How did you get into embroidery? I randomly found a pattern on Etsy and decided to give it a try. I was hooked almost immediately. Do you have a background in design? Nope! I was raised in a creative household and was sewing and cross stitching at a young age, but I went to school for…
Thread Honey
Jennifer Cardenas Riggs is a graphic designer and textile artist known on Instagram as @Threadhoney. She began stitching in 2014, blending her knowledge in visual arts with a modern aesthetic to create embroidery that speaks to the millennial generation. How did you get into embroidery? My grandma taught me how to embroider when I was…
Mothers in Craft – Emma Sookrah
Emma Sookrah is a textiles designer specialising in hand embroidery and embellishments. She’s a mother to her son Micah who’s 6 months old. Motherhood and creativity Finding time to be creative has been challenging but it has also become more important and something I always make time for. When I get some creative time I…
Mothers in Craft – Lora Avedian
Lora Avedian is a multidisciplinary artist, who graduated with a Masters in Mixed Media Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 2017. She depicts elements of narrative through textile and craft processes. Lora uses traditional embroidery and embellishment techniques to make modern artefacts, which look as beautiful on the body as they do on…
Mothers in Craft – Celia Jayi
Celia Jayi specialises in hand beaded portraits using colourful embellihments. We first met in Palm Vaults a few years ago to talk about her path into craft. She’s now a mother of two children. How old are your children and what are their names? I have two beautiful kids. Ivan who is the eldest at…
Mothers in Craft – Tigra Tigra
I interviewed Tigra Tigra exactly three years ago and was creatively curious about their vibrant worldly textiles. Designer and head of the brand Bailey Hunter shares how she travels, works and creates while being a mother. How old are your children? My son, Domino is almost 2 and my daughter, Valentine Zuzu is almost 3…
Mothers in Craft
Last year I gave birth to my first child Cleo who’s now 9 months. I’ve been running Embellished Talk alongside being a new mum and wanted to know how other mothers in textiles manage working and taking care of their children. Mothers in Craft is a new series of conversations that will answer my questions…
Hampton Court Garden Festival
This summer we’ll be running a floral theme embroidery workshop at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Come and learn the basics of embroidery while stitching beautiful flowers. Join us on Wednesday 3 July for botanical fun. We’re running two workshops, one at 11am and the other at 2pm. Book your ticket to the festival…
Live Embroidery at London Craft Week
If you’re creatively curious about embroidery, come and see how I hand stitch my fabric samples in Shoreditch’s clothing and lifestyle store Modern Society during London Craft Week. Visit the store and feel free to ask me any questions about handicrafts, there’ll also be the opportunity to practise a few stitches. Throughout the day I’ll…
Fulfil That Desire
Negine Jasmine is a film photographer and embroiderer currently living in Washington D.C. Her heritage is Afghani. I came across her work via Instagram and wanted to know if or how her ethnicity inspires her embroidery. How and why did you get into embroidery? When I was seventeen, I was into the Riot Grrrl movement and had a brief punk phase. I used to attend punk shows in weird basements and was around all of these…
International Women’s Day Workshop
Celebrate International Women’s Day and stitch your favourite female song lyrics. Whether it’s Beyonce, Kate Bush or Kali Uchis be inspired by your favourite female musicians and personalise an item of your choice with embroidery. During the 2 hour workshop learn how to create decorative stitches with me Rebeckah. Learn how to transfer a design,…
Paper to Textiles
Ida Marie Kold is a Danish mixed media artist specialising in embroidery, knitwear and print. How did you get into embroidery and knitting? It’s been a smooth transition from paper to textiles, fueled by curiosity and desire to learn and evolve. My grandma taught me to knit when I was little, but I didn’t…