Sewing projects · Textile Design

How to – Machine Embroidery

Lock down has certainly given me lots of time to play and get back into things that take a little time, like machine embroidery. I love combining drawing with little tiny stitches, attaching pretty fabrics as I go. I start by drawing in my sketchbook in pencil. I'm lucky to have a garden and fields… Continue reading How to – Machine Embroidery

Artwork · Sewing projects

A little machine embroidery lesson…

I love drawing but always feel as though I should take upĀ painting or go back to screen printing or something to bring my work to life and give it colour and depth. The only problem is I think I'm a bit too lazy to get the paintsĀ out and I don't really have a space dedicated… Continue reading A little machine embroidery lesson…

Creative Courses · Lampshades · Sewing projects

Streetly stitch? Never heard of it!…

Well, I hadn't until ten days ago. It's a stitch used a lot in making hand-stitched lampshades and now I have finished making my first one, I can (almost) streetly stitch like a pro! I attended the second day of the bespoke lampshade course at Homemade London on Sunday and I have only just recovered.… Continue reading Streetly stitch? Never heard of it!…