RSN Exhibit, Goldwork
The Art of Embroidery by Nicola Jarvis, 2013, “Acorn” crewelwork piece, William Morris Gallery, London; Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire; Wrightwick Manor, Staffordshire, UK.
Knitting and Stitching Show, 2013, London, UK, Exhibited Acorn by Nicola Jarvis and
Bateau Bayeux exhibited in “A Timeline of Crewelwork” by Phillipa Turnbull.
Knitting and Stitching Show, 2015, Harrogate, UK, Exhibited Loveday crewelwork piece, demonstrated crewelwork techniques
The Acorn; A Story of Stitching, published to accompany the crewelwork piece by Nicola Jarvis
Spool Magazine, Premier issue, Fall 2010 “Spring in Italy”
Owner and author of “The Unbroken Thread”, a needlework blog
Embroidery Training and Education
Certificate in Technical Hand Embroidery, awarded with Merit: Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court, London, UK, July 2015
City and Guilds Level Two Certificate in Design and Stitched Textiles: Stitchbusiness, Tracy A. Franklin and Julia Tristan, Durham, UK. January, 2020
Opus Anglicanum: Introduction to Silk and Gold: Sarah Humphrey, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK November 2016
RSN Masterclass “An Elizabethan Broder” with Owen Davis, Hampton Court, London, UK, September 2016
Developing Sketchbooks: Dionne Swift online course, April, 2016
Advanced Crewelwork Techniques: Tracy A. Franklin Studio, Durham, UK, November 2015
Schwalm Whitework with Luzine Happel, Eschwege, Germany, May 2013
Silk and Metal Thread Embroidery: Jenni Adin-Christie, Bath, UK, June 2013
Crewelwork, Appleby, Cumbria, UK, Phillipa Turnbull, 2010 – 2014
Previous Professional Teaching Experience
Elementary and secondary music teacher USA, Turkey, Switzerland, Taiwan, Qatar, Germany 1979 – 2016
Private music teaching studio 1975 – 2018
Contact Information
Kathy Andrews
2692 Meadow Glen Road
Ames, IA 50014
1-515-290-9901
References
Nicola Jarvis
7 Loveday Drive
Royal Leamington Spa
CV32 6HZ
UK
+44 1926 887552
Debs Wilding
18 Copse Road, Clevedon
North Somerset
BS21 7QL
UK
+44 7950463387