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Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
I am a textile artist living on the Suffolk Essex border. I am a member of the Out of the Fold Textile Group and East Anglian Stitched Textiles (EAST) I am the Principal Tutor for Creative Stitch which offers courses in Creative Patchwork and Quilting and Creative Stitch Textiles. I teach each year at the Knitting & Stitching Shows and Festival of Quilts. I also offer workshops and talks to groups throughout the UK in person and via zoom. I am also a member of the QGBI and the specialist Contemporary Quilt Group and STARS (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers Guild)

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Logwood Legacy


The Autumn Challenge for STARS (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers' Guild) was for each member to make an embroidered work; any size, any style, any technique, using a piece of silk. 

This was the original silk, from Walters Mill in Sudbury. Chosen for the suggestion of stars in the weave. Everyone had a piece approx. 7" x 10"






This is my completed piece called 'Logwood Legacy' as it uses a variety of logwood dyed fabrics as well as the featured silk. Embellished by machine to a piece of logwood dyed blanket.  

Several wool blankets were given as wedding presents to my parents in 1962 and used on beds for many years before being  replaced by duvets. They are now part of my legacy as my mother has moved into residential care. 











The embellished surface has then had some hand stitching and beading added.

It s hoped to show all the STARS challenge pieces at an exhibition later in the year.  Logwood Legacy is also the first of my series of 'Wool - Cotton - Silk being made for the Stitch 21 group exhibition in July 2022


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