Crafts CouncilDirectoryMelanie BowlesCo-Founder of Stitch-School, educator and authorLondon, EnglandTextilesEmbroideryCraft educatorWebsiteE-mailAboutInfoNewsCo-Founder of Stitch-School, textile artist and author of Digital Textile Design and Print, Make Wear publisher Laurence King. My practice and research focuses on methods of participatory design to empower and inspire people to enjoy the benefits of making through step by step tutorials, kits, instructional illustrations and community events. I am also a Senior Lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts.Focus:educational textile design through embroidery and print to inspire individual and community making.CV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:amazonamazon'Make!' A season of contemporary craft at The Barbican17 April 2018Stitch-School are delighted to run workshops to launch the A-Z embroidery kit alongside the residence Supper Cloth to enjoy and practice embroideryThe Supper Cloth - Makerversity - Somerset House01 July 2017Betts & Bowles Come and create communal supper cloth that celebrates the art of needlework at Makerversity, Somerset House. Discover the benefits of stitching as a form of de-stressing that encourages crafty mindfulness as an antidote to modern life.The Supper Cloth at The Department Store - Brixton Design Trail17 September 2017Work together on our large embroidery frame exploring embroidery to create a unique stitched artwork in the beautiful surroundings of The Department Store, Brixton as part of brixton Design Trail.AboutCo-Founder of Stitch-School, textile artist and author of Digital Textile Design and Print, Make Wear publisher Laurence King. My practice and research focuses on methods of participatory design to empower and inspire people to enjoy the benefits of making through step by step tutorials, kits, instructional illustrations and community events. I am also a Senior Lecturer at Chelsea College of Arts.InfoFocus:educational textile design through embroidery and print to inspire individual and community making.CV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsStockists:amazonamazonNews'Make!' A season of contemporary craft at The Barbican17 April 2018Stitch-School are delighted to run workshops to launch the A-Z embroidery kit alongside the residence Supper Cloth to enjoy and practice embroideryThe Supper Cloth - Makerversity - Somerset House01 July 2017Betts & Bowles Come and create communal supper cloth that celebrates the art of needlework at Makerversity, Somerset House. Discover the benefits of stitching as a form of de-stressing that encourages crafty mindfulness as an antidote to modern life.The Supper Cloth at The Department Store - Brixton Design Trail17 September 2017Work together on our large embroidery frame exploring embroidery to create a unique stitched artwork in the beautiful surroundings of The Department Store, Brixton as part of brixton Design Trail.WebsiteE-mailProjectStitch-School ProjectMary Quant Community Dress - Sewing Box for the Future with Stitch-SchoolProjectPrint Make WearProjectA Textile ToolboxProjectTravelling stitchesProjectComplex Fill - Digital EmbroideryProjectThe A-Z of Embroidery Stitches
'Make!' A season of contemporary craft at The Barbican17 April 2018Stitch-School are delighted to run workshops to launch the A-Z embroidery kit alongside the residence Supper Cloth to enjoy and practice embroidery
The Supper Cloth - Makerversity - Somerset House01 July 2017Betts & Bowles Come and create communal supper cloth that celebrates the art of needlework at Makerversity, Somerset House. Discover the benefits of stitching as a form of de-stressing that encourages crafty mindfulness as an antidote to modern life.
The Supper Cloth at The Department Store - Brixton Design Trail17 September 2017Work together on our large embroidery frame exploring embroidery to create a unique stitched artwork in the beautiful surroundings of The Department Store, Brixton as part of brixton Design Trail.
'Make!' A season of contemporary craft at The Barbican17 April 2018Stitch-School are delighted to run workshops to launch the A-Z embroidery kit alongside the residence Supper Cloth to enjoy and practice embroidery
The Supper Cloth - Makerversity - Somerset House01 July 2017Betts & Bowles Come and create communal supper cloth that celebrates the art of needlework at Makerversity, Somerset House. Discover the benefits of stitching as a form of de-stressing that encourages crafty mindfulness as an antidote to modern life.
The Supper Cloth at The Department Store - Brixton Design Trail17 September 2017Work together on our large embroidery frame exploring embroidery to create a unique stitched artwork in the beautiful surroundings of The Department Store, Brixton as part of brixton Design Trail.