Felt & Stitch Combos

Free-machine embroidery onto felt & pre-felt backgrounds:

Fabulous Fabric Sketchbooks

Just finished a two-day Fabric Sketchbooks Workshop at Janome HQ, Stockport taught by the fabulous textile artist Dionne Swift. Got to think outside the textiles box and turn it inside out, too! Some parts of the book stitched or embellished in 5 or 10 minute bursts - shows you what a lot of work can be produced in no time at all; perfect for those people who are time-poor.

I have a fabulous book of ideas that I'm sure will provide further inspiration for future pieces. A few images of the stitch & needle punch exercises:

My Textile Students' Exhibition 2016

Preparing photos and stitched pieces to display for the 2016 adult education exhibition at Aquinas College on 20 April 2016: