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A hand-stitch frame with 3 pieces of coloured thread and packets of sequins on patchwork fabric

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 7 May - Wed 3 Dec
Wed 7 May
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Wed 3 Dec

New dates added! We now have 2pm sessions available on the first Wednesday of every month until August!

Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions and notice the textures, colours and shapes to help inspire your own textile art. Join us on the first Wednesday of every month.

Invest in your wellbeing; learn a new skill and meet new people in this relaxed friendly environment.

All refreshments and materials provided. 

Places are limited, so to avoid disappointment please pre-book.

Free, tickets required. Tickets are released 1 month prior to the event. Adults only event.

 

Upcoming Sessions

Wednesday 7 May 

Exhibition Focus: Object, Space, Time

Techniques: Stitching on Painted Canvas

 

Wednesday 4 June

Artist Focus: Roger Ackling hosted in partnership with Henry Moore Institute.

Techniques: Slow Stitch

 

Wednesday 2 July 

Collection Focus: Corals from Leeds Museums and Galleries Natural Science collections, session hosted in partnership with Leeds Libraries.

Techniques: Three Dimensional Embroidery

 

Wednesday 6 August

Exhibition Focus: To Improvise a Mountain curated by Lynette Yiadom- Boakye

Techniques: Collaborative Stitched Poetry

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