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Arnolds Attic

The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass

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Posted on 11th April 20144th July 2018

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that….

A little bit of vintage paper, red thread and a vintage watch.
I’ve been stitching this project for a while.
vintage textiles, vintage bias tape, vintage paper, vintage watch and red thread

 

vintage textiles, vintage bias tape,
vintage paper, vintage watch and red thread
The bow was made a while ago and then added to this watch.
My latest brooch… I hope you like it.
Posted on 6th April 20143rd July 2018

My little red bow.

This slow stitching project of Vintage fabric and red Kantha embroidery, has gradually developed into a little red bow. Inspired my the work of Jessie Chorley.

My little red bow.

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Posted on 3rd April 20143rd July 2018

A little bit of hand sewing.

Hand sewing, hand embroidery and hand quilting are the most perfect ways of slow stitching. I find it almost meditative. Life slows down and I focus on nothing more that the next stitch.

hand sewing - kantha stitches
I love red thread.

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Welcome to Arnold’s Attic

The blog of Lancashire Lass, Catherine Hill.

Catherine is a multi-award-winning contemporary textile artist based in the UK.  Her artistic vision is drawn from her childhood memories growing up in the English county of Lancashire in the 1970’s.Her red hand embroidered textile art has been exhibited across the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil, Bulgaria and Australia.

Catherine is a film maker. Search Google ‘YouTube Arnolds Attic’ and discover the wonderful work of other textile artists.

Arnold’s Attic is named after a vintage textile collection she was gifted by an old family friend called Arnold. His family had worked in the Lancashire textile mills for generations. The collection had been stored in his attic.

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