Maggie

Hand embroidered cushions
Published September 16, 2012 - No Comments
after printing some designs onto fabric through Spoonflower.com I decided to use some my fabric to create some cushion covers for a friend using machine and hand embroidery. I really enjoyed the hand embroidery and hope to do some more soon as I am hoping to be able to sell some work soon ...
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Floral
Published February 28, 2012 - No Comments
Have been working on a floral collection and creating repeats which I will put on my main wesite which I am developing at the moment
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Winter Garden
Published January 23, 2012 - One Comment
I decided to create a theme for my new designs after a frosty morning had coated the leaves white . After taking some photos and thinking about how stark the garden was, mainly twigs, the odd bloom and the hardiest of plants holding onto their leaves the colours seemed cool and muted. I cr ...
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new designs
Published January 17, 2012 - No Comments
Today some of the work from students on the course ‘do what you love, the art and buisiness of surface pattern e-course’ featured on the http://printpattern.blogspot.com/2012/01/surface-design-students.html including my middle design here, so pleased.
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Lucienne Day Inspired
Published January 13, 2012 - No Comments
As part of the course I’ve been doing we have been researching patterns,one exercise was to try to study a motif but then repeat it about 10 times to move away from the original, so the pattern is not a direct copy.I decided to look at Lucienne Day’s ‘Trio’ ...
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photos, drawings, patterns
Published November 22, 2011 - No Comments
I started working on my designs for the new course I am embarking on called The Art and Business of surface pattern design featuring Rachel Taylor. Module one is now closed but I am still working away when I get the time and finding I still have lots to do. Week one was all about [...]
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Tileke Workshop
Published October 17, 2011 - No Comments
I did a workshop at the beginning of the summer with the textile artists Tileke Schwarz. Our first task was to make a collage , A3 in size about our likes and dislikes . We then went round the group and discussed are work. The next stage was to pick an image from the collage [...]
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Compton Verney
Published November 21, 2010 - No Comments
did a screen printing workshop at Compton Verney based on the Christmas block prints by Enid Marx. Some are on paper some on calico , photos taken with phone so quality not too good.
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Inspired by Hayle
Published September 21, 2010 - No Comments
A few embroideries inspires by recent holiday in cornwall , still working on them. Lelant Sailings 10, Machine Embroidery 30cm x 25cm approx Lelant Sailings 10 , Machine Embroidery Detail Lelant Sailings 10 Detail Lelant sailings 10 Drift, 10, machine embridery Detail Drift 10
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Hand embroidered cushions

Published September 16, 2012 at 2:30 pm - No Comments

after printing some designs onto fabric through Spoonflower.com I decided to use some my fabric to create some cushion covers for a friend using machine and hand embroidery. I really enjoyed the hand embroidery and hope to do some more soon as I am hoping to be able to sell some work soon at the [...]

Winter Garden

Published January 23, 2012 at 11:24 pm - 1 Comment

I decided to create a theme for my new designs after a frosty morning had coated the leaves white . After taking some photos and thinking about how stark the garden was, mainly twigs, the odd bloom and the hardiest of plants holding onto their leaves the colours seemed cool and muted. I created some [...]

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Hand embroidered cushionsPublished September 16, 2012 at 2:30 pm
FloralPublished February 28, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Winter GardenPublished January 23, 2012 at 11:24 pm
new designsPublished January 17, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Lucienne Day InspiredPublished January 13, 2012 at 10:54 am
photos, drawings, patternsPublished November 22, 2011 at 10:44 am
Tileke WorkshopPublished October 17, 2011 at 2:31 pm
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