Author: Ruth Singer

Ruth Singer Studio presents the Sewing Space at Handmade in Leicestershire at Belgrave Hall Museum & Gardens on Saturday 18th August The forecast for Saturday is for hot and sunny (if we ignore the *heavy showers* part) so come along and join us in the glorious gardens of Belgrave Hall for a bit of social sewing. We’ll have…

I am teaching the following workshops at London and Harrogate this autumn – workshops have just opened for bookings. *  Harrogate — Thursday 22nd November  * 11.45am Introduction to Trapunto Quilting (Code 11) Trapunto or Italian quilting is a fast, fun technique for creating raised texture on fabric. Unlike traditional quilting, in trapunto the stuffing is added…

I am delighted to be invited to exhibit at The Beetroot Tree this year. When I first started out, seven years ago, this gallery was the first to select my work for exhibition! Things have changed a lot since then & rather than bags & purses, I am now exhibiting wall panels, including several of…

Over the 25 year I have been sewing, I have amassed an enormous collection of threads, which I keep on display in the studio on this home made spool rack. I can’t help but collect threads when I see them in charity shops or car boot sales but there are some rules I follow.  My…

Sunday 1st July 10am-4pmStitch & Gather. This is an exciting experimental workshop where you can try out a wide range of decorative techniques suitable for fashion, embroidery or quilting projects. This workshop includes Suffolk puffs, stuffed shibori and American smocking and lots of the techniques Ruth uses in her exhibition work.  Don’t worry if you have tried some of…

I’ve been asked time and again to run a free-motion embroidery workshop at the studio. So I am doing! Well, not me personally, I have booked Jo Hill to run the session. The workshop takes place on Saturday 7th July 2012 at Ruth Singer Studio, Leicester. 10-4pm, £50 including materials (frames sold separately if required)Please…

It is only a couple of weeks until the fabulous, little known, local Leicester treasure. Art House is an artist-run event where homeowners fill their houses with work by other local artists and makers and let people wander around and buy lovely things. It is truly wonderful. Like the bigger artist open house festivals in…

One of the many activities I ran during the Ruth Singer Studio in residence at Haymarket Shopping Centre was creating this coat. Stitchers who came to workshops and free craft social events contributed some of masses of Suffolk puffs which coat is made from. I didn’t count them all but I suspect there are 300…

Coming up with workable activities for primary schools is an interesting challenge. I’ve done a few in the last year or two that I am really pleased with. Working with under 11s is exhausting and rewarding in equal measure. I’ve had the luck to work on some longer-term projects recently which have really allowed me…

This week, along with a new logo & brand design, 2 photoshoots and two massive pieces of work, I also took delivery of a FILM! (if you can take delivery of a virtual thing…) Steve Friendship (who lives up to his name) of Large Scale Film made this film of one of my workshops at…