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A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features the beautiful English countryside, captured in stitch, by artist Sue Nicholls.

Sue lives in rural Hertfordshire and uses her sketchbook to document her local landscape. Each image is a source for her stunning machine and hand embroidered art works. For instance, her depictions of snowy furrows and hedgerows, recreated in wool felt and thread.

Similarly, the large tree scapes were created from drawings of Gunby Hall and Gardens estate, a National Trust property.

Images courtesy: https://suenichollsdesigns.co.uk

Sue is a member of The Society for Embroidered Work.

Embroidered Landscapes - a wall of embroidered art work in a studio — Embroidered Landscapes in Sue’s Studio

Work in progress - paper design ideas of trees by Sue Nicholls — Tree designs for Gunby Hall by Sue Nicholls

Work in Progress by Sue Nicholls - and embroidered landscape being machine stitched on a Bernina sewing machine — Work in Progress

sketch books showing art and sketches in black and white of ploughed fields and trees — Sue’s sketch books – ploughed fields and trees.

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube Textile Collection. Today it features the Textile Folk Art of Anne Kelly.

Anne, collects preloved cloth, recycled paper & ephemera. She then uses collage, stitch, photographic and print processes to create her unique form of mixed media Folk Art. Her heavily embroidered and textural works have been described as ‘small worlds’, with a small scrap or remnant of fabric that can inspire a whole piece – each taking inspiration from travel and memory.

Images courtesy Anne Kelly: http://www.annekellytextiles.com

Anne is a member of The Embroiderers’ Guild – UK and a member of The Society for Embroidered Work.