A detail of one of Fiona's fab prints. The first Look.Draw.Stitch weekend was a great success.  I had met Fiona, Ann and Sidella last August when I was working on the Vlieseline stand at Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham. They stopped to say hello and ask how I was getting on in my new home, here in Ireland. All three ladies are from Dublin and are deeply involved in the Irish Guild of Embroiderers. We had a good chat. They asked if I was doing any teaching in Ireland and I said I was thinking of running weekend workshops from home. We discussed it further and I asked if they thought if anyone would visit the back of beyond where I live in January? And they said Yes!! They would . . . and they did.   Fiona and Ann looking out. Fiona drew some of the landscape lines and Ann drew some of the stone shapes in the dry stone wall. Sidella chose to draw Brachychiton or Bottle tree seeds that I have in a basket in my sitting room. From a simple drawing you can tak

 A Tyvek and polyester organza corsage by Mo Henderson in France. Online workshop - Manipulating with Heat. A bit of news about the online teaching and how it is going.  Not having taught online before, I wasn't too sure how it would go. Not having a frame of reference, I could only be guided by what other textile tutors are offering.  It has been a steep but generally positive learning curve. We had one or two teething problems on the first workshop, Manipulating with Heat - but judging how a lot of the students are STILL producing work on this workshop, we have got everything right now . . . . . .    A stunning cellophane bead and flower necklace by Mo Henderson. Online workshop - Manipulating with Heat.  As the workshops are based on a fast paced one day workshop, I thought the students enrolled on the workshops would work through the exercises over a few days, maybe a couple of weeks, depending on how much time they had. Well the videos went up on May 2

    Newspaper faux chenille.  Hurrah!! The Sonas Studio website is now live . . Do have a look -  www.sonas-studio.com Thanks to the power of Facebook and my newsletter the first workshop, Manipulating with Heat, filled up fast and is going well.  Manipulating with Heat. A Tyvek and polyester organza bowl.  Now the website is up it will be easier for everyone to see which workshops are available to enrol on and which ones are coming up. A New Starting Point is now enroing and there are a few places left. The workshop videos go live on July 7th.  A New Starting Point.  Jayne, my partner in Sonas Studio is here in Ireland at the moment filming our next two workshops.  We have just finished filming Transforming Transfer and we will begin filming On the Surface tomorrow. The workshop videos will be available to view for 6 months, because we all know how life can get in the way of our best laid plans . . .    Transforming Transfer.  On the Surface.

The new Sonas Studio logo   Hoorah!!! We have finished the first Sonas Studio online workshop - Manipulating with Heat.  Enrolment starts at midnight tonight (May 21st) If you want to enrol on this then you need to be added to the database by 10pm (UK time) tonight. So email me info@kimthittichai.com. Only people on the database will be able to access the new workshop for four days then it will go public, and places are limited. Enrollment and payment are from May 22nd (for the database, then it is open to the public from May26th).  The workshop videos go live on June 5th - this gives you two weeks to prepare and collect your tools and materials. Once you have enrolled and paid you will be able to see the welcome video explaining all you will need for the workshop. Me on the first day of filming.  We have had great fun and learned a lot!!! And we are now VERY tired. My colleague Jayne and I have filmed and edited the first two workshops, and will be filming the t