Every year we celebrate fibre crafts by stitching in public during the Stampede in Calgary. Join us at the BMO centre on Monday and view all the great work submitted to the Western Showcase Art Show. On the last weekend of Stampede we have volunteers at the Heritage Cabin stitching on the porch and inside. Learn more about the Summer Kitchen from Stampede Volunteers and see what we are all working on.
Kate Barlow
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
Kate grew up in North Wales and originally studied costume at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, graduating in 2001 with a BA Hons in Theatre Design. Following this she worked in costume for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Welsh National Opera. Kate has always loved hand embroidery, and got the stitching bug from her Nan at an early age, so in 2013 she decided to take the plunge and re-train as an embroidery tutor at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace.
Kate graduated from the Future Tutors Programme at the RSN with distinction in 2016. In 2015 Kate's Advanced Silk Shaded budgie “Smuggler” was accepted by the Royal Academy of Arts for their annual Summer Exhibition. In 2021 Kate was invited to become a Trade Freeman with the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers.
Kate works from her studio in Mold, North Wales where she teaches Zoom classes online and creates her designs and embroidery kits. She loves to design her own embroidery kits, using traditional techniques in a contemporary way. She also likes to combine her embroidery with her love of historical embroidery, creating kits based on original pieces. Her classes can cover all levels of ability, from beginners to more advanced stitchers.
Kate teaches for the Royal School of Needlework, Creative Experiences, The Crewelwork Company and Needlework Tours and Cruises. She has also taught for Bath Fashion Museum, Embroiderers Association of Canada and she has worked on historical costume reconstructions for St Fagans National Museum of History and The School of Historical Dress.
In 2023, Kate was honoured to be part of the Embroidery Studio team at the Royal School of Needlework who worked on a number of items for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, including The Queen’s Robe of Estate, the Anointing Screen, Chairs of State and Stole Royal.
Kate a grandi au nord du Pays de Galles et a initialement étudié le costume au Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama à Cardiff, obtenant en 2001 un BA Hons en design de théâtre. Par la suite, elle a travaillé dans le domaine du costume pour le Glyndebourne Festival Opera et le Welsh National Opera. Kate a toujours aimé la broderie à la main, ayant été initiée très jeune par sa grand-mère. En 2013, elle a décidé de se lancer et de se requalifier en tant que professeur de broderie au Royal School of Needlework (RSN) au palais de Hampton Court.
Kate a obtenu son diplôme du Future Tutors Programme de la RSN avec distinction en 2016. En 2015, son perruche “Smuggler” en soie avancée a été acceptée par la Royal Academy of Arts pour leur exposition estivale annuelle. En 2021, Kate a été invitée à devenir membre honoraire de la Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers.
Kate travaille de son studio à Mold, au nord du Pays de Galles, où elle enseigne des cours en ligne via Zoom et crée ses propres kits de broderie. Elle adore concevoir ses propres kits de broderie, utilisant des techniques traditionnelles de manière contemporaine. Elle aime également combiner sa broderie avec sa passion pour la broderie historique, créant des kits basés sur des pièces originales. Ses cours couvrent tous les niveaux de compétence, des débutants aux brodeurs plus avancés.
Kate enseigne pour la Royal School of Needlework, Creative Experiences, The Crewelwork Company et Needlework Tours and Cruises. Elle a également enseigné pour le Bath Fashion Museum, l'Association canadienne de broderie et elle a travaillé sur des reconstructions de costumes historiques pour le St Fagans National Museum of History et la School of Historical Dress.
En 2023, Kate a eu l'honneur de faire partie de l'équipe d'atelier de broderie du Royal School of Needlework qui a travaillé sur plusieurs articles pour le couronnement de Leurs Majestés le roi Charles III et la reine Camilla, y compris la Robe d'État de la reine, l'écran d'onction, les chaises d'État et l'étole royale.
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