EXHIBITION
2007
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PROMOTIONAL
PICTURES
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Ammonite
Earrings
by
Ann
Vick
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A
fascination
for
fossils
and
shells
has
been
with
me
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember.
The
spiral
form
is
a
favourite
pattern
which
insists
on
appearing
in
many
of
my
pieces,
winding
its
way
through
the
background
or
stamping
its
design
boldly
to
the
fore!
These
earrings
were
made
in
response
to
seeing
a
pair
in
silver
calling
to
me
from
a
very
expensive
jewellery
shop
with
a
price
tag
equal
to
the
national
debt.
They
are
made
in
free
machine
embroidery
using
only
straight
stitch
on
soluble
fabric.
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Leaf
Earrings
by
Ann
Vick
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These
earrings
were
made
at
a
workshop
tutored
by
Caroline
Homfray.
Nearly
everyone
had
completed
a
set
of
jewellery
when
we
discovered
that
our
workshop
was
the
first
she
had
taken!
Her
professionalism,
enthusiasm
and
willingness
to
share
techniques
ensured
that
we
recommend
her
to
all
our
friends.
Very
fine
machine
stitching
over
soluble
fabric,
which
includes
stitching
in
the
findings
as
you
work,
was
a
demanding
process
made
simple
by
Caroline’s
directions
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Persian
Armies
by
Ann
Vick
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A
design
based
on
the
symbols
found
in
a
photograph
of
a
tiled
wall
depicting
Persian
Soldiers,
this
abstract
evolved
during
a
workshop
with
Jan
Evans.
The
background
uses
fabric
and
paper
strips
to
build
up
the
layers
which
are
then
lightly
painted,
stencilled
and
stamped.
Colour
was
then
flooded
over
the
layers
and
texture
added
with
hand
embroidery.
I
was
drawn
to
the
turquoise
and
sandy
browns
on
the
photo
which
reminded
me
of
the
desert
in
which
lay
the
ruins
of
the
wall.
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Pippa
Coombs
Scarf
Detail
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Monochrome
scarf
heavily
embroidered
by
hand.
With
lots
of
beads
and
sequins
added
to
give
a
sparkle
to
the
fine
fabric.
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Pieced
Bag
by
Ann
Vick
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Olivia
Dell
gave
us
a
talk
in
2004
on
Unusual
Embroideries
but
the
‘star’
of
the
show
was
her
bag
which
captivated
all
who
beheld
it!
A
workshop
was
duly
booked
for
the
following
year
and
this
is
my
interpretation.
It
is
made
up
of
many
pieces
of
scrap
fabrics
on
a
calico
base.
Machine
stitched
to
blend
the
edges
together
with
couched
threads
to
define
the
strips.
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Fish
Scale
Bag
by
Ann
Vick
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Fay
Maxwell
is
famous
for
her
Slashing
and
Burning
Book.
We
all
wanted
to
have
a
go
at
this
very
exciting
technique
and
each
produced
a
completely
different
piece
of
work.
My
bag
is
based
on
fish
scales
with
amber
coloured
handles
–
quite
appropriate
as
amber
is
usually
found
washed
up
on
the
shore!
The
base
is
multi
layered
fabrics
which
are
machine
stitched
and
then
slashed
to
produce
the
pattern.
Hundreds
of
beads
nestle
inside
the
scales
to
add
to
the
shimmering
‘skin’.
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Stairway
to
Heaven
by
Ann
Vick
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This
cracked
and
faded
embroidery
used
handmade
paper
as
a
base.
The
paper
was
made
from
egg
boxes
and
produced
a
rather
dull
grey
which
refused
to
take
any
colour.
I
built
up
the
layers
under
the
face
with
tissue
paper
so
that
I
could
define
the
features
and
added
texture
with
pulled
scrim
work.
Hand
embroidery
added
new
textures
and
a
softening
to
the
coarse
background.
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Five
by
Ann
Vick
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Pure
playtime
here!
Using
strips
to
define
areas
and
filling
in
with
shapes,
it
was
not
until
I
had
nearly
finished
the
piece
that
I
realised
that
the
number
five
had
dominated
the
design
–
hence
the
title!
Hand
embroidery
added
texture
and
definition
as
well
as
balance,
the
eye
originally
being
drawn
to
the
spiral
which
should
have
been
in
the
background.
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My
Crazy
Heart
by
Judy
Jackson
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I
love
Victorian
Embroidery
–
Beadwork
especially.
Also
random
Patchwork,
it
appeals
to
me
because
I
have
trouble
with
exact
measurements!
I’m
a
bit
of
a
romantic
at
heart
so
this
piece
of
work
brings
all
the
above
elements
together.
This
was
made
at
a
workshop
with
Janet
Haigh
based
on
the
pincushions
made
by
sailors
for
their
sweethearts.
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First
Attempt
by
Judy
Jackson
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This
was
my
first
attempt
at
machine
embroidery.
Quite
a
learning
curve.
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Knotted
Fantasy
by
Janet
Rich
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This
small
piece
was
one
of
the
first
pieces
attempted
using
all
knotted
stitches.
I
have
found
that
in
imposing
a
restriction,
either
in
size,
stitch
type
or
mono
tone
the
resulting
piece
can
sometimes
prove
surprising.
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Poppy
by
Mary
Allen
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My
creation
came
from
Linda
Westerman's
workshop,
where
I
made
some
background
fabric
from
layers
of
thread,
lace
and
tiny
pieces
of
fabric,
overlaid
with
scrim.
I
had
a
piece
of
red
nylon
net
with
me
and
scrunched
it
up
to
make
a
contrast
with
the
background.
It
did
not
look
too
awful
so
I
added
stem,
leaves
and
more
petals
with
hand
embroidery
and
embellished
the
centre
of
the
flower
with
beads.
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