Sewing4All Show at Shepton Mallet
Free Motion Embroidery and Exhibition I recently participated in the Sewing4All and Crafting for Crafters show at the Bath and […]
hand-stitching
Purple Glossy Starling
My latest project is a Purple Glossy Starling inspired by seeing one at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham. I love
Bluejay
Bluejay is part of a trio of commissions I completed recently. Check out American Goldfinch and Yellow Flicker. The Bluejay
Yellow Flicker
This is part of a trio of commissions I completed recently. Check out American Goldfinch and Bluejay. The Yellow Flicker
American Goldfinch
This is a recent commission I completed for a lady in the USA. It’s an American Goldfinch with some thistles
Little Kingfisher
This little kingfisher started out as a very vague silk painting. I used acrylic inks to create a mottled background
Beautiful Bee-eater
I’ve tried to recapture the sense of decoration and opulence I experience while visiting the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. There
Entanglement
Stitches are like plants: they grow organically if you let them, springing forth from the fertile ground of furrowed fabric.
Sunlit July
The weather has been so warm and sunny recently (hip hip hooray!) that I’ve been feeling the need to use
Bokhara Couching Tutorial – WOW
My first ever published embroidery tutorial has come out in the summer edition of Workshop on the Web! I’ve chosen
Lush – The Life of a Peacock
Here’s an update of my peacock embroidery. It is proving one of those embroideries that never seems to be quite
Bokhara Couching
[wpg] I’ve been having a little go with some hand stitching trying out various stitches. One of my favourites that
Brown Grasses
“Brown Grasses”. It was created from Bogoak tweed bought in Donegal Town, Ireland at McGees. It’s gorgeous fabric and
Little Cartwheels
[wpg] I added bits of yellow felt and some machine stitching using couched threads to the base fabric first then
Green Umbels update
[wpg] This one has been hanging around for a while after I finished the chain stitching on it and decided
Catch Up
Hey! Happy new year everyone! I hope it’s a wonderful and creative year for you! So here’s my progress lately:
Growing Complexity
I have been working on my Underbrush picture for a few days now and keep adding and adding more layers