Hand Embroidery – Contemporary Embroidery & Textile Art Inspiration

What’s Ahead for 2021?

This month Julie looks ahead to the coming year and what 2021 will hold....she tells us: 'Let's look at some of the interesting “trends” I have found in relationship to colours, patterns and the...

Designer Discourse – Lord Libidan

As part of the ongoing Designer Discourse series on the Mr X Stitch YouTube channel, we've got a fantastic interview with Lord Libidan! We cover a huge amount of ground in the interview,...

The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge – Adrienne Doig

Australian textile artist Adrienne Doig literally puts herself into her work. Self portraiture is her speciality and her metamorphosed meta-aware mini masterpieces are delivered with intelligent wit...

Craft Rocks: Interview with Careless Stitcher

In this issue of Craft Rocks, Jo Burgess gives us the details on Liselot - aka Careless Stitcher. Currently this artist lives in the Netherlands. It was love at first sight as she combines cross...

Crewel Embroidery by Tatiana Popova

Crewel Embroidery: 7 Enchanting Designs Inspired By Fairy Tales by Tatiana Popova will teach you how to create magical scenes using the traditional technique of crewel work. It's a fun way to breathe...

A Festive Window

My Religious Collection is inspired by the classical architecture, stonework and stained glass windows. Using traditional techniques of padded applique and patchwork produce strong textile designs to...