January 1st 2021 brings us a new website with lots of additions to the project. Many of us are coming together to begin or repeat our 52 Stitched Stories journey. However, we are also offering a small portfolio of tutorials and courses which will grow with the year. We also have a brand new virtual… Continue reading Brand New Year, brand new website
Author: fionadoubleday18
A mum of four beautiful children living on the Isle of Arran off the west coast of Scotland. An artist, writer and teacher. In a previous life I learnt to dance in the rain. xx
Stitched Stories grows wings
Back in late 2018 staring out of the window, as the trees began to lose their leaves, I had an idea. Conscious that winters on our Scottish island can be long and dark I thought we needed something to keep us busy through this time. I had an idea that we could stitch a postcard… Continue reading Stitched Stories grows wings
New Chapter
Many of us are still on our own 52 Stitched Stories journey but some have finished. It has been wonderful to see just how many people stay with the project even when they have completed their own journey. The exhibition at the Barony Centre is testament to the shared message but with so many different… Continue reading New Chapter
A grand day…
A light shard pierced the sea this morning as the sun rose - as well it might for today is a grand day. In 2018 an embryo of an idea came to life to start a community arts project that focused on ‘small work.’ The idea was to create a postcard piece of work once… Continue reading A grand day…
Inspirational Learning Journeys
We never stop learning. We certainly never stop learning in the 52 Stitched Stories community. Lockdown seemed to propel us into learning journeys that were spontaneous and very welcome at such a difficult time. But while most of us were going off in all manner of random journeys involving drying tea bags and foraging for… Continue reading Inspirational Learning Journeys
Selling online
As part of our Maker’s day I thought I would do a wee blog post on selling online as so many people have asked me about this. I know that, within the community of 52 Stitched Stories, there are a number of people thinking about starting to sell their work online. I have also had… Continue reading Selling online
Let’s stand together….
This is a very important moment in the history of 52 Stitched Stories. We are collaborating with Kate Stuart from the Phoenix Green Store on a project entitled ‘The Red Flags Project.’ Not only is the collaboration a creative joining but also a emotional one. Let me start by telling you a wee bit about Kate before letting… Continue reading Let’s stand together….
Bubbling under the surface
There is a lot going on behind the scenes of this wee project so I thought it might be useful to share. I would like to build a web page dedicated to World Embroidery Day which is the 30th July so I am looking for photos of postcard from anyone who would like their work… Continue reading Bubbling under the surface
Summer project updates
I don’t get to blog as much as I would like as the project is so busy. We are just coming to the end of our social isolation open call and have had some wonderful postcards gifted for the project for sharing. Social isolation has been testing for so many of us and I think… Continue reading Summer project updates
New Project Structure
Hello peeps, how are we all doing? This has been such a challenging time but it has been good to have so much company and kindness from the members of 52 Stitched Stories. During lock down we have been very busy.....I never expected 52 Stitched Stories to take off as it has and I also… Continue reading New Project Structure
