Artisan Stitch
Artisan Stitch was founded in 2015 to provide expert sewing tuition and creative textiles art workshops for adults and children. It started in the beautiful coastal village of Cockenzie, East Lothian but is now based in Studio 6.03A St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh.
Jen Skedd is a degree-trained textile designed and lifelong sewist. She obtained an HND in Stitched Textiles and Fashion from Edinburgh College. Then she studied Textile Design BA (Hons) at Heriot Watt University, Galashiels campus in the Scottish Borders. This was the former Scottish College of Textiles and is renowned world-wide for excellence in textiles.
In Jen’s final year she sold knitwear designs to Italian Fashion label Valentino. Jen has also sold embroidery work and exhibits widely with the Embroiderers Guild and Group Twelve Textile Artists.
Upcoming Events
- Dressmaking course - Wednesday 17/04/2024 - Wednesday 26/06/2024 - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Dressmaking course - Wednesday 17/04/2024 - Wednesday 26/06/2024 - 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Beginners Sewing Course XL - Wednesday 17/04/2024 - Wednesday 22/05/2024 - 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
- Refresher Sewing Class - Friday 19/04/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Overlocker Projects - Friday 26/04/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Free-motion Embroidery - Friday 03/05/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Know Your Overlocker - Saturday 04/05/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Curtain-making - Friday 10/05/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Beginners Sewing Course XL - 2 days - Friday 17/05/2024 - Saturday 18/05/2024 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Botanical Gel Printing - Friday 24/05/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Beginners Sewing Course - Tuesday 04/06/2024 - Tuesday 25/06/2024 - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Repair Your Clothes - Tuesday 04/06/2024 - Tuesday 25/06/2024 - 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Repair Your Clothes - Wednesday 05/06/2024 - Wednesday 26/06/2024 - 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
- Scrappy Patchwork Cushion - Friday 07/06/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Cushions – Zips & Piping - Friday 28/06/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Beginners Intensive Sewing course - 3 days - Wednesday 17/07/2024 - Friday 19/07/2024 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Dressmaking course - Wednesday 24/07/2024 - Friday 26/07/2024 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Summer School: Better Dressmaking - Wednesday 07/08/2024 - Friday 09/08/2024 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
