Didsbury Art Studio

Welcome to Didsbury Art Studio I am Sally a textile artist and educator. Here I offer a bank of over 500 textile tutorials to makers around the world exploring textile techniques, mixed media processes and experimental fabrics.

I share what I’m working on in real time, whether it’s for teaching, masterclasses, workshops, commissions, your requests, or my own creative explorations. Expect a mix of inspiration, process and discovery with a current obsession for Canadian smocking. I'll explore fabric selections, innovative applications, pattern developments and sculptural effects for contemporary textiles.

For General Enquiries: didsburyartstudio@hotmail.com



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This next tutorial is up on Wednesday usual time.πŸͺ‘ It's a satin stitch which is handy for filling in shapes and designs with smooth solid stitches to give a silky/satin finish to your work. Tips for keeping your stitches straight and even and be sure to keep your fabric tight and stretched in a hoop...✨

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This scattered group of small straight stitches are called SEED stitches in embroidery. You make short straight stitches in different directions so that the stitches don't line up and produce a speckled texture. These are often used in background fills and adding shading to designs. You can double up the stitches too which changes the density of the texture they produce and it helps you cover the fabric more quickly....πŸ™‚πŸͺ‘πŸ‘πŸ»

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This basic but useful cross-stitch is a winner for repeating patterns, customising your work and when using small cross stitches these are good for covering holes up when mending fabrics.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

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Next up we're doing a classic embroidery stitch called STEM stitch. It creates a continuous rope like effect and is great for going around curves. It's popular for using on more organic shapes such as flower stems and vines but can generally be used for any outlining.πŸͺ‘

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 16

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Coming up...a full tutorial and how to do corners and attach new threads.

4 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 15

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Hi everyone I am going to be uploading a series of embroidery stitch tutorials beginning with the most basic running stitch...πŸͺ‘

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 16

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A standalone experimental canadian smocking design...

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Canadian smocking soft sculpture...

1 month ago | [YT] | 41

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Playing around with contrasting thread colours and exploring how to hang smocking to be viewed on both sides...πŸ₯°

3 months ago | [YT] | 30

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Layering fabrics (lace & satin) and exploring leaving sections of the smocking unworked. I'm using the brickwork design to start off with...πŸͺ‘πŸŽ₯

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