Stitch Safari

Allow your embroidery to dance.  Imbue your work with pattern because you won’t regret it.

What do you think of when you hear the term Dynamic embroidery? For me, it's work that's filled with energy and spirit.  It's vital, lively and vigorous. It can be strong, powerful and potent, pushing boundaries that can exude a sense of magnetism and flamboyance. How...

So whether you’re a novice or seasoned embroiderer, pay close attention to those layers, lumps, bumps, ridges and ripples in your work because they have the power to transform your art.

Regardless of whether we’re drawn to the bold or the subtle, the structured or the spontaneous, abstract embroidery is a deeply expressive decorative art.

The premise for the Stitch Safari Podcast has always been very simple.  It was to explore, uncover and learn - mostly directed towards myself. So, I investigate when I see or read something that interests me. That's all it takes to uncover some amazing facts that can...

The subverted wedding dress, unbound by convention, yet still steeped in the traditions of beauty and elegance, is becoming more popular with modern-day brides, and designers are speaking with a needle and thread and unlimited imagination.

This is the episode where fabric and thread meet imagination.    Can a needle and thread truly be used to trick the eye? The simple answer is yes. Is it magic or simply sleight of hand? For centuries, artists and embroiderers have been playing games with our minds to...

Is it the creativity, the rewarding results, the tactile experience or the ability to express oneself through colour and design?  It’s all of those and more. 

The legacy of Hand & Lock is the championing of artists through their annual Prize, reminding us that even the most delicate threads carry powerful and insightful stories across the centuries and cultures.