Catherine Hill Textile Artist Archives - Page 9 of 18

7th January 20247th January 2024

Textiel Plus Magazine

I’m pleased to announce that my hand embroidered work has been published in the Dutch magazine Textiel Plus Issue 266.

Early in 2023 I was excited to be contacted by the magazine editor who was planning an issue dedicated to text in textile artwork. I emailed a selection of pieces which where shared on their instagram account (see below). A further piece was selected for the printed magazine for a section dedicated to ‘Artists to look out for’.

Accrington Pals - part of the Magazine — Accrington Pals – part of the Magazine

Textiel Plus (Textile Plus) is a magazine about textiles and is published four times a year. It shows the latest developments in the field of textile design, techniques, materials and exhibitions. But also features many inspiring interviews with fascinating (inter)nationally renowned artists. All the artists work with textiles and push the borders of the material.

Readers of Textiel Plus are all on their own level very creatively engaged with textile in the broadest sense of the word. They work with their hands in a tactile way. Weaving, sewing, using lasers, cutting, taping and embroidering with thread, yarn, buttons, fabric, wood, plastic, glass and all kinds of other materials. Textiel Plus is in its approach to textiles(art) unique in the Netherlands and its surroundings.’
– Crafts Council Nederland

Sara Impey

Whist browing the magazine I was thrilled to discover my name mentioned in a wonderful article on the work of textile artist Sara Impey – where she mentions some of the artists who inspire her.

Artists who inspire Sarah Impey - Translation — Artists who inspire Sarah Impey – Translation

Sara Impey is a British quilt artist specialising in machine-stitched lettering. Her book ‘Text in Textile Art’ is available on Amazon in the UK and USA.

Textiel Plus Instagram

In September the magazine shared a selection of my work, including Reel Stories, on their Instagram account.

This international magazine publishes “4 issues per year, now EXTRA thick with 52 pages per issue with interviews, exhibitions, book reviews, columns, instructional information and more, compiled by textile artists and experts.”

11th December 202311th December 2023

Stitch Magazine Issue 146

I’m please to announce that Darning Sampler is included in Stitch Magazine Issue 146.

The article showcases the winning entries in the Embroiderers’ Guild Members’ Challenge 2023.

Darning Sampler – My first thought on the Members’ Challenge ‘Layers’ theme was of threads crossing and layering over each other and planned to create an artwork that combined two of my favourite things, intricate stitch work and red thread.

The inspiration came from a little antique darning sampler in my collection. I wanted to make a sampler of my own and chose a vintage brushed cotton child’s garment to embellish with the stitches.

Using the vintage sampler as a starting point with a few variations of my own, I created a bank of stitches drawn out onto graph paper.

An early challenge was the brushed cotton surface which needed to be completely de-fuzzed to expose the cloth’s weave.

I sampled a few threads on the reverse of the garment to see which weight of thread worked best and settled on a Madeira Cotona in red and then cut out small pieces of paper about 2-inch square and pinned them over the garment to get an idea of the composition.

Size 28 x 28 cm approximately. Hand stitched Madeira thread, vintage child’s cotton garment. Mother of Pearl button added to the neckline in a red thread.
Catherine Hill – Stitch Magazine issue 146

Copies can be purchased via the Royal School of Needlework shop.

1st December 20231st December 2023

UPPERCASE Magazine Issue 59

I’m pleased to announce that my hand embroidered work has been mentioned in the Canadian UPPERCASE Magazine issue 59. The article features a close up of my artwork Summer ’76.

Catherine Hill is a multi-award-winning contemporary textile artist from Lancashire, based in the UK.
Interested in the connections between landscape & home, her pieces journal local dialect and domestic life in Lancashire during the 1970’s.

Vintage thread, cotton cloth & the colour red, inspired by the Red Rose of Lancashire, form the basis for her hand stitched art.
Easily recognised for her creative use of hand embroidered text, she has been invited to publish work in several publications and has been exhibited across the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil and Australia.
Uppercase 59

Thank you to editor Janine Vangool for including my work.

Issue 59 is available to purchase via Central Books in the UK.