Residential Workshops & Courses in South West France

Workshop overview

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Julie returns to lead the fifth of her hugely popular workshops with us. In 2012 she will be guiding participants through the creative process of developing ideas, intuitively combining stitching and knitting with miscellaneous collected objects to produce original and delightful bunting, floral jewellery and puppets. A small amount of papier maché will be used.

"I love to make things with materials that have 'seen life'; embroidering words and stories onto old cloth, stitching into books and paper, repairing, darning, making dolls, toys, jewellery and objects of eccentricity. We will spend a couple of mornings during the workshop scouring the local brocantes and marché, and inspired by our finds we will combine the wonderful old fabrics, trinkets, braid, lace and threads with the items from your personal collections to make inspirational mementos."

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About Julie Arkell

Julie Arkell, is one of the UK's best recognized contemporary folk artists working in papier-maché and mixed media. She combines stitch, knit, ephemera, vintage fabric and papier maché in her own distinctly personal and sophisticated way. Everything is produced by hand using knitted adornments, curious accessories, ribbons and found objects. The results are magically appealing and unique.

Her work has been exhibited at the Crafts Council of Great Britain and the Contemporary Applied Arts, and is collected both in the UK and the USA. Her bestselling book, published by the Ruthin Craft Centre, and simply called "Julie Arkell", was re-published in 2010 and is available from us at £18 + p&p.