Month: July 2021

The Fei Collection

Fei Trapnell is a self-taught British designer and stitcher based in Gloucestershire. Fei has an innate aesthetic approach to creating her work. Fei launched her tapestry kits known as “The Fei Collection” in 1997 and the collection consisted of just 3 designs. There are now 58 designs which are available in a variety of sizes. […]

Thread and Mercury

Yasmeen studied Fashion and Textiles at Middlesex University and spent 15 years working as a ladieswear fashion designer for high street brands. During this time focussing on fashion she continued to develop her love for textiles by creating her own tapestry projects, experimenting with colour and stitching. With a view to move on from the […]

Surla Studio

SurlaStudio is a family of keen and enthusiastic needle pointers who have totally immersed themselves in designing unique tapestries. Since their parents came over from Eastern Europe, they have been heavily inspired by home crafting, folk art and the Arts & Crafts movement, especially needlework. Together they have become a micro-factory and have designed many […]

Elara Embroidery

Alex designs modern crewelwork patterns and kits with easy to follow tutorials and instructions that make stitching a stunning embroidery a breeze. Many of Alex’s designs are inspired by her love of nature and often feature animals. She enjoys exploring stitch and colour to create texture, depth and impact. Making the wide range of colours […]

Sarah Stevens

Dorset based Designer Sarah Stevens studied at the Royal School of Needlework, graduating in 2002 gaining a Diploma with Distinction. Since then Sarah has worked as a freelance textile and embroidery kit designer. In 2010 she founded her company, Melbury Hill. Sarah’s Embroidery kits and materials are available to buy through her website and are […]

Jessica Taylor Made

Jessica was inspired by her grandmother to take up stitching at a young age. Tapestry became her favourite hobby and took over all her free time. Jessica is now mother to a toddler and uses all the free time that she has to stitch. Her company JessicaTaylorMade was created with the aim to design modern […]

Helen McCook

Helen McCook is an artisan hand embroiderer, designer, teacher, published author and historian specialising in all aspects of traditional and contemporary hand embroidery and embellishment. She teaches and lectures for the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace, Toronto, Williamsburg and Lexington and is also one of their online tutors for day classes, Certificate […]

Nicola Jarvis

As a practicing artist based in Royal Leamington Spa, Nicola makes intricate drawings and paintings informed by natural forms, and English embroidery and decoration. Her work is held in private collections in the UK and Europe. In 1991, Nicola trained as a professional hand embroiderer at the Royal School of Needlework and developed a teaching […]

Tracy A Franklin

Tracy is an internationally renowned freelance specialist embroiderer, dedicated to the delivery of fine embroidery. Originally working as a costume maker in London, she continued her career in embroidery training at the prestigious Royal School of Needlework, before embarking on a freelance career in 2001. Working from studio 3 in Fowlers Yard, Tracy is an […]

Andrew Crummy

Andrew Crummy is the designer of well-known. large-scale tapestries, including The Great Tapestry of Scotland, The Mount Felix Tapestry, The Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry and The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry. These tapestries are community art projects that have involved over 2,000 stitchers globally. They have been exhibited in numerous venues including Scottish Parliament, Westminster Hall, Stirling […]