UK Tour of Self-help embroideries
from Afghanistan

ICHF shows where Afghanistan Inspiration UK will be shown

Great news that two-thirds of the UK entries will be shown at these International Craft and Hobby Fair events:

  • Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts: Westpoint Centre, Exeter 23-26 September 2010
  • Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts: The Brighton Centre 11-13 February 2011
  • Creative Stitches: SECC Glasgow 3-6 March 2011
  • Fashion Embroidery & Stitch: NEC Birmingham 24-27 March 2011
  • Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts: Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool 6-8 May 2010

You will of course be able to buy more of the beautiful squares at these events,
so please come along expecting to enjoy and buy!

For those of you interested in buying the squares from Pascale - perhaps in larger quantities for group projects - there is information in this document (opens in new window) If you would prefer to pursue this option via the UK, then please feel free to email Meike to ask what options (and squares!) she is able to offer.



The European Tour

In addition to the launch at the NEC, dates and venues finalised so far are:



Showing the UK entries, this is just one third of the space taken by the project
at the Fashion Embroidery and Stitch show in March


Latest Update

News from Pascale re pieces exhibited in Berlin during the "Textile Art Berlin" event 19th + 20th of June. Part of our exhibition as also been selected to be shown in Sainte Marie aux Mines (France) in July:

Jenny Robson Instant Refreshment; Molly Bullick Ways to communicate - Voices on the Road; Janet Clarke Hobeda and me; Natasha Smart Hatefa's Sunrise; Yumiko Reynolds Hidden Beauties; Sue Stone A Mug for Maida; Jennifer Hughes T-Squares; Thelma Cooper Vessels; Kirsten Hill-Nixon Day Dream Tea; Jenny Fergusson Collection; Eva Cantin Tea with Latifa; Jill Flower The Tea Caddies; Susan Johnson Sawargul's Orange Pot

A successful launch of the European tour took place at the NEC, with lots of squares sold and lots of expressions of interest in any future projects and events. We also received offers of help with the upcoming UK tour, which have been very welcome, and ideas for uses of the squares which Meike is currently following up.

The huge space looked fantastic with a wide range of techniques on show, and we received great compliments from the visitors on the standard of the work and on the project in general. Some of the postcard sized prints are now sold out, and there are very few of the booklets remaining. All in all a great success.

A total of 77 submissions were completed and returned for the show at East Grinstead. Of those, eleven were below and four above the set challenge of 1500sq.cm, plus or minus 5%.

One third of the work has been duly selected for the EU tour - not only by public vote but also with approval of a panel including the rep from the ICHF who was keen to have a wide range of techniques. These works are by: Liz Ashurst, Molly Bullick, Eva Cantin, Janet Clarke, Thelma Cooper, Mary Crompton, Lynda Crosthwaite, Kate Davis, Jenny Fergusson Jill Flower, Frances Gascoyne, Diana Harbour, Kirsten Hill-Nixon, Trevor Holme, Rosemary Hufton, Jennifer Hughes, Sandra Inskip, Jeannette Jackson, Susan Johnson, Lorraine Pocklington, Sarah Preston, Yumiko Reynolds, Jenny Robson, Natasha Smart, Sue Stone, Ann Wheeler

All other works will be going on a UK tour (see above for details).



Article about Afghanistan Inspiration in
Stitch Magazine (Embroiderers Guild) February/March 2010

See here for more information

Launch of touring exhibition of European works

Fashion Embroidery & Stitch Show
NEC Birmingham
25-28 March 2010
Supported by Madeira UK
an International Craft and Hobby Fair event.
220 of the 670 entries from 14 countries of Europe including one third of the total UK entries.

Download Press Release (opens in new window)



The organiser in the UK is Meike Laurenson.
Please email Meike for more information about the exhibitions.



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