This set was my initial adventure into ribbon embroidery…. what a fantastic medium to work with. It’s something like sculpture using ribbons…. Working on pre-printed pictures on fabric is great because it leaves one to use your imagination…
This is a great kit designed by Petra Pullen. What a talented lady. This piece is worked in threads and silk ribbons and when closed looks like just a hexagonal box. But lift the lid and it gets interesting. Each panel has either a pocket or an elastic band…
This embroidery is done with all silk. Silk threads and silk ribbons, and lots of it. It is a different feel of thread and the piece has a sheen which is different from the usual matt cotton thread. My mom gave me a rainbow in a box for my 40th…
This piece feels quiet and as the sun sets the chill creeps into the air. Wouldn’t you just love to live in that house! The larger ribbonwork (silk) in the foreground helps with perspective in the overall picture. Metallic thread is not fun to work with but does give a fantastic…
This quilt was created using vintage fabrics salvaged from two chairs which my husband and I inherited from our grandmothers. I didn’t have the heart to throw the fabric away because it was crying out to be used. Washing the fabric in a pillow case kept it reasonably together. This…
Stumpwork is three-dimensional embroidery. This piece is worked around wire to give the form and lift to the petals and leaves. In stumpwork, you can also use beads and stuffing and any bits and bobs you can think of. I am busy working on a garland measuring 40cm across and…
You have gotta check out this blog – so creative. The textile art is amazing. http://www.love-stitching-red.blogspot.com/
This Collection of Curiosities is a selection of the many trivial stories that my brain stores. The book was compiled and edited by myself and then printed onto individual A3 sheets of handmade paper. Now printing it to get each A3 folded in the middle and keeping the pages in…
I love embroidery, it is so creative and working on pre-printed pictures allows the freedom to decide for oneself what and how much to work. This embroidery was done using silk ribbons, threads, beads and other bits and bobs.
As a birthday gift for my husband, Rhys, I collected, researched and compiled some McWilliams family history and bound it into a hard covered book. Thanks to Dave McWilliams, Rhys’ father, for supplying some information and for checking new data. The internet is a wonderful tool and I found…
