Enjoy a dazzling display of color and craft that happens every August.
Jane E. Hall, renowned for her exquisite nature-inspired embroidery, shared details about her new project, Psyche’s Cabinet, with me.
The Scottish samplers in an exhibition at the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh are part of the Lesley B. Durst collection.
Threads of Life by Clare Hunter explores the stories told through textiles.
Ali Ferguson is a textile artist fascinated by people and who has a passion for the past; each piece she creates captures a great deal of humanity.
Phillipa Turnbull’s crewelwork designs are based on the original needlework she finds in the British castles and country houses that she has spent her career exploring.
Ayrshire, a county on the southwest coast of Scotland, is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the poet Robert Burns. But Ayrshire is also home to an exquisite style of whitework embroidery known as Ayrshire needlework.
The tradition of exquisite embroidery at Durham Cathedral continues to this day.
Started in 1877 at Wemyss Castle by Dora Wemyss, the idea behind Wemyss School of Needlework was to teach needlework skills to the daughters of the miners and farmers in the area so that they could earn a living and be independent.
Phoebe Anna Traquair is associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and was adept at many disciplines including: painting, enameling, jewelry making, and embroidery.