Biography
Kathleen has been interested by textiles for much of her life, she remembers "early childhood days spent round a table with my sister making cards, being taught to crochet and sewing patchwork hexagons." Following this initial fascination she began to see textiles as a career path and studied in different areas of embroidery and design. Kathleen spent 9 years studying to gain City and Guilds part 1 & 2 in Patchwork and Quilting and part 1 & 2 in Embroidery. Then in 1998, Kathleen embarked on an OCN Diploma in Textiles at Treshem Institute in Kettering. Having built up her skills over the years, Sage now shares her expertise through classes and talks that she hold both in the UK and around the world. Her classes cover a wide range of topics including mixed media work, hand embroidery, Gold Work, machine embroidery and dying fabrics. On top of this she frequently contributes to national stitch and embroidery magazines such as ''Stitch'' from the Embroiderers' Guild.Inspiration
Kathleen is based in rural''Embroidered, Soldered and Heat Zapped Surfaces''
In 2014, Kathleen published her first book ''Embroidered Soldered and Heat Zapped Surfaces''. The book teaches readers how to use unconventional materials and tools to produces 3D designs. There are various projects for readers to try, such as how to make textured book by layering fabrics onto cotton. The book's introduction show Kathleen's passion for organza and the work she creates with it "For many years I have been totally beguiled by the delicate see-through nature of organza materials. I love the huge array of colours available; plain, shot and rainbow to mention a few. They continue to amaze me giving so many more colours by simply overlaying them to obtain all the colours in between. With their see-through qualities gripping my attention, coloured acetate, synthetic net and other such synthetics occupy many of my rare play sessions."References
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