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Welcome to my website
January news (4)
The snowdrops are up and flowering once again, such beautiful little flowers promising that Spring is not far away. Featured items above this time: a snowdrop embroidery with vintage fabrics and mother of pearl buttons, a new set of six cards, and an old North American Indian saying hand-stitched in All the Flowers, words which I always think of when sorting out my seeds around this time ready for Spring sowing in my cottage garden. New items also include cards: The Bird House, Garden Gate, Little Hen Sitting and Little Beehive. Please remember, to see all the framed embroideries for sale on my website here you may need to look at several pages on your screen and don't forget the Special Offers section which has several new additions too!
If you are unfamiliar with my work, below is a short introduction
which you may find helpful :
I am a textile artist and my
work is all made by hand, I do not use a sewing machine. I dye my
own threads and fabrics to achieve subtle colours, which give the embroideries
a ‘vintage’ feel. Although I do repeat my designs from time to time,
each piece is unique as the colours and design details vary. Every work
offered for sale here is the actual framed textile you will receive should you decide to make a purchase. The greeting cards may vary slightly from those shown in the pictures. Payment can be made easily and securely online by credit card or if you prefer to pay with a cheque, please email me so I can confirm postage and keep the item for you until your cheque arrives.
Having
studied both traditional embroidery techniques and contemporary
creative embroidery, I like to blend the two. I love the fine stitchwork employed in the disciplined domestic embroidery of great grandma’s day but find the informality of the modern approach to embroidery exciting. I like to feel in touch with the
past whilst being very much in the present. I often incorporate old
scraps of pretty fabric or old buttons into my work to make something
heart-warming from leftover bits and pieces that would otherwise be
thrown-away - a bit of pretty recycling!
I hope you enjoy your visit to my website.
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Outlets |
Outlets where Helen’s work can be found include the following:
Shops
The Sea Garden, Portscatho, Cornwall Manor Stables Craft Centre, Fulbeck, Lincolnshire Pooley’s Tea Room, Messingham, LincolnshireAlford Pottery, Alford, LincolnshireShy Violet
Stalbridge, DorsetArtisans-UK
Galleries
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe, N.LincolnshireHub, National Centre forCraft & Design, Sleaford, LincolnshireRopewalk Gallery,
Contemporary Art & Craft, Barton on Humber |
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