Embroidery
I've been building a new portfolio as a showcase of my work, and have been raiding my own and friends' cupboards for examples of my work over the years. I've found some interesting things- here are a few.
The oyster bag was made in 2000, I think. The silk shaded rose I made this year.
I was keenly interested to see the Royal wedding on Friday, with a special reason: I was privileged to be part of the team at the Royal School of Needlework, who created the lace for Catherine Middleton's dress, designed as everyone now knows by Sarah Burton. It was intricate work, and a beautiful design. I'm only just beginning to realise what a privilege it was to get to work on such a one-off project. Read more »
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A2 stitched paper page, with silk painted tree and potato prints. From my Foundation course, 1994.
A2 stitched paper page, with machine embroidery, watercolour and potato print. From my Foundation course, 1994.
dyed silk, machine stitching, padding, hand dyed thread. 2000.
Silk applique with free machine stitching. 2007
A joint venture with hand-embroiderer Sarah Homfray. Get creative with your clothes!
As part of the RSN team, I worked on creating the carrickmacross-style lace which formed the sleeves and applied decoration on the skirt of Kate Middleton's wedding dress. The design was finally revealed on the royal wedding day, 29th April 2011.
I've uploaded some images from my collection of jewellery designs overthe last ten years - some just a few left, others no longer available. The represent my most successful designs: those with flowing design lines, and those whose colours I most liked. There'll be more images being added over the next few weeks.
