by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 26, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode of the Stitch Safari Podcast, I investigate how passion and curiosity drive people to pick up a needle and thread. What fuels innovation and a need for some to follow their own path? Do you have to be a lifelong stitcher or a relative newcomer to...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | May 12, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
Embroidery is more than decoration or embellishment. Throughout history, it’s symbolised power, status, love, war, craftsmanship and storytelling. So when I came across a recent publication of The Textile Art Magazine, Embroidery, featuring the 2024 Hand &...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 28, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
This episode of the Stitch Safari Podcast is a nature lover’s dream because it celebrates nature’s motifs and the art of stitching directly onto one of the most ably renewed natural resources, leaves. Who knew? Until recently, I certainly didn’t. As...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Apr 13, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode of the Stitch Safari Podcast, I’ll explore the evolution of simple hand coverings from the very simple to ornate art pieces embellished with exquisite hand and machine embroidery and embellishments. This accessory has existed for eons yet is now...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 30, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
Now, three months into 2025, I thought this would be a good time to evaluate some of the predictions made in 2024 concerning trends in embroidery for this year. I have to say, though, researching this topic confirms that many of these predictions make for some...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Mar 17, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
I continue to learn during research for the Stitch Safari Podcast, and it’s wonderful, but embroidery is such an ancient craft that sometimes the information is just not there. So where do we look? Art. Because, in this instance, that’s the only source...
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