I’m delighted to announce my hand embroidery appears in a feature article in The Stitchers’ Journal Issue 20 published by Caroline Zoob@thestitchersjournal .
In late November 2023 I received an invitation from Caroline to take part in the magazine and of course I accepted.
Stitchers Journal Issue 20
A few days later I had a lovely interview with journalist Karen Kay and I’m delighted with the beautifully article.
Stitchers Journal article
Stitchers Journal article
The article includes one of my small artworks – ‘Millstone Grit’ – in the Dollhouse exhibition at House of Smalls.
The article also includes Accrington Pals, created for the ‘Kindred Spirits’ One Red Thread touring exhibition in Australia.
I’m pleased to announce that my hand embroidered work has been published in the Dutch magazine Textiel Plus Issue 266.
Early in 2023 I was excited to be contacted by the magazine editor who was planning an issue dedicated to text in textile artwork. I emailed a selection of pieces which where shared on their instagram account (see below). A further piece was selected for the printed magazine for a section dedicated to ‘Artists to look out for’.
Accrington Pals – part of the Magazine
Textiel Plus Magazine issue 266
Textiel Plus (Textile Plus) is a magazine about textiles and is published four times a year. It shows the latest developments in the field of textile design, techniques, materials and exhibitions. But also features many inspiring interviews with fascinating (inter)nationally renowned artists. All the artists work with textiles and push the borders of the material.
Readers of Textiel Plus are all on their own level very creatively engaged with textile in the broadest sense of the word. They work with their hands in a tactile way. Weaving, sewing, using lasers, cutting, taping and embroidering with thread, yarn, buttons, fabric, wood, plastic, glass and all kinds of other materials. Textiel Plus is in its approach to textiles(art) unique in the Netherlands and its surroundings.’
– Crafts Council Nederland
Sara Impey
Whist browing the magazine I was thrilled to discover my name mentioned in a wonderful article on the work of textile artist Sara Impey – where she mentions some of the artists who inspire her.
Artists who inspire Sarah Impey
Artists who inspire Sarah Impey – Translation
Sara Impey is a British quilt artist specialising in machine-stitched lettering. Her book ‘Text in Textile Art’ is available on Amazon in the UK and USA.
Textiel Plus Instagram
In September the magazine shared a selection of my work, including Reel Stories, on their Instagram account.
Textiel Plus Instagram
This international magazine publishes “4 issues per year, now EXTRA thick with 52 pages per issue with interviews, exhibitions, book reviews, columns, instructional information and more, compiled by textile artists and experts.”
I’m please to announce that Darning Sampler is included in Stitch Magazine Issue 146.
Stitch Magazine Issue 146
The article showcases the winning entries in the Embroiderers’ Guild Members’ Challenge 2023.
Article in Stitch Magazine Issue 146
Darning Sampler – My first thought on the Members’ Challenge ‘Layers’ theme was of threads crossing and layering over each other and planned to create an artwork that combined two of my favourite things, intricate stitch work and red thread.
The inspiration came from a little antique darning sampler in my collection. I wanted to make a sampler of my own and chose a vintage brushed cotton child’s garment to embellish with the stitches.
Using the vintage sampler as a starting point with a few variations of my own, I created a bank of stitches drawn out onto graph paper.
An early challenge was the brushed cotton surface which needed to be completely de-fuzzed to expose the cloth’s weave.
I sampled a few threads on the reverse of the garment to see which weight of thread worked best and settled on a Madeira Cotona in red and then cut out small pieces of paper about 2-inch square and pinned them over the garment to get an idea of the composition.
Size 28 x 28 cm approximately. Hand stitched Madeira thread, vintage child’s cotton garment. Mother of Pearl button added to the neckline in a red thread.
