Information for Participants

Welcome and thank you for joining us in creating this unique series of wall hangings celebrating the geology, landscape and heritage of Anglesey.

Together we will create a beautiful patchwork of individually stitched pieces. Each piece will be 9 x 13 cm portrait and create hangings 72 cm across and 130 cm long, filled with Anglesey inspired stitched images. The fabric pieces will be pale greys, browns, greens and blues forming hangings layered with the colours of the earth, the sea and the sky and decorated with your inspiration.

Anglesey’s geology shapes the familiar imagery. Standing stones and ancient landmarks, churches and castles, coast, lighthouses and shipwrecks. Farms and fields, roads, shipping, rail, industry and heritage all shaped by the earth beneath us. And beneath the surface the rock formations that are the foundation of Anglesey, long recognised for its incredible geology, and today a UNESCO Global GeoPark, internationally recognised for its incredible and special geology.https://www.geomon.org.uk

Taking Part

You can participate by: • Designing and stitching a piece or pieces
• Stitching a piece or pieces with a design ready to stitch
• Designing a piece for others to stitch

Resources and materials

You will be provided with a pack of materials (except scissors) to complete a piece or pieces for the wall hanging. The fabric is provided must be used to ensure consistency.

Design and sew pack

• A5 sheet Stick & Stitch Water soluble embroidery paper
• Fabric Marked with 9 x 13 cm stitch area and showing a 1.5 cm seam allowance
The colour of the fabric is preselected
• Needle
• Embroidery thread Choice of colour palette or use your own
• Return envelope

Stitch only pack

• Fabric Marked with a 9 x 13 cm stitch area and showing a 1.5 cm seam allowance Fabric colour is preselected
• A5 sheet Stick & Stitch Water soluble preprinted embroidery paper
• Needle
• Embroidery thread specific to the design chosen
• Return envelope Scissors are not included.

Techniques

All kinds of stitch craft and embroidery are welcome including machine embroidery and stitched appliqué. Please do not use glue or heavy embellishments.

The Fabric

The pieces of fabric are in a range of plain pale colours from greys and browns to greens and blues. In the finished work these colours will give the effect of a landscape. The fabric is washable in cool water and gentle soap. Any markings on the fabric will wash out. The fabric has already been washed to ensure there is no shrinkage.

Stick & Stitch

This water-soluble stabiliser is tacky. Peel off the backing and place it in the stitch area. You sew through the film and it just washes away after.

Returning completed pieces

Please do not cut around your finished piece. Each one will be washed (if necessary), trimmed, pressed and the edges finished in preparation for sewing into the final hanging. Completed pieces can be returned by post or to a pre agreed return point. Completed stitched pieces to be returned by 14 March 2026 to ensure they are included in the hangings.

Anglesey Open Studios

The finished work will be displayed during Anglesey Open Studios at the Watch House in Amlwch from 28 March to 12 April. Full details will be available in the New Year.

GeoMôn membership

All participants returning completed pieces are offered a year’s free membership of GeoMôn www.geomon.org.uk

Who can take part?

The people of Anglesey, those who live here and those who know and love this fabulous island.

Welsh Language

This project respects and values Welsh language and culture. The volunteer leading the project is a Welsh learner. All the printed information for Stitched to the Ground will be in Welsh and English. For speed of response and communication conversational emails and telephone conversations are in English.

The Book

At the end of the project a virtual book celebrating the project will be published including photographs of the work in progress, completed pieces and the finished wall hangings.

Data protection

The personal information you provide will only be used for the purposes of this project. If used, only first names will be made public. No other personal information will be shared in any way. Your completed work will be photographed and may be included in publications. We will seek photo permission to take photographs of participants at group sessions and permission to use photos of participants in publications and social media.

Permissions

Taking part in this project assumes permission for your design and / or stitched piece to be used in the completed hangings.