Mashail Faqueeh is a self-taught embroidery artist who enjoys stitching all day and making beautiful things while watching TV shows and listening to podcasts. She has recently reopened her online shop and has revamped her whole brand and of course has found some highs and lows along the way. Highs – I realised I’ve loved…
Category: Business
Highs & Lows of Running a Business
Sometimes business isn’t as smooth as a satin stitch. I interviewed five textiles designers who have previously been featured on Embellished Talk about their highs and lows of running a business. Danielle Clough – Fiance Knowles I never expected to be in the textile industry and that my main medium would be fabric and thread,…
From Concept to Runway
“Jenny King Embroidery offers a unique UK-based design and production service that is as creative as it is professional. The highly specialised team is used to working with designers at every stage of the creative process: from concept through to development and production and have experience of embroidery design for both fashion and interiors.” I’ve been…
Wild & Woolly Adventures
Wild and Woolly is a cosy welcoming shop located in Hackney “for anyone seeking new adventures with yarn”. Shop owner Anna Feldman shares the ins and outs of running a business. When and why did you open Wild & Woolly? I opened in 2014 and I opened for lots of reasons. I had been doing…