Hand-dyed fabric in onion skins. I love any sort of hand-dyeing, it is far more satisfying over other forms of dyeing fabric. 

This is the process for developing a design before stitching a piece of textiles, when an idea pops into your head. You need inspiration, then a drawing, to identify motifs and elements that pop out at you. Then proceed onto the fabric and shape, use paper, and stitch to experiment before moving onto fabric development. ​

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This lovely bag was sewn using fat quarters, perfect for beginners. It's an excellent first project that helps with understanding sewing patterns & basic sewing machine skills.

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A 1980s square neck blouse, beautifully top-stitched and pressed. The basting stitches have not been taken out yet. ​

Tutoring in Dressmaking - Click for more details
www.edithgracedesigns.com/tutoring.html
​All sessions are 90 minutes and held in my Brackley home studio. Tutoring is available Monday to Saturday during the day & evenings.

Price List (April 2025) – Adults

Sewing Machine Skills
Materials Provided
£30 Each
Max 2 People @ £30 each
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Dressmaking
Bring your own materials
£30 Each
Max 2 People @ £30 each

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

In the studio today...

​Tutoring in Children's Textiles: www.edithgracedesigns.com/tutoring.html
All sessions are 90 minutes and held in my Brackley home studio. Tutoring is available Monday to Saturday during the day & evenings. I have 30+ years as a qualified teacher for children & young people, and since 2015 offer Arts Awards in Bronze & Silver.

Price List (April 2025) – Children/ Young People
Each session is 90 minutes long. The length & cost of the session is negotiable for home schooling. Tutoring is available Monday to Saturday during the day & evenings.

Sewing Machine Skills
Materials Provided
£30 Each
Max 2 People @ £30 each

Dressmaking
Bring your own Materials
£30 Each
Max 2 People @ £30 each

Beginners Crafting Sessions: Wool Crafts, Hand Sewing, Textiles, Knitting & Crochet
Materials Provided
£30 per session
Max 3 People @ £10 each
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Improvers Crafting Sessions: Wool Crafts, Hand Sewing, Textiles, Knitting & Crochet
Bring your own materials
£30 per session
Max 3 People @ £10 each

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

In the studio today...

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

In the studio today...

Tutoring in Knitting: www.edithgracedesigns.com/tutoring.html
All sessions are 90 minutes and held in my Brackley home studio. Tutoring is available Monday to Saturday during the day & evenings.

Price List (April 2025):
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Adult's Beginner's Knitting or Crochet
Materials Provided
£30 per session
Max 2 People @ £15 each

Adult's Improvers Knitting or Crochet
Bring your own materials
£30 per session
Max 3 People @ £10 each
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I have 30+ years as a qualified teacher, teaching children, young people & adults. If you would like to read more about tutoring and look at a full-price list, which includes a contact form, click on the link below. Alternatively, please message me on FB.

I offer one-on-one tutoring for children, young people & adults in:
Basic Sewing Skills, Dressmaking, Knitting & Crochet, Creative Stitching & Wool Crafts.

I am a practising textile artist, designer, and qualified teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching children to adults. I am City & Guilds trained in Textiles and Fashion. In 2012, I founded Edith Grace Designs, a successful online shop selling original knitting patterns and cross-stitch patterns.

If you would like to read more about tutoring and look at a full-price list, which includes a contact form, click on the link below.
http://www.edithgracedesigns.com/tutoring.html

​©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

In the studio today... ​

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​

My new knitting pattern is now available. This is my little Bluebell Flower Doll. The pattern is suitable for beginners and quick to knit up. For 2025, I am creating a flower doll collection; this is the doll for March. This collection is proving to be very popular, and I know many people are busy knitting my dolls up ready for sale in craft fairs.
https://edithgracedesigns.etsy.com/listing/1887142240
It is important to continue to design and establish myself as a textile artist, as this knowledge is then passed on as a tutor.

​Tutoring Project: Children's Machine Sewing Skills
Today in the studio...

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It is important for students to learn the basics of design before making their project, which can include machine & hand embroidery with appliqué. A rushed, drawn sketch is not design development. Development starts with a subject, drawings, and sketches of motifs within this subject. The process can be as short as 20 minutes, but it helps identify texture, pattern, shape, and shading, and gives you the creative tool to produce a piece of artwork you can proudly display and share with others.

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​Tutoring Project: Creative Stitch
Saturday was all about creative stitch. Hand-stitch, creative stitch, or embroidery - it has many names. At the weekend, we explored contemporary art and learnt basic embroidery stitches, using a monotone palette with different thread thicknesses to create space and layers, and experimenting with texture and pattern.

Tutoring Project: Dressmaking
It's lovely to see the start of a new project...

​Tutoring Project: Basic Sewing Machine Skills/ Drafting a Pattern
Here is a finished project that combines basic sewing machine skills & drafting a pattern to line these two metal baskets. Scrap fabric and ribbons were used to rejuvenate these baskets.
All photographs used in my posts and on my website are either mine or the work of my students.

​Tutoring Project: Creative Stitch
It has been an incredibly busy week; the studio has been non-stop. Dressmaking, knitting, creative stitch, basic sewing machine skills, and sketch & stitch. Next week is just as busy... I will endeavour to post some photographs throughout the week.

©Joanna Cox Marshall ​