We, like you, are extremely concerned about the developing and ever-changing news concerning the Coronavirus pandemic. The UK Government has now taken further and more aggressive steps reduce the spread of the virus by insisting that people must stay at home and stop all but essential travel.
The safety of our staff is of utmost importance to us. We are therefore all now dispersed to our various homes to carry out what work we can from there. Phillipa and Richard are fulfilling orders with the backup of everyone working remotely.
We have postponed our up coming July 4 Nations Tour, which has been rescheduled to September 2021 or April 2022. All other future events are unaffected at this time and (see more recent post separately about the Lady Anne's Festival).
We are digging deep here in Appleby and turning to ideas and projects we didn't have time for before. We are taking stock and using this time to rest, take care of ourselves, and stitch more. We are going to post as much free video content as we can over the next few weeks and months, and hope to encourage you take the opportunity to stitch along with us. Time to dig out that unfinished project and put some stitches in. We will be here to interact and answer any questions.
Phillipa is recording videos from her home on most days and is posting them to Facebook and through our newsletter. She invites you to take refuge in the rhythm and peace needlework offers us. You can also access these videos on the How To section of our Website.
We talked about the various therapeutic benefits of stitching earlier but there is no denying that of its most powerful by-products is the opportunity for connection with others and the groups and communities it creates.
Marcia Alvis-Slinski, crewel tutor and Guild leader from Brownsburg, Indiana and her group the Crewel Jewels are no strangers to the benefits of group stitching. Marci (pictured above) has dedicated her career to teaching others to get the best out of their crewel work and shares so many our own passions about keeping crewel work alive, especially in the United States where access to supplies and interest in the art form has waned so much over the past generation.
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