The Manbroiderer

Natural dyeing results 🌿
🫐 Berries = rich surprise
🍠 Beetroot = barely visible
🥑 Avocado = no luck
🌼 Turmeric = bold yellow
🍵 Earl Grey = soft beige
All alum-mordanted. Still chasing that pink! Tips welcome.
#NaturalDye #TextileArt #EcoTextiles #themanbroiderer

Spent yesterday dyeing fabric and thread—now my studio looks like a colour explosion 🌈 Frayed edges, rich hues, and a whole lot of texture. These scraps are already whispering ideas for kits and workshops. Chaos, but make it beautiful. #themanbroiderer #fabricdyeing #threaddyeing

New embroidery workshops are coming soon!
Think:
🌿 Kantha & Sashiko with a twist
💡 Glowing lampshade making
🫶 Mindful Stitch & Support sessions
🎒 Tote bag transformations
Creative, welcoming, and a little bit magical
📍Walsall & nearby
📅 Dates dropping soon

Let’s stitch something beautiful together

✨ New workshop incoming!
We’re making glowing textile lamps using vlieseline Lutradur, free motion embroidery & paint. Think sculptural stitching meets soft light.
Curious? Message me to join! 💡🪡
#TextileArt #EmbroideryWorkshop #LutradurLamp

🧵 Rock Pool piece update:
I’ve added some real shells to the surface, including limpets, and started free motion embroidering mussel shells to give them a bold, stitched texture. There’s also a lot more hand stitching now, which is helping to build up the layers and detail. #themanbroiderer #textile

I am thrilled to announce I have new workshop dates booked with Yarny Bees in Lichfield. There are beginners embroidery workshops and a brand new tote bag embroidery workshops.

Beginners workshop yarnybees.co.uk/product/begi...

Tote bag workshop yarnybees.co.uk/product/embr...

Would you like a regular monthly Stitch and Natter? If so comment with your ideas #themanbroiderer #stitchandnatter

Saturday was a freestyle embroidery at Yarny Bees, followed by a full-day workshop at IDC College on Sunday. Monday brought a finale to this year’s Textile Explorations course at Littleheath Barn Studio, wrapped it all up with a hand embroidery workshop back at @idccollege.
I need a lie down now 😂

🧵✨ Ready to break the rules of embroidery? My **Experimental Textile Workshops** dive into texture, mixed media, and unconventional materials!

🎨 No experience needed—just curiosity & creativity! 🌱

📅 Tuesday 3rd June | 📍 Birmingham
🎟️ Limited spots—email tony@themanbroiderer.com

Had the best time at today’s Freestyle Embroidery workshop at @yarnybees! 🎨🧵 So much colour, creativity, and stitching magic. Loved every moment! ✨

#EmbroideryWorkshop #CreativeFlow #HandmadeWithLove #themanbroiderer

Finally back to Cyanotype after ages—and this time, on fabric! Absolutely obsessed with how it turned out. I forgot just how much joy this process brings! 💙✨ #Cyanotype #PrintmakingMagic #embroidery #themanbroiderer

🎉 Calling all craft lovers!

If you’re in Lichfield on Saturday, 3rd May, don’t miss the Yarn Bees open day! 🧵✨ Dive into a world of creativity—explore the shop, meet amazing workshop tutors, and try out some yarn and thread crafts.

Tea, biscuits, and a whole lot of crafting fun await! 🍪🎨

All set for the Quilt and Stitch Village show in Uttoxeter tomorrow! Now enjoying a peaceful afternoon stitching away. 🧵✨

What a lovely afternoon with these wonderful ladies at my Beginner Embroidery class @debdaysewingroom!** 🧵✨ Each of them did an amazing job, creating their very first stitch sampler. Next week, we dive into the main design—excited to see their creativity unfold! 💛 #EmbroideryLove #BeginnerEmbroidery

🐰🎨 **Let’s get creative!** Easter is all about fresh starts and festive joy—what are you working on? Drop a comment with your Easter plans, whether it’s a special project, a family tradition, or even your favorite easter treat!

Heading to the Quilt & Stitch Village show next week with the Traverse Textile Art Group! We’ll be exhibiting our work, and I’ll be there on Sunday if you fancy a chat and a look at what we’ve been stitching. Come say hi!
#TextileArt #Embroidery #StitchingCommunity #QuiltAndStitchVillage

This is my latest finish, this is summer meadow taken from a photo I took last year #themanbroiderer #textileart

The second of our beginners embroidery taster session last night @idccollege Bromsgrove.
If you’d like to join the four week course book your place at www.idccollege.org

Finished these beauties last week #embroidery #textileart #themanbroiderer #embroideryart