Shortlisted for National Needlecraft Awards!

Textile Art

Yesterday I found out I have two of my landscapes shortlisted for the National Needlecraft Awards 2019, to be exhibited at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London in February. Absolutely delighted! One is in the miniature category and the other for best original embroidery design.

West Mains farm, embroidery

Barley Field, a view from West Mains Farm, Morham, East Lothian

Purple landscape embroidery

Purple miniature landscape

Folk art goldwork elephant

Textile Art

Here’s some folk art stitching I completed this month. I read an article on goldwork in the summer and really wanted to try it. I made up this design using bright, cheerful pinks. When I started this work my daughter had become seriously ill and then needed months of recovery care, so it has taken a long time for me to complete it. I knew that goldwork would be perfect for the decorative festival head-dress and I am really pleased with how it turned out. I’ll be using the technique again in the future as it was really fun sewing in all the gold chips.

Isle of May

Textile Art

I completed this embroidery thread painting in December and was delighted to sell it the very next day. A lovely lady at Haddington Christmas Fair was very complimentary about my work – her husband sneaked back to my stall later on in the day to buy this piece as a surprise Christmas present! It shows the Isle of May as seen from Dunbar cliff tops and uses fabric painting, machine embroidery and hand stitching for the detail.

Embroidery of the Isle of May