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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,
Brooke Booth recently completed our Skill Stage 2 Hand Embroidery course and is continuing her studies with us at the School of Stitched Textiles. Like many learners, Brooke began with a passion for embroidery but felt limited by her knowledge of stitches and a reliance on pre-designed kits. She was
In this episode of Textile Talk, we are joined by internationally respected textile and mixed media artist Wen Redmond, whose work sits at the intersection of photography, fibre, and digital experimentation. Based in New England in the United States, Wen has spent decades exploring how photography can be transformed through
Textiles have always been a powerful form of artistic expression. From delicate hand embroidery to monumental fibre sculpture, women have long been at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with thread, cloth and fibre. Today, a new generation of artists continues to expand the language
When Susanne de Beer enrolled on our Skill Stage 3, intermediate Machine Embroidery course, she was already an experienced sewer and quilter. What she was seeking was not simply a new technique, but deeper confidence, structured progression, guided creative freedom and a qualification that would carry weight beyond hobby learning.
As part of our ongoing series exploring traditional and contemporary hand embroidery techniques, we’ve created this guide to thread painting. Traditionally known as silk shading, we’re here to explore one of the most refined and painterly forms of stitch. Across this series, we examine not only how techniques are worked,
There is a moment many makers recognise, when curiosity is there but confidence is not, when ideas begin but never quite reach the finish line. Lynne West came to us with years of creative exploration behind her and a long held desire to truly understand machine embroidery, not just how
There is something quietly compelling about embroidery that slows you down. It asks you to look longer, to notice small shifts in colour, texture and light. And few contemporary embroidery artists capture that sense of stillness as convincingly as Cassandra Dias. Working in thread-painted landscapes, Cassandra’s embroidery sits in an
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