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Chris Marchant

Introducing my work

My grandma used to bead and embellish stage gowns in London's west end in the 1930s and her ‘stash’ of beads, sequins and threads passed to me after she died. My lifelong love of fabric and thread was ignited.
Embroidery and hand stitch in various forms kept me sane during a busy career in book publishing and the years raising our two daughters. But I always had a strong desire to break away from other people’s designs as soon as I had the headspace to do my own thing. Time pressures eased and an opportunity came along to join a dyeing course — a new world of surface design opened up.
Soon I wanted to learn more about design and new forms of stitch. I decided the way forward would be to enrol on the City &Guilds Certificate in Patchwork and Quilting, slightly ambitious perhaps since I hadn’t previously done any patchwork or quilting! In addition to learning about design, I would learn a new set of skills. I am so glad I plucked up the courage to sign up - I learned masses and went on to complete not only the Certificate but also the Diploma.
I particularly love texture and my work is generally inspired by nature and interesting surfaces, and usually incorporates my own hand dyed and printed materials.  

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Current Activity
  • Spotlight
  • Gallery
    • Exhibition 2018 >
      • Ypres 2018
      • Ypres
      • Yarrow Gallery
    • Threaded Together 2016
    • Rough with the Smooth 2014
  • Members
    • Tracy Allen >
      • Current Work
    • Gill Austen-Smith >
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    • Sally Hutson (From July 2018)
    • June Jessop >
      • Current Work
    • Sue King >
      • Current Work
    • Philippa Laughton >
      • Current Work
    • Chris Marchant (from Sept. 2018) >
      • My current work
    • Diana Sharvill >
      • Current Work
    • Sarah Showers >
      • Current Work -
      • 78 Derngate Exhibition - Change and Decay
      • India
      • Gallery 2018/19
      • Contrasts Exhibitions Work
    • Former Members >
      • Sabi Westoby >
        • Current Work
      • Val Chambers >
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