Stitch Safari

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, but you'll learn...

Stitch Safari listeners, why not share your Christmas stitching projects on the Stitch Safari Facebook page? 

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...

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...

'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 narratives and...

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 the...

This is the perfect setting for a new body of work – think past, present and future – all with a touch of mystery, adventure and romance.

You all know my passion for books and videos, well one genre I've completely overlooked is the style of book that uses embroidery, textiles and fibre as the imagery to help tell the story. This caught my attention while researching another topic, so I thought I'd...

So if you’re looking for something interesting to watch in the evenings, search out some of the videos offering this type of content.

Join me in this fascinating episode of Stitch Safari as I analyse the use of textiles and embroidery in two specific artworks to communicate and record huge injustices in artworks featured in Biennales.

It’s the power of a simple needle and thread to connect and join.

Books are essential for my peace of mind, so I have a variety in my library covering technique, inspiration, history and those I simply love to look at. I've chosen three books published at different times - 1980, 1994, and 2013 giving scope to all those ideas just...

But embroidery needed the invention of some very basic tools before that first stitch could be taken and that began a long, long time ago. With Stitch Safari, I'm trying to chronicle embroidery's beginnings as well as its relationship with society and culture,...

I've now been recording Stitch Safari Podcasts since May of 2020 - and with the fullness of time, I believe I finally have my head around what I'm actually doing.  Yes, it's taken me a while - I'm a slow learner, but it's proving popular with just over 3,500 downloads...

Cloth - that much used and overlooked everyday item we wear, sit upon, walk on or sleep between.  It's simply there in our ready-made shirts, dresses, bespoke suits and household textiles, but how did cloth-making, come about?  It's a story spanning eons. And it all...

'Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.'  John F. Kennedy We know prehistoric man gave rise to the development of a simple implement that was truly life-changing and of world-wide significance.  Something small, easily transportable, but a tool that...