TEXTILE ART

Some of these techniques I learned in a local class or at home. Others I travelled to Japan, Italy, or London to find the right person to teach them. This is a record of what I picked up along the way — the materials, the process then the final product.

  • The Hand & Lock embroidery kit tin, embossed with their crest and "since 1767

    HAND & LOCK, LONDON

    They've been going since 1767, and you have to knock to get in.

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  • Japanese Sashiko hand stitching sampler kit with red thread found in Tokyo

    JAPANESE SASHIKO

    Japanese hand stitching technique I found in a shop in Tokyo.

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  • Handmade fascinator with sinamay and birdcage veil created at a London millinery studio

    HAT MAKING IN LONDON

    Sinamay, steam, in a London millinery studio creating of a fascinator.

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  • sashiko hemp leaf design on blue 100% cotton fabric and pink daruma thread

    SASHIKO & THE WORLD CUP

    Part two asanoha sampler, what happens if you take your eyes off it.

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  • White cotton gathered into even pleats on a hand-cranked smocking pleater, ready to be hand-smocked.

    SMOCKING CLASS IN ITALY

    My first smocking class — traditional, contemporary, and a lot of unpicking.

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  • SASHIKO ON A PLANE

    Sashiko is the only thing I own that survives a long-haul flight.

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