Welcome to Gear Threads, where we showcase artists who are elevating machine embroidery to new heights!
Technology has been impacting art and craft in many different ways, and the combination of some of these technologies and techniques can result in some very cool mixed media thread based art. Artist Linda Calverley, based in the UK, has been experimenting with not only freestyle machine embroidery, but using digitally printed fabrics to create some of her pieces.
Are You Ready For Adventure?
PXLCRS 
PyroDogPins 
SewModStitches 
Stitchsperation 
The Makers Marks 
Tiny Modernist 
Tom Katsumi 
Climbing Goat Designs 
Doodlecraft Designs 
FiddlesticksAU 
Kate Spiridonova 
Lord Libidan 
Marina Bolmini 
Mr X Stitch 
Peacock & Fig
No matter if you like the great outdoors or you’re a staycation fan, there’s something in this issue that will set you forth on a stitching saga!
After working in the textile industry for a few years, Linda went back to school and found a new revelation in her art:
“The degree course pushed the boundaries out and as well as using the more traditional methods of mark making, an interest in computer technology developed which resulted in my final project including digital printing on fabric … All these techniques have given me a wide range of mediums to work with and I like to combine several of them together to produce different textures on the same piece of work.”
See more of Linda’s charming machine embroidery mixed media on her Flickr.
What Technique Is This?
This is free machine embroidery and if you want to find out more about it, check out our dedicated post!
We’ve featured some great free machine artists on the site – here are four you might like!
Gear Threads is brought to you from the offbeat gals at Urban Threads. Created by illustrator Niamh O’Connor, Urban Threads is revolutionizing machine embroidery one edgy, elegant, innovative, and/or offbeat design at a time. Discover the future of digital stitchery at www.urbanthreads.com.
