Unique stitches

Another way of filling a shape in your embroidery pattern :) Lots of pictures below, you were warned! So, the stitch of this month is detached buttonhole! Or, rather, the technique of this month, because actually, this stitch has some variations and the name can even be extended to a technique common for stumpwork (which will hopefully be covered in one of the next posts). But I digress. If you are not familiar with a regular buttonhole stitch, check out these posts first: Buttonhole stitch…

Moss: more understated than a patch of flowers, but just as striking and even more lovely to roll around in.

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Coming from a hands-on family, textile artist Arounna Khounnoraj learned both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of making. She found a means of expression that combines imagery and process with her unique methods.

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Sue Hotchkis’s textile art is proudly contrarian. In a world that worships youth and the latest new thing, Sue celebrates all things falling down and falling

I am an artist with a passion for texture, surface and space, creating unique printed and stitched abstract pieces. My surrounding environment has always influenced me the most; I’m drawn to the insignificant and overlooked. I take photographs all the time, especially when travelling. As in the Japanese aesthetic wabi-sabi, I treasure the imperfections found in the natural changes that occur in such things as weathered wood, crumbling plaster and peeling paint. My aim is to create fragment…

Since the beginning of this gloomy pandemic, many have turned to old-fashioned arts and activities to make sense of the messy world around them. Especially yarn crafting, like knitting or crocheting, has increased in popularity as a result. Holding something tangible in your hands and linking one loop of thread to another can really stop your mind from wandering and ground you in the present.