address
2 & 3 fowlers yard
back silver street
durham
DH1 3RA
Julia Triston
Julia Triston is a practicing artist and a freelance lecturer in art textiles, design, embroidery and surface decoration. Her own work is quirky and contemporary.
She has been teaching for many years, and is a very experienced and dedicated City & Guilds tutor. Many of Julia's students have gone on to set up their own businesses, exhibit and sell their work, and some have won awards for their outstanding textile work.
Julia is based in her vibrant studio in the heart of Durham City, where she runs her own workshop programme, takes commissions for her work, and undertakes community and school projects. From here, she runs STITCHBUSINESS with Tracy A Franklin.
Julia makes, sells and exhibits her work widely. She is an active member of Fusion and prism.
She is currently studying for her MA in Contemporary Applied Arts, and is writing a commissioned Batsford book about being creative with textiles and stitch, which is due for publication summer 2011.
See also:
- www.juliatriston.com
- www.bra-ra-dresses.com
- www.fowlersyarddurham.co.uk
- www.fusiontextileartists.co.uk
- www.prismtextiles.co.uk
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Tracy A Franklin
Tracy A Franklin is a freelance specialist embroiderer working in her studio in Fowlers Yard, in Durham City where she teaches and works on commissions.
Tracy originally trained at the Royal School of Needlework in 1991, and then continued to work at the RSN for a further seven years as a teacher and studio embroiderer, before becoming Apprentice Coordinator in 1997.
Tracy returned to County Durham in 2001 to pursue her own freelance career, and now runs the Royal School of Needlework Certificate and Diploma Courses from her Studio in Durham City.
As well as being Head Broderer for Durham Cathedral, Tracy also runs the City & Guilds centre STITCHBUSINESS along with Julia Triston.
Tracy has written two books, 'New Ideas in Goldwork', and 'Contemporary Whitework' which she co-authored with Nicola Jarvis, for BT Batsford Ltd. Her third book 'Crewel Work', which is self published is now available.
See also:
- www.tracyafranklin.com
- www.fowlersyarddurham.co.uk
- www.royal-needlework.org.uk
- www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/support/broderers
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