Hand embroidery

Here is my latest textile piece using traditional hand embroidery techniques.  Inspired by the dressmaking and knitting skills of the women in my family and by the history of stitch, I attended the course The Sumptuous Stitch with Debbie Brown at Morley College in 2009.  Several valuable and inspiring hours days later I left, keen to practise techniques I had learnt.  I plan to do more of this kind of work.

I love working with brightly coloured threads and creating lettering and traditional embroidery motifs.  This piece is sewn into felt and I have no clear idea where the stitched panel will end up….yet! 

Look out for more of my stitch work under the tag 'stitch'!