by Cathy Jack Coupland | Nov 10, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
There’s a very funny insect that you do not often spy, And it isn’t quite a spider, and it isn’t quite a fly; It is something like a beetle, and a little like a bee, But nothing like a wooly grub that climbs upon a tree. Its name is quite a hard one,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 28, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
I actually ummed and ahhed about recording this episode, but to me, there’s nothing more exquisite than receiving a gift that’s been especially made for you. In an age of mass-produced consumerism, making a Christmas gift for someone you love or admire is...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Oct 13, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
This episode pays tribute to an embroidery artist who, from a very young age, was devoted to capturing and recording the beauty and complexity of nature, learning to note intricate details that would later lay a foundation for her work in textiles. This Dutch-born...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 28, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
This is a follow-up to the last episode of the Stitch Safari Podcast, Masters of Our Machines, and focuses on books offering inspiration, technique, and thoughts on the artistry of machine embroidery today. In the vast sea that makes up the book world which are the...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 15, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
‘If I can draw it, I can stitch it’ is my mantra. I’m talking about using a sewing machine as a mark-making, art and design tool to create lines, shapes, and patterns using a needle and thread, often with the feed dogs disengaged, forming personal...
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