First Blog Giveaway! Reader I Married Him.
I am giving away as my first ever blog giveaway one of my recently completed embroidered tinted postcards. If you would like to win an original one of a kind artwork then please sign up on my blog here. You have until Sunday 1st August to leave a comment and I will announce the winner on Monday 2nd August.
The embroidered postcard is on the theme of Jane Eyre and reads: Reader, I married him. Jane Eyre. I love the Brontes books and don't live that far from Haworth where they lived. The postcard has my initials in the corner so you will definitely know it is by me. The backing is left plain so that it can be framed or even sent!
Whats new on my website
This is the second butterfly in the series of illustrations I am working on.
I am working on a series of butterfly illustrations in watercolour and pen & ink.
I love illustrating nature particularly flowers, birds and insects, I have been doing so for as long as I can remember!
Chevron stitch is a line and a filling stitch which you can work on evenweave or plain weave fabrics.
I have been experimenting with free machine embroidery again and was inspired by a recent trip to Anglesey, Wales to produce this thread painting titled The Rocks.
If you are new to embroidery then chain stitch is a must have in your stitch arsenal!
I am currently working on a new body of work on the study of moths. The following research illustrations are of the Ghost Moth - Hepialus Humuli.
Buttonholed Herringbone Stitch is a lovely decorative stitch to produce a really pretty border with a ric-rac lace effect.
Buttonhole bars or detached buttonhole bars as they are also known are used in cut work embroidery to bridge a space.
Are you looking for a stylish way to use appliqué or do you want to know how to apply appliqué for your sewing projects?
If you would like to win an original embroidery by myself please read on to find out more...
I am excited to announce my embroidery has been published in the wonderful new textile book 1000 Artisan Textiles.
You can now purchase my embroidery, illustrations and paintings online, please click here to purchase my work.