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...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Sep 1, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode of Stitch Safari, I want to talk about two amazing, exciting and innovative embroiderers. They were chosen because of how differently they work, highlighting the diversity embroidery offers. But it doesn’t stop there. They live on either side of...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Aug 18, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
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...
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