I’ve had a productive but fun-filled year creating stitched portraits for commissions and for the forthcoming Kingston Characters exhibition at The Rose Theatre in Kingston.  The exhibition consists of around 40 portraits of some of Kingston’s colourful characters.  Each portrait has been created with fabric and stitching, and aims to celebrate the wonderful community I live in.  Information, some of the portraits (more in the Stitched Portraits section of this website) are below and a link to more Kingston Characters exhbition information on The Rose website here….  https://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/whats-on/exhibition-kingston-characters.  Come along and see for yourself how I’ve been wielding my needle in the last year!

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Stitched portraits by Ruth Blackford

Nelly & Charlotte from The Canbury Arms & The Wych Elm

 

Stitched portraits by Ruth Blackford

My lovely postie, Seifu

 

Mr & Mrs Lucas, who also have a house in Stow, don't you know

Mr & Mrs Lucas, who also have a house in Stow, don’t you know

Stitched portraits by Ruth Blackford

Mayor of Kingston, Julie Pickering