The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge - Introducing PUSH: Stitchery! | Mr X Stitch

The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge – Introducing PUSH: Stitchery!

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to Push Stitchery: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art.

Curated by some wiseacre called Mr X Stitch, this book features 30 of the best contemporary embroidery and needlework artists on the planet. This is not hyperbole, check out this list of talent!

Cayce Zavaglia

Severija Inčirauskaitė – Kriaunevičienė – Way Of Roses – Cross Stitch On Metal

Clyde Olliver - Westmoreland Knot — Clyde Olliver Westmoreland Knot

Joetta Maue - Janice Jakielski Head Dress — Janice Jakielski Head Dress by Joetta Maue

Rosie James - Supermarket — Rosie James – Supermarket

Raquel J Alves - Green — Raquel J Alves – Green

Penny Nickels - You Are Cordially Invited 2010 — Penny Nickels – You Are Cordially Invited 2010

Bascom Hogue - Lawrence Cowboy — Bascom Hogue – Lawrence Cowboy

Diem Chau - Embroidered Porcelain — Diem Chau – Embroidered Porcelain

Orly Cogan - Natural Habitat — Orly Cogan – Natural Habitat

Alicia Ross – Motherboard 6 – Machine Embroidered Cross Stitch

Luke Haynes - Goat Quilt — Luke Haynes – Goat Quilt

Peter Crawley - Broadcasting House — Peter Crawley – Broadcasting House

Tilleke Schwarz - Into The Woods — Tilleke Schwarz – Into The Woods

Jennifer Boe - Zestfully Clean — Jennifer Boe – Zestfully Clean

Gillian Bates - Sailing Postcard — Gillian Bates – Sailing Postcard

Jennifer Porter - John Thinks About a Life Without Priscilla — Jennifer Porter – John Thinks About a Life Without Priscilla

Charlene Mullen

Marloes Duyker - Goldfish (Machine Embroidery & Applique) — Marloes Duyker – Goldfish (Machine Embroidery & Applique)

Cecile Jarsaillon - Meat Market — Cecile Jarsaillon – Meat Market

Emily Eibel - Good Friends Society — Emily Eibel – Good Friends Society

William Schaff - What Centaur — William Schaff – What Centaur

Aya Kakeda - Story of My Little Babies — Aya Kakeda – Story of My Little Babies

Andrea Vander Kooij - Dependence — Andrea Vander Kooij – Dependence

Meagan Ileana - Fingerprints — Meagan Ileana – Fingerprints

Anna Torma - Paperdoll — Anna Torma – Paperdoll

Donna Sharrett - Freebird — Donna Sharrett – Freebird

Louise Riley - Bjorn — Louise Riley – Bjorn

Robert Forman - Street 1976 — Robert Forman – Street 1976

Jimmy McBride - Quilt Pillars of Creation — Jimmy McBride – Quilt Pillars of Creation

I might be a bit biased, but that is an impressive display of stitchy talent and a true reflection of just how awesome the stitched arts can be. It’s been a real honour for me to curate this book and I’m excited to see the project come to fruition. The book is published by Lark Books – you can buy it on Amazon right now! Spread the word! 🙂

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Mr X

Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, aka the Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery is the founder of the Mr X Stitch site, the world’s longest running embroidery blog, the curator of PUSH Stitchery and the author of the Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch. He is also the founder of XStitch, the game-changing cross stitch design magazine which launched in Summer 2017.

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