
Barbara Mullan and the textiles of Gujarat
I wrote this story in November last year for Garland Magazine, a digital publication produced by World Craft Council Australia. Barbara is a friend of

I wrote this story in November last year for Garland Magazine, a digital publication produced by World Craft Council Australia. Barbara is a friend of

It’s Wednesday; do you know where your stitching stash is? Keep your stitching close and your stitching fibers closer. I’ll give you two reasons why,

Today I am reminiscing about a trip I took a few years ago. Back in 2011, our family lived in Dubai. We loved the desert.

How many unfinished or unframed stitching projects do you own? (No guilt, no shame in your answer; we all have them!) More importantly: how are
Needle Exchange is a place where we explore needlework around the world and throughout history, and sometimes prehistory, and then look at it’s modern counterpart.

Emma Blackburn is a textile artist from Manchester. “Emma Blackburn’s work aims to encourage people to think differently about fragmented, ‘dead’ and hidden objects and

Lisa Reichmann is an embroidery artist from Halle, Germany. “Embroidery correlates to my process of image conception: it lets me find my inner peace and

Megan Hansen-Knarhoi is a textile artist from New Zealand. “Megan Hansen-Knarhoi is a contemporary New Zealand artist working predominantly in sculpture and site specific installation,

Melanie Fitzmaurice is a textile artist from Victoria, Australia. “I map my understanding of places, objects and experiences through sculpture. My artworks grow from a

Maxine Sutton is a textile designer from Margate, England. “If one were to imagine a workshop household, one would envision a situation where most, if not

Well…It’s not quite quilting…BUT MAN! look at this! So, This here fella takes a single piece of tulle and irons it into an image. [“WHAT?!”

Paper and stitch can be an artform in itself, or an excellent way to do studies and experiments for cloth work, or incorporated with fabric