Tigley Textiles

More dates will be added in December for next year (Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) For those of you who already have some experience of machine embroidery, you may like to come and dabble with a bit of paint and learn different ways to embellish your background. If you fancy learning how to think a bit more creatively, and want to learn a few new techniques, then this is the workshop for you. You may...

This delightful applique/embroidery kit includes everything you need to make a beautifully layered garden border. This is a new type of kit from the Tigley Headquarters for the more creative stitcher. In this kit, you create your own design! There are 3 coloured illustrations of borders, photographs of finished pieces, suggestions for embroidery stitches, and stage by stage instructions of how to add layers successfully. You will have everything you need to design your own layout- you choose which stitches and where to position them. You can be as creative...

(When ordering, please state your choice of colour) This delightful applique/embroidery kit includes everything you need to make a beautifully layered garden border. This is a new type of kit from the Tigley Headquarters for the more creative stitcher. In this kit, you create your own design! There are 3 coloured illustrations of borders, photographs of finished pieces, suggestions for embroidery stitches, and stage by stage instructions of how to add layers successfully. You will have everything you need to design your own layout- you choose which stitches and where...

This stylish contemporary canvas is covered in cheerful bold flowers and guaranteed to brighten up your day. The square design makes it perfect for making into a picture, cushion or quilt- as shown in the images. It has a generous border where you could also add more stitching and embellishments. Suggestions are given as to where to place each colour but you could swap the colours around if you prefer. Thread colours include red, green, yellow, blue and turquoise. The soft cream organic cotton is really comfortable to stitch into....

This is a sweet design with a bird singing it’s heart out whilst surrounded by flowers and foliage. The circular design makes it perfect for displaying in a hoop, but it would also look fab stitched into a cushion or quilt. It has a very generous border which you could also stitch around and embellish. Suggestions are given as to where to place each colour but you could swap the colours around if you prefer. Colours include pink, burgundy, blue, green and duck egg blue. The soft cream organic cotton...

This circular design is really a mini sampler of different flowers and stitches.The house could be personalised for you, so you could trace the design and applique fabrics onto the house and trees if you wanted to. The printed design has a very generous border which you could also stitch around and embellish. Colours include pink, purple, blue, green and yellow. The soft cream organic cotton is really comfortable to stitch into and is a lovely weight. This kit includes everything you need (except scissors and 7″ hoop) and would...

Who doesn’t love a hare design? This sweet little fella is peeping out from amongst the flowers, watching and listening and taking it all in. The printed design has a very generous border which you could also stitch around and embellish. Colours include pink, purple, blue, green, yellow and brown. The soft cream organic cotton is really comfortable to stitch into and is a lovely weight. This kit includes everything you need (except scissors and 8″ hoop) and would be the perfect way to relax outside, doing a little bit...

More spaces will be added in December for next year (Covid19 Safety measure will be in place with a maximum of 4 participants in the Tigley studio) This is a lovely creative embroidery workshop for those of you who would like to come and play for a day. You will work on a small piece of good quality back ground fabric. You will choose your colour scheme first then select  fragments of fabric and lace, snipping and tearing to stitch interesting backgrounds. Then using Julie's mini books as inspiration, will...

(Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) This is a hand embroidery, slow stitching workshop for all those people who need to escape from their everyday chaotic life and completely lose themselves in this addictive hobby. Many garden border samplers will be shown as examples and once you have chosen your colours and fabrics and threads, you will be guided through each stage. You will be shown how to layer fabrics successfully and use stitches to build...

More dates will be added in December for next year This is a hand embroidery, slow stitching workshop for all those people who need to escape from their everyday chaotic life and completely lose themselves in this addictive hobby. You will work onto a preprinted panel and be guided through all ten stitches, stage by stage. There will be lots of embroidery around the studio to inspire you. This is suitable for a complete beginner or someone who used to sew but needs a recap, or someone who would like...

More dates will be added in December for next year (Covid19 safety measures will be in place with a maximum number of 4 at any workshop in the Tigley studio) Machine embroidery is now such a popular art form and can be done in so many different ways. You will learn several techniques and use fabric and paint during the day. Julie aims to show you many ways that machine embroidery can be used with plenty of examples to inspire you including all the machine embroidered chairs in the studio....