Embroidery – Page 21 – Amanda Jane Textiles

Michala Gyetvai, textile artist

I first came across Michala’s work at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Edinburgh in 2016, where she had an exhibition entitled ‘Enchanted Landscapes’. Michala Gyetvai, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden Michala’s work is unusual and most striking. She works from pastel sketches of the landscape and then re-works them in fibres and threads ontoContinueContinue reading “Michala Gyetvai, textile artist”

Decorative mending 1

Photos of ‘boro’ the Japanese art of decorative mending are so engaging. The idea of patching an old garment with additional pieces of cloth – using stitches that are meant to be seen – are bound to appeal to a patchworker like myself (who also likes embroidery). Just look at the examples on an excellentContinueContinue reading “Decorative mending 1”