Machine Embroidery – Book Reviews

Machine Embroidery – Book Reviews

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...
Masters of our Machines

Masters of our Machines

‘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...
Steampunk and Textile Art

Steampunk and Textile Art

It’s been a long while since I’ve researched an art and design genre – and this one is one of my absolute favourites. Surprisingly, its genesis is not all that modern, harking back to 1818 – however, the energy, whimsy and futurism melded with...