Wemyss School Of Needlework

This week is #mentalhealthawarenessweek and we all know that stitching is good for calming your mind. Get involved in some stitch therapy at our wee sanctuary - come and stitch with us on thursday evenings throughout June and July from 5pm - 8pm (come for the whole session or drop in when you can). Sheila has designed some gorgeous Bargello kits and will be there to help get you started with this quick and addictive technique. Choose a kit to stitch or bring your own work. Just £5 per session (materials extra).

Today's close up is this gorgeous soft peach colour velvet quilted purse. The close up is of the reverse of the bag as you can see from the other picture the pile on the front of the bag has deteriorated over time and perhaps due to exposure to sunlight. All the windows in our museum are now UV protected to help preserve the collection. . . .#closeuptuesday .... . . . #wsnarchive #wsn #wemyssschoolofneedlework #vintageembroidery #textilearchive #quilting #trapunto #velvet #vintagestitchery #embroidery
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If you're thinking of coming to see us this summer then why not arrange to visit the beautiful Wemyss Castle Gardens at the same time? A real hidden gem!

Lovely workshop today - here are some of our fab students and their work ✂️📍👏

We have a couple of spaces still available for this weekend's Crewel Workshop. Choose any of our crewel kits or bring your own project. 10am - 4pm email to join in or book through our website - www.wemyssneedlework.co.uk

#closeuptuesday is back! This week it's 'The Bouldon Rectory Album' This bound album of stitched pages was given to Ameila Collinson by her 10 daughters for Christmas in 1848. The Wemyss School was donated the book by Osla Guest who didn't want it to get lost or forgotten. Each daughter stitched a page and chose different motifs. We love the needlepoint bugs stitched by Thomasina Septima de Winton (age 20).

Today at the School - we were re-backing this beautiful crewel bedspread for a client. This will be made into a wallhanging.

Sorting out a gorgeous bundle of Bright Check today ready for class tomorrow 🌟👑💍

This weekend was all about Goldwork. Two images of our student's work - a bug and a flower both based on items in our archive. A really fun day where students could work on any goldwork project they chose. We'll be running this again on Thursday 18th April - join us! Book through our website.

It was all about Crewel today at the School in the first of our relaxed workshops. We wanted to let students choose any Crewel project they like to work on with tuition for the day. We'll be running this again on Saturday 27th April if you'd like to join us.

Only a few slots left! Work on one of our kits or bring your own Crewel kit on our Crewel Embroidery class, 4th April from 10am to 4pm. Save your spot here.💐⭐🌼➡ https://bit.ly/2HTPoAu

17-year-old student starts bespoke embroidery business. 🌸✂👧 https://bit.ly/2YlN1vT

Are you trying to learn fundamental Goldwork techniques? Or needing a refresher to get your project finished? Join our Goldwork - All Abilities class on Saturday 6th April 2019 from 10am to 4pm.➡🖼🌺🌈 https://bit.ly/2TMUfKV

Want to start a new sewing project? Take a look at our list of sewing classes here. 🌺🙋🌟💛https://bit.ly/2U3MaAL

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