Mindful Stitching in Nature

Join Selina and Catherine for a day of mindful stitching in nature, combining the restorative practice of forest bathing with the traditional craft of hand embroidery.

We will begin with a gentle guided forest bathing experience, slowing down to connect with the natural world and gather inspiration for our creative practice. Using foliage as our canvas, you’ll learn to embroider directly into leaves, creating a unique card or small textile artwork.

This mindful stitching in nature workshop celebrates mindful, intuitive stitching, encouraging improvisation, creativity, and the meditative rhythm of making in community. Suitable for beginners and experienced stitchers alike, it offers an opportunity to explore embroidery in a fresh and playful way while deepening your connection with nature.

Come along to slow down, stitch, connect, and create.

About the tutors

Selina Latour

Selina Latour is a textile artist, mender, and art educator with a practice rooted in slow, tactile craft processes tied to community life. Selina holds a BFA Interdisciplinary from NSCAD University (2016) and an MFA in Fibres from Concordia University (2023). Her current practice focuses on collective making and invites the public to connect through learning of traditional textile techniques. Her ongoing project, Mending Circle, is a participatory fibre installation to learn darning techniques on a seven-foot circular knitting frame. Having engaged more than 200 participants through festivals and arts centres across Montreal and London, this project reflects her ongoing commitment to craft pedagogy, skill-sharing, and community-based making.

Catherine Rainbird

Born in Yorkshire Catherine was never far the moorlands, which was the start of her connection with nature. She began her creative career at Bretton Hall studying Art, Design and Textiles at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. From there she worked as a community artist before moving into education. Following this she trained as an Art Therapist and more recently as an Eco-Psychotherapist and Forest Bathing practitioner. Catherine’s passion is connecting her curiosity in nature with her textile work. Embroidery is at the core of her creative and mindful practice inspired by nature.

Explore our range of craft courses and traditional skills courses hosted by our engaging tutors and learn from their expertise and skills. Our art courses are a chance to meet like-minded people and a chance to unwind from everyday life. They are a great opportunity to experience the UK’s glorious countryside surrounding our field centres.

This course is open to participants aged 18 and over only. For under-18s, please contact the centre directly or see our young people courses and activities for families.