Mary McIntosh

Mary McIntosh joined Out of the Fold in 2011. Mary is a textile artist and principal tutor for Creative Stitch. 

Mary says " I get very excited by texture and colour and exploring ways of creating fabrics using multiple processes and then bringing these alive with stitch"  

 
'Picking up the threads' inspired by the process of weaving velvet. 
This won a highly commended at the 
Festival of Quilts 2020

Recycled calico, stitched, overdyed and discharged. Fringing stitch. The piece of 4 metres long 
and forms one long continuous loop. 
'Fragmentation' made for the CQ Challenge 2020

This piece is touring the UK as part of the CQ exhibition

Dyed, printed an overdyed fabrics. Cut and reconstructed.














Colour Wheel of Time 2018
'Colour Wheel of Time' made for 
Festival of Quilts 2018

Calico, stitched, painted, dyed and discharged. 
Cut and threaded through with dyed fabrics.
Now sold
'Copper Bleach' made for Festival of Quilts 2017.

Black linen discharged and bleached. Applique with sheers, lame and glitter film. machine quilted.
Now sold.



Bulmer Brickworks - From mud to majesty 2011
Bulmer Brickworks triptych 2011. 
Final quilt for City & Guilds Diploma. 

3D vessels based in brick chimneys 2011
























Training

City and Guilds Certificate (level 3) in Patchwork and Quilting 2009
City and Guilds Diploma in 2011
My work was selected for inclusion in the Further Education Gallery at the International Festival
of Quilts at the NEC Birmingham in August 2011. 
P G C E awarded 2014

Teaching:

Principal Tutor for Creative Stitch based in Ipswich www.sefwi.org.uk/creative_stitch
Festival of Quilts workshops
Knitting & Stitching Shows(London and Harrogate)workshops
Plus I offer talks and workshops to groups around the UK and virtually via zoom
www.marymcintosh.co.uk  thecopperqueenblogspot.com

Groups:

Out Of The Fold  from  September 2011
Member of Spotlight Textiles 2021
Member of CQ - Contemporary Group of the Quilters Guild
Member of Strands (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers' Guild)
Contact me:
Email: maryelmcintosh@gmail.com
Telephone: 07443474903






















  










 
 

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