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This fan was made as a project for City and Guilds Embroidery. Hand painted canvas, machine and hand embroidery, Hand dyed fabrics and kumihimo cord. I bought two broken fans from the Royal School of Needlework sale, these pictures have inspired… Continue reading

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I adore fabrics. Mostly natural fabrics. Cotton, Silk, Linen and Hemp. This I came across recently. This lap quilt is made from a fabric swatch book. Upcycling is a vastly under estimated pastime. I then hand quilted it. What a… Continue reading

 A selection From my past creations. I love making hand made felt from fleece I get from rare breed sheep and embroidering on to it. The tactility of the felt and thread together enhances my embroidering experience. The stitch can… Continue reading

The period after the degree has finished is disorientating. There seemed no exact end, as the New Designers Show at the Business Design Centre was in the last week of June while the course finished some six weeks before. The… Continue reading

Lesley Illingworth After a hand embroiderer degree            lesleyillingworthafterahandembroidererdegree Following my first blog ahandembroiderydegreesketchbook and acheiving a BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors and Textile Art, Second Class Upper with The University of the Creative… Continue reading

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