Megan Eckman is the owner and designer at Studio MME. She “creates approachable embroidery for modern stitchers.” She believes embroidery should be “fun and not frustrating. Both in design and execution, her aim is to create a project that can be sewn in a day instead of a week.” How did you get into embroidery? When…
Category: Embroidery
Myriad of Textiles
“Liz Payne is an artist living and working in the inner west of Sydney, Australia. Exploring the combination of what is ‘art’ and ‘craft’ in her work whilst creating a style that is uniquely distinctive, her work breaks free from the mould. Combining paint with a variety of thread and a multitude of beads and sequins, vibrant works of…
Odd Ana Stitch(es)
Anastacia Postema is an embroidery artist from Oregon, United States. Her embroderies are well presented and beautifully bizarre. I’ve been following her work on Instagram for some time now and wanted to know where her ideas come from. How did you get into textiles? My mother instilled in me a love for textiles. She was always…
Trinkets and Colour
Harriet Frances Stiles graduated from the Royal School of Needlework in 2014 and soon after started working as a freelance embroiderer before setting up her own embroidery and adornment business. Harriet uses a combination of traditional needlework techniques picked up during her time studying. She designs bespoke embroideries and adornments, showcasing her love for colour, texture and embellishments. Harriet…
Knembroidery
Josephine Knechtli is an embroidery artist who’s work is inspired by colours, tattoos and bold imagery. How did you get into textiles? When I was a kid, my mum bought me Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching Kits, which I took to immediately and since then embroidery has re-appeared into my creative focus eventually manifesting as my…
The Embroidery Specialist
Wajiha Ahktar is an embroidery student at the London College of Fashion. Her twin sister Wasima also studies textile design at Central Saint Martins. How did you get into textiles? During secondary school I used to go to a youth club called the Brady Arts Centre and they used to teach different types of arts like…
That’s Sew Nicole
Nicole Chui experiments with embroidery on photographs to add more depth and texture. We met up in one of London’s most Instagrammable cafes Palm Vaults to talk about work and how she became ‘London’s messy embroideress’. How did you get into textiles? My grandma embroidered when I was growing up and made a lot of…
Something From Scratch
Sofia Salazar is a textiles designer, illustrator, small business owner of Hiedra and a Latina living in Norwich. We met up a few months ago to talk textiles, Kali Uchi and self promotion. How did you get into textiles? I started in fashion actually and thought I wanted to be a designer but got more…
Embroidery by Shakirra
Shakirra Rees is a fibre artist and textiles designer from Central Coast, Australia. How did you get into textiles? I first got into textiles during year 10 in high school. I was more into drawing and art when I was younger and did visual arts as a subject as well, but I enjoyed textiles and…
The Sewing World
Ana Teresa Barboza is a textiles artist from Lima. As well as an impressive CV her work is a varied display of broad, interesting and narrated textiles. How did you get into textiles? When I was 12 my grandmother taught me how to use a sewing machine and understand Burda patterns. During school and university,…
Back to Middle
“Pinky’s work has always aimed at revealing edges of the mystery of life, aging and death, particularly in relation to the human body. Pinhole, with its unusual perspective and glorious array of mistakes, seems suited to her particular investigation of our being. Often surreal, the images that she prefers exist on the edge of the dream…
Lady Faces
Kristy Ford is an Australian based designer and illustrator who turns her lady faces into self taught embroidery art. How and why did you get into embroidery? I have been creating since I was little in all different areas particularly drawing and using my hands; so I naturally gravitated towards embroidery. I remember in primary…