German brick stitch is a counted work technique used for copes, cushions and purses. It can be combined with other medieval stitches or used on it’s own to great effect. This class teaches how to stitch it without having to concentrate too much on the counting part, using geometric patterns to build up the design. German brick stitch is the modern name given to a counted stitch method that flourished in northern Europe from the late thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries. Based on the surviving pieces, brick stitch was used to decorate religious clothing, containers, furnishings (including wall hangings and cushions), and purses.

If you’ve done the laid and couched work class you could even bring your piece back and fill in the background

About your tutor

Tanya works entirely with medieval images, materials, and textile techniques, but  likes to add a modern twist. It’s usually the humor of medieval art that appeals to her most, and that is clearly reflected in her work.

Tanya also relishes the purely technical challenges of the media she uses, whether it’s the simple style of laid and couched work/Bayeux stitch, or the sophisticated manipulation of light involved in the silk and gold threads of opus Anglicanism.

Cost – £90 per person + £20 materials fee to be paid in cash on the day