After many years teaching ceramics in schools, sharon then took a career break to focus on her long love of textiles. From completing her City & Guilds, part 1 & 2, in textile design she then took her passion further to complete the HNC & HND, gaining a distinction and twice achieving student of the year. Her natural communication skills now see her teaching all levels of City & Guilds and creative workshops, where she enjoys passing on her extensive knowledge and passion.

Her instinctive ability to grasp creative skills led to continued studies within a wide range of creative fields including beading, machine embroidery and feltmaking, leading to exhibitions and collaborating with other artists and textile artists.

Sharon is happiest when beavering away in her studio working on her latest creations with the hum of the sewing machine in the background.


Sharon Church's classes:
Courses for 2011 - 2012

Creative Embroidery - Hand Machine Embroidery Level 2 NCFE
Course code: ZCP013-3M
When: 28th September 2011, Wednesday morning from 10.00am - 1.00pm, running for 20 weeks
Where: Priory Court Community Centre
CURRENTLY FULL

Embroidery - Getting Started
Course code: QRP446-8M1
When: 25th & 26th February 2012, Saturday and Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Where: Queens Road
Come and have fun on 'embroidery getting started', a weekend workshop for people of all abilities that love creative embroidery. We will be painting and drawing on fabric and then adding hand stitching and free machine embroidery on top. Do not worry for those of you who cant paint and draw as I will show you easy techniques to make you look like Monet. I will be holding your hand and guilding you through different techniques such as using machine soluble fabric and basic applique. For those of you that are more ambitious the worlds your oyster and you can devolp your skills.

You will go home with a lovely embroidery picture, some little cards and lots of knowledge to get you on the creative embroidery path.


More classes and workshops coming soon - for more information please email me.