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Victoria Merness’s photographic embroidery began with an ultimatum, not a plan. Partway through her master’s degree at the University of Salford, a tutor told her to choose, paint or stitch, never both on the same piece. She chose stitch, and has not looked back since. By the time that decision
A Chance Find and a Long-Awaited Return to Hand Embroidery There are discoveries you make in charity shops that change things. For Elaine Fraser, it was a partly finished embroidered linen tea tray cloth, its original threads still neatly bundled alongside it, waiting for hands confident enough to continue the
What does it mean to use a sewing machine as a paintbrush? For Murron Fraser, a contemporary textile artist whose practice weaves together machine embroidery, printmaking, and hand-applied processes, the answer lies somewhere between nature, folklore, and the kind of uninhibited creative play that most adults forget they are allowed.
Some people come to knitting late. Rhona Arthur came to it through memory: the click of her mother’s needles, the grannies who could turn a heel without so much as glancing at a pattern. She grew up surrounded by the craft, taught herself as a student, and spent decades producing
From the jewel-bright geometry of a seedhead to the papery translucence of a poppy petal, plants have long inspired textiles and have been a common theme through the history of embroidery. What distinguishes the artists gathered here is not simply that they look at the natural world, but the rigour
Some creative journeys don’t begin with a blank page. They begin with a lifetime of collecting, observing and quietly wondering what might be possible. For Sara Watson, that journey stretched back decades, from treasured barkcloth curtains inherited from her great-grandmother, to wax resist fabrics gathered on travels through West Africa,
Claire Frampton’s journey with the School of Stitched Textiles is a powerful reflection of what can happen when curiosity meets commitment. Beginning her studies during the uncertainty of lockdown, Claire set out to build confidence in her embroidery skills and learn how to develop her own design ideas. What started
There is something quietly magical about seeing thread come to life. In this episode of Textile Talk, we welcome textile artist and creator of Nudinits Sarah Simi, whose work sits at a fascinating intersection of knitting, storytelling, and stop motion animation. Many will already know Sarah through her much-loved characters,
Gillian Richardson’s journey into hand embroidery is one shaped by persistence, curiosity, and a lifelong pull towards creativity. Largely self-taught, and having faced early challenges in learning traditional sewing techniques, Gillian spent years exploring different artistic disciplines before textiles truly took hold. What began as an interest in felting gradually
What does it look like to build a creative practice from a tiny island in the Chesapeake Bay? And how can structured study help transform that journey? In this episode of Textile Talk, we’re joined by American textile artist Holly Jackson, whose richly layered mixed media work draws on narrative,
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