
The Cutting (& Stitching) Edge – Tara Badcock
Welcome to the Cutting (& Stitching) Edge, where we feature embroidery and textile artists who are evolving the art form. This time it’s Tara Badcock.

Welcome to the Cutting (& Stitching) Edge, where we feature embroidery and textile artists who are evolving the art form. This time it’s Tara Badcock.

Candace Couse is a mixed media artist from Ontario, Canada. “Predominantly working with 2D painting/drawing, installation and video, Candace Couse explores issues surrounding space, place,

Naomi Ryder is a textile artist and illustrator from London, England. “With a background in textile and fashion embroidery and with her highly developed observational

Paul Nosa is an artist from Tucson, Arizona. His pedal powered sewing machine allows him to create freestyle improvised embroideries on request – bleeding edge creativity!

Jose Romussi is an mixed media artist from Chile who fuses edgy machine embroidery with nostalgic photography to create eye-catching pieces of urgent urban art.

Karen Casper aka Tulle and Candyfloss Textile Design fuses modern technologies and vintage aesthetics to create contemporary fashion pieces.

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,

Lauren Van Der Kolk is an mixed media artist from the Netherlands whose machine embroidered art is simply stylish. “Lauren is a creative all-rounder, and

Sue Walton is a fibre artist from Suffolk, England whose mixed media creations have a charming gothic quality that’s darkly delicious.

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

Holly Levell is a textile artist from the UK who specialises in soft sculpture. Her work recreates familiar foodstuffs and brand names using machine embroidery, with excellent choices that ooze nostalgic charm.