Abstract Stitches

Katie Wells is a British abstract artist who creates mixed media works from her home studio in south London. Katie has three main bodies of work; her oil pastels, embroideries and more recently, her embroidered paintings. Although each collection is different in its medium and style, there are motifs present in all the works which…

Beautiful Phobias

Marie Wenham is an embroidery artist specialising in gold and crewel work. She previously trained at the Royal School of Needlework and now works as an embroidery artist, stylist’s assistant and seamstress. How did you get into embroidery? I learnt a few embroidery techniques by hand and by a sewing machine in college from a…

Every Stitch I Make

Stefanija Pejchinovska is an embroidery artist originally from Macedonia. She’s been stitching for over 20 years and runs workshops in Berlin where she’s currently living. How did you get into embroidery?   While I was growing up I was hanging out a lot with my grandmothers, they were lovely crafty ladies. I bonded mostly with my grandmother Milica,…

Freedom of Embroidery

Caroline (Kiki) Rose Homer’s an embroidery artist from Maine. I came across her super neat and colourful stitches on Instagram and wanted to know more about how she got into making textiles. How did you get into embroidery? I was introduced to embroidery by a close friend a few summers ago, but I’ve been sewing…

Lines and Value

Lexi Mire is a photographer and embroidery artist living in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2016 she taught herself embroidery using YouTube tutorials and in 2017 opened her Etsy shop. She now creates completely unique custom embroidered hats and bandanas and it’s one of her jobs. When she’s not stitching, Lexi works in a wedding photo duo with her…

Defiant Embroidery

Claire Edwards is a freelance hand embroiderer and textile designer. She’s highly passionate about craft and is proactive in learning the many disciplines in surface design.  How did you get into embroidery? Many years ago, whilst I was serving in the Royal Air Force I bought some cross-stitch kits. I never completed any of them…

Hone Over Time

Kate Gwilliam is an embroidery and embellishment designer. She shares how she got into textiles and her favourite designers on Instagram. How did you get into machine embroidery?  I first got introduced to Irish machine embroidery at university. I was terrified of this giant machine that at the time I seemed to have no way of…

For The Love

Courtney McLeod is an embroidery artist from Ontario How did you get into embroidery? I went to university for material art and design at OCADUand I had to take classes in every craft under the sun. I took a class that taught us needlecraft but I left it alone until about two years ago when I…

Why I love Embroidery – Rebeckah

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about booking restaurants with your partner only to eat mediocre over priced food from an oddly arranged set menu in a room filled with other lovers. The month of love for me, is about realising what you love doing with your time and ensuring you do more of it. Below I…

Why I love Embroidery – Nicole Chui

It’s the month of l.o.v.e and we asked London’s messy and brash embroidress Nicole Chui to share 5 reasons why she loves embroidery. We interviewed Nicole on our blog a while back and you can read how she got into embroidery here. 1. Embroidery can be incorporated into anything if you let it 2. It…

The Perpetual Maker

Hannah Mansfield is an embroidery designer from Bristol specialising in tambour beading and goldwork. How did you get into embroidery and what made you specialise in tambour beading and goldwork? I’ve been creative from a young age and tried out a lot of different crafts as I grew up and embroidery just kind of stuck…

A Beautiful Sacrifice

Xenia Rybina is a embroidery designer originally from Russia currently living in Paris.  How did you get into embroidery? Two of my passions combined together, and that was the outcome.  When I was a child, I was always sewing something, learned crochet and made stuffed toys out of old clothes. In university I graduated as…